Sri Lanka (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A drunken, down-on-his-luck adventurer is hired by a wealthy man and his beautiful wife to take them on a hunting expedition in the jungle. After a while, though, the guide begins to ... See full summary »
Director: David Keith | Stars: David Keith, Kathy Shower, Brant von Hoffman, Sydney Lassick
Votes: 651
2. Sal Sapuna (2016–2018)
Drama
Stars: Amaya Adikari, Michelle Dilhara, Shehani Wijethunge, Sandani Pathiranage
Votes: 6
3. Let Her Cry (2015)
Drama
Explore the aftermath of an affair and a very unusual relationship and interactions between a professor, his paramour, and his family.
Director: Asoka Handagama | Stars: Dhritiman Chatterjee, Rithika Kodithuwakku, Swarna Mallawarachchi, Sandali Ash
Votes: 131
4. According to Mathew (2018)
110 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller
The story of a socially popular, powerful and highly respected Protestant priest of St Pauls Church in Colombo, and sought after Exorcist, Father Matthew Peries, who in the late 1970's, ... See full summary »
Director: Chandran Rutnam | Stars: Jacqueline Fernandez, Alston Koch, Kian O'Grady, Gavin Ludewyke
Votes: 260
5. Bimba Devi Alias Yashodhara (2018)
148 min | Biography, Drama, History
This film depicts the life journey of Prince Siddhartha and Princess Yashodhara.
Director: Sunil Ariyaratne | Stars: Pallavi Subhash Shirke, Arpit Chaudhary, Dineth De Silva, Sangeetha Thadani
Votes: 222
6. Scent of the Lotus Pond (2004)
M | 141 min | Drama
Three rural, working class garment factory girls - a pampered prima-Donna (Mangala), a safe runner (Swineetha) and a tormented vixen (Gothami) go through trials and tribulations of their ... See full summary »
Director: Satyajit Maitipe | Stars: Kaushalaya Fernando, Dilani Abeywardena, Duminda De Silva, Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Votes: 83
7. Machan (2008)
109 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A group of sad slum residents, living on the limits of society under immense pressure, find an invitation to a handball tournament in Bavaria.
Director: Uberto Pasolini | Stars: Dharmapriya Dias, Gihan De Chickera, Dharshan Dharmaraj, Namal Jayasinghe
Votes: 2,124
8. Koombiyo (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 20 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
35 year old bachelor Jehan and his partner in crime Priyantha try to exploit the loopholes in the law in order to make a living.
Stars: Thumindu Dodantenne, Kalana Gunasekara, Andrew Pulle, Yureni Noshika
Votes: 17,321
9. Once Upon a Time in Colombo (2021– )
Action
Once upon a time in Colombo, is a 2021 Sri Lankan action-drama television series broadcast on Swarnavahini TV. It is directed by Chamil Pathirana and received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the directing and performances.
Stars: Sahan Hewadewa, Sheshadrie Priyasad, Samanalee Fonseka, Poojana Dandeniya
Votes: 15
10. Husma (2019)
Drama, Thriller
A famous young actress arrives dead to a morgue. Three men enticed by her beauty decides to explore her nude body.
Director: Sudesh Wasantha Pieris | Stars: Dasun Pathirana, Pubudu Chathuranga, Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi, Chamathka Lakmini
Votes: 89
11. Sikuru Hathe (2007)
Comedy
A story about a Sri Lankan Matchmaker trying to find a partner for his own daughter.
Director: Giriraj Kaushalya | Stars: Anarkali Akarsha, Somasiri Alakolange, Ananda Athukorala, Upathissa Balasooriya
Votes: 631
12. Underpants Thief (2018)
90 min | Drama
A young man who is obsessed with women's underpants.
Director: Somaratne Dissanayake | Stars: Pubudu Chathuranga, Dilhani Ekanayake, Chinthaka Kulathunga, Buddhi Randeniya
Votes: 96
13. Siri Parakum (2013)
History
The 1st queen of the king dies in child birth, the prince survives. After the 2nd queen, gives birth to a new prince, she plots to kill the 1st prince, so that her son would get the crown ... See full summary »
Director: Somaratne Dissanayake | Stars: Pramuditha Udaya Kumara, Senali. Fonseka, Bimal Jayakodi, Jayani Senanayake
Votes: 112
14. Pravegaya (2015)
145 min | Action, Crime
A Young man fights for his lost bike with courage. Honest Gangster with his foolish brother who destroyed everything. This is a remake of Tamil movie Polladhavan aka.Ruthless Man (2007)
Director: Donald Jayantha | Stars: Hemal Ranasinghe, Udari Perera, Jackson Anthony, Pubudu Chathuranga
Votes: 659
15. Sri Siddhartha Gautama (2013)
115 min | Biography, Drama, History
This is an extraordinary tale from over 2600 years ago, of a Prince who is endowed with everything he needs and more. Luxury, palaces and all hearts desires, are provided to him by his ... See full summary »
Director: Saman Weeraman | Stars: Gagan Malik, Anchal Singh, Ranjan Ramanayake, Anshu Malik
Votes: 233
16. Maharaja Gemunu (2015)
150 min | Action, Adventure, History
Dutugamunu also known as Dutthagamani and Gamani Abhaya ("fearless Gamini"), was a Sinhalese king of Sri Lanka who reigned from 161 BC to 137 BC. He is renowned for defeating and ... See full summary »
Director: Jayantha Chandrasiri | Stars: Uddika Premarathna, Jackson Anthony, Kusum Renu, Sriyantha Mendis
Votes: 914
17. Gini Mal Pokuru (2021)
120 min | Crime, Thriller
Director: Udayakantha Warnasuriya | Stars: Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi, Chulakshi Ranathunga, Charith Abeysinghe, Ananda Kumara Unnahe
Votes: 32
18. A Common Man (2013)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.
Director: Chandran Rutnam | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross, Patrick Rutnam, Frederick-James Koch
Votes: 2,378
19. Igillena Maluwo (2011)
125 min | Drama
3 young characters experience painful personal journeys in a civil war trodden Sri Lankan village, surrounded by a backdrop of violence, sexual frustration and political hypocrisy.
Director: Sanjeewa Pushpakumara | Stars: Kaushalaya Fernando, Nilanka Sepala Dahanayake, Chaminda Sampath Jayaweera, Gayesha Perera
Votes: 180
20. Piyavi (2012)
Drama
A Love Story of three youth in a Architecture Institute .
Stars: Eranga Jeevantha, Dinakshie Priyasad, Umayangana Wickramasingha
Votes: 20
21. The Outcast (1998)
67 min | Drama
A man covets his neighbor's wife, with disastrous consequences for the community.
Director: Linton Semage | Stars: Karu Gunaratne, Trelicia Gunawardena, Hiru Gunawardhana, Pradeep Jayathilake
Votes: 42
22. Aloko Udapadi (2017)
113 min | Drama, History
Aloko Udapadi (Light Arose) is an Epic Film of the unswerving human effort, to record for all time, a unique spiritual heritage. In 89 BC, King Walagamba of Sinhala kingdom (present day Sri... See full summary »
Directors: Chathra Weeraman, Bharatha Hettiarachchi | Stars: Uddika Premarathna, Dilhani Ekanayake, Roshan Ravindra, Menaka Peiris
Votes: 6,776
23. Dharmayuddhaya (2017)
147 min | Drama, Family, Thriller
Harishchandra is a self-made businessman, loved and respected by all in his neighbourhood. His wife and two daughters are his most valued treasures. Due to a stranger who enters their lives, their lives change unexpectedly.
Director: Cheyyar Ravi | Stars: Jackson Anthony, Dilhani Ekanayake, Kusum Renu, Thisuri Yuwanika
Votes: 304
24. Nadagamkarayo (2021– )
19 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Sara and his rowdy gang joins the village's drama team despite their arrogant attitudes, and the rest of the villagers get annoyed when the headmaster starting to defend their unacceptable behavior.
Stars: Senali. Fonseka, Kokila Pawan, Sajitha Anuththara, Prasannajith Abesuriya
Votes: 467
25. The Dawning of the Day (2021)
108 min | Drama
Pablo is fascinated by the woman who empties his outhouse every morning - she appears divine to him. He takes her hand and leads her into his bed shortly after arriving in Ceylon.
Director: Asoka Handagama | Stars: Luis j Romero, Anne-Solenne Hatte, Rithika Kodithuwakku, Dominic Keller
Votes: 21
26. The Forsaken Land (2005)
Unrated | 108 min | Drama
Weary residents (Soma, Lata, Piyasiri) of a war-ravaged country drift through life.
Director: Vimukthi Jayasundara | Stars: Mahendra Perera, Hemasiri Liyanage, Nilupili Jayawardena, Kaushalaya Fernando
Votes: 450
27. Kathuru Mithuru
Comedy
Director: Giriraj Kaushalya | Stars: Mahendra Perera, Jayalath Manoratne, Gihan Fernando, Rodney Warnakula
28. The Singing Pond (2015)
120 min | Drama, Family, Musical
One day, a new teacher, Uma, arrives at a primary school in a remote little village in Sri Lanka. With Uma's help, her little pupils learn not to be afraid of dreaming big. One morning, ... See full summary »
Director: Indika Ferdinando | Stars: Jagath Chamila, Jayani Senanayake, Dayadewa Edirisinghe, Hyacinth Wijeratne
Votes: 541
29. Colombo (2021)
90 min | Drama
Director: Asama Randil | Stars: Hemal Ranasinghe, Dharmapriya Dias, Kumara Thirimadura, Rukmal Nirosh
Votes: 39
30. Leopard Do Not Bite (2015)
75 min | Drama, Mystery
Dadayakkaraya depicts a clash between a philosophy of the one who lives in a jungle and hunts wild animals as fodder for the people and that of the one who lives in a temple and hunts people as fodder for a religion.
Director: Prasanna Jayakody | Stars: Upendra Sanjeewa, Hemasiri Liyanage, Britto Christina
Votes: 19
31. Matha (2012)
112 min | Action, Romance, War
Two lovers, Yoga and Parvathi, meet on the battlefield of the Sri Lankan civil war. As the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attack the Sri Lankan army and tighten their grip on the Tamil ... See full summary »
Director: Boodee Keerthisena | Stars: Dharshan Dharmaraj, Dharmapriya Dias, Thumindu Dodantenne, Raja Ganeshan
Votes: 120
32. Maya 3D (2016)
Horror
Director: Donald Jayantha | Stars: Damitha Abeyratne, Kumuduni Adikari, Sarath Chandrasiri, Maureen Charuni
Votes: 288
33. Thanamalvila Kollek (2020– )
Family
The story is a narration of an untold chapter of Deeptha, a rural youngster who could not pass his ordinary level exam. Dhanuka Dilshan with his drama fame does full justice to the vibrant role.
Stars: Hemasiri Liyanage, Kasuni Kavindi Fernando, Ananda Kumara Unnahe, Thilakshini Ratnayake
Votes: 1,322
34. The Newspaper (2020)
Drama
A small poor family in a remote village at dry zone who faced a series of miseries due to a wrong news report published in the national media stating that their son is involved in a suicide bomb blast carried by L.T.T.E terrorists.
Directors: Sarath Kothalawala, Kumara Thirimadura | Stars: Jayantha Amarasinghe, Ananda Athukorala, Sarath Chandrasiri, Pubudu Chathuranga
Votes: 155
35. Deweni Inima (2017– )
Drama
Stars: Nayanathara Wickramarachchi, Raween Kanishka, Keshan Shashindra, Himali Sayurangi
Votes: 1,134
36. The Wasps Are Here (1978)
140 min | Drama
Set in a fishing village named Kalpitiya, explores tradition and exploitation because of capitalism in this small village.
Director: Darmasena Pathiraja | Stars: Joe Abeywickrama, Wimal Kumara de Costa, Ruby de Mel, Malini Fonseka
Votes: 278
37. Mata Thama Mathakai (2005)
Drama
Director: Sunil Soma Peiris | Stars: Rex Kodippili, Mohan Hettiarachchi, Sapna Roshini, Kapila Sigera
39. Bahubuthayo (2001)
Comedy, Mystery
Two young journalists fight against an evil spirit.
Director: Udayakantha Warnasuriya | Stars: Paboda Sandeepani, Mahendra Perera, Rodney Warnakula, Richard Manamudali
Votes: 86
40. Burning Birds (2016)
84 min | Drama
Burning Birds is Sri Lankan film written and directed by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara. The film world premiered at 21st Busan International Film Festival (2016) under its New Currents Competition.
Director: Sanjeewa Pushpakumara | Stars: Anoma Janadari, Samanalee Fonseka, Chandani Senevirathna, Leonie Kotelawala
Votes: 90
41. A-Level (2017)
88 min | Drama, Family
After getting through the O/L Examination with outstanding results, Anuththara with his friends eagerly look forward to experience their final years in school as seniors in the A/L class. ... See full summary »
Director: Rohan Perera | Stars: Jayalath Manoratne, Chandani Senevirathna, Sachira Wijesinghe, Lahiruka Ekanayake
Votes: 189
42. The Horn (I) (2020)
Horror, Sci-Fi
Professor Thompson commits murder after the chaos that occurred due to marriage. Kevin, an 8 month old who's left alone at the end, returns home after 57 years, as an elderly sex offender. ... See full summary »
Director: Sameera Wackwella | Stars: Kalhara Wakwella, Teena Shanell Fernando, Dananjaya Siriwardana, Christien Gunawardana
Votes: 75
43. Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli (2014–2015)
Action, Crime, Drama
Stars: Sriyantha Mendis, Mahendra Perera, Palitha Silva, Dhanuka Dilshan
Votes: 49
44. Goal (I) (2018)
99 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Goal is the story of bunch of ordinary village children who challenge the impossible with the help of a teacher who refuses to see them fail.
Director: Rohan Perera | Stars: Jayalath Manoratne, Chandani Senevirathna, Kaushalaya Fernando, Nayana Hettiarachchi
Votes: 144
45. Sankara (2007)
87 min | Drama
Young Buddhist monk Ananda, arrives at a temple in order to restore its paintings. These paintings depict Thelapaththa Jathakaya, a moral story where Lord Buddha said that a man with a big ... See full summary »
Director: Prasanna Jayakody | Stars: Thumindu Dodantenne, Sachini Ayendra, Nilua Heenkendaarachchi, K.A. Milton Perera
Votes: 136
46. Jinx (I) (2021)
27 min | Short, Horror
Krish is a married young man who starts experiencing terrorizing dreams during episodes of sleep paralysis. Trouble beckons when the incidents from his paralysis begin to come true as he gets entrapped in a chilling, dark hallucination.
Director: Lingesh Janarthanam | Stars: Gowri Shankar, Noyaline Christina, Krishan Jayaseelan, Vikneshan Thevaraj
Votes: 16
47. Rush (II) (2019)
148 min | Drama, Romance
It's about how a youth named "Rush" find love and to what lengths he goes to keep it. He deceives his lover's family and sacrifice himself for the sake of the girl he loves. When the girl ... See full summary »
Director: Mahesh Munasinghe | Stars: Uddika Premarathna, Iresha Asanki De Silva, Saranga Disasekara, Lucky Dias
Votes: 130
48. One Shot (II) (2004)
146 min | Action
A ex-hero(aka "One shot"),criminal,murderer disguised as a punk named wije. He revisits his older character and stands against the injustice of politics.
Director: Ranjan Ramanayake | Stars: Anarkali Akarsha, Sriyani Amarasena, Menike Attanayaka, Rajitha Hiran Chamikara
Votes: 71
49. Aale Corona (2021)
Drama
Director: Sanjaya Nirmal | Stars: Jehan Sri Kanth, Dishney Umangi Rajapakshe, Deepani de Silva, Wasantha Wittachchi
Votes: 6
50. Ran Kevita (2007)
120 min | Fantasy
A two children discovered a rare power to see demons and spirits. They manage to communicate and befriend the demon which has a stick that gives anything you wish.
Director: Udayakantha Warnasuriya | Stars: Harith Baddewala, Susantha Chandramali, Sarath Chandrasiri, Ariyasena Gamage
Votes: 45