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1. Rescue Dawn (2006)
PG-13 | 125 min | Adventure, Biography, War
A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Zach Grenier
Votes: 110,949 | Gross: $5.49M
2. Da 5 Bloods (2020)
R | 154 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Four black veterans battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Viet Nam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis
Votes: 55,242
3. Air America (1990)
R | 113 min | Action, Comedy, War
A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift operation in Laos during the Vietnam conflict.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis, Ken Jenkins
Votes: 30,609 | Gross: $31.05M
4. Beyond Utopia (2023)
PG-13 | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of several families as they attempt to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world most of us have never seen.
Director: Madeleine Gavin | Stars: Hyeonseo Lee, Sung-eun Kim, So-yeon Lee, Sue Mi Terry
Votes: 3,545
5. Beyond Skyline (2017)
R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A tough-as-nails detective embarks on a relentless pursuit to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship.
Director: Liam O'Donnell | Stars: Frank Grillo, Bojana Novakovic, Jonny Weston, Callan Mulvey
Votes: 23,520
6. Uncommon Valor (1983)
R | 105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Gene Hackman, Patrick Swayze, Robert Stack, Fred Ward
Votes: 11,684 | Gross: $30.50M
7. Personal Velocity (2002)
R | 86 min | Drama, Romance
Three women's escapes from their afflicted lives. Each struggles to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom.
Director: Rebecca Miller | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, Fairuza Balk, John Ventimiglia
Votes: 3,948 | Gross: $0.77M
8. Love Is Forever (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Michael Landon stars in this real life story about a journalist in Laos, and the extent to which he will go for his girlfriend.
Director: Hall Bartlett | Stars: Michael Landon, Jürgen Prochnow, Edward Woodward, Laura Gemser
Votes: 232
9. Smoke & Mirrors (2016)
123 min | Biography, Thriller
The story of a man who fooled an entire country. A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.
Director: Alberto Rodríguez | Stars: Jose Coronado, Eduard Fernández, Miquel García Borda, Santiago Molero
Votes: 8,574
10. The 317th Platoon (1965)
100 min | War
In Vietnam, 1954, a French platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Wehrmacht.
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Fabre, Manuel Zarzo
Votes: 1,665
11. River (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 89 min | Thriller
In the south of Laos, an American volunteer doctor becomes a fugitive after he intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman. When the assailant's body is pulled from the Mekong River, things quickly spiral out of control.
Director: Jamie M. Dagg | Stars: Rossif Sutherland, Douangmany Soliphanh, Sara Botsford, Ted Atherton
Votes: 2,319
12. The Bodyguard 2 (2007)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Comedy
The best agent of Vieng, the country near the boundary of Thailand received the important mission that he had to catch two armed dealers who could be the dangerous for his country.
Director: Phetthai Vongkumlao | Stars: Phetthai Vongkumlao, Jacqueline Apitananon, Janet Khiew, Surachai Sombutchareon
Votes: 1,124
13. Frankie's House (1992)
185 min | Biography, Drama, War
In 1964 in Laos, young Tim Page discovers his vocation as a photojournalist and is given a job, a camera, and a trip to Vietnam. There, he learns the ropes, learns about the war first in ... See full summary »
Stars: Iain Glen, Kevin Dillon, Steven Vidler, Alan David Lee
Votes: 137
14. In the Year of the Pig (1968)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary chronicling the background to, and history of, the Vietnam War.
Director: Emile de Antonio | Stars: Harry S. Ashmore, Daniel Berrigan, Joseph Buttinger, William R. Corson
Votes: 1,923
15. 100 Missions: Surviving Vietnam (2020)
44 min | Documentary, History, War
During the Vietnam War, US Air Force pilots who flew 100 combat missions could go home. The tension built relentlessly as they survived each sortie. This is the story of the survivors and the fallen.
Stars: Robin Olds, Michael Hankins, Ed Rasimus, Karl Richter
Votes: 64
16. Final Mission (1984)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, War
Vince Deacon, a higly decorated Vietnam War veteran, serves as a SWAT team captain for LAPD. When his family gets attacked by thugs and he kills one of them in self defense he's being ... See full summary »
Director: Cirio H. Santiago | Stars: Richard Young, Christine L. Tudor, Jason Ross, John Dresden
Votes: 222
17. In Gold We Trust (1990)
89 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Story about a group of commandos trying to retrieve some gold, which is stored in a NASA capsule. During the operation, they confront another commando group led by two evil mercenaries (one... See full summary »
Director: Chalong Pakdeevijit | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Sam J. Jones, Michi McGee, Sherrie Rose
Votes: 97
18. Where East Is East (1929)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
When an animal trapper in Indo-China finds that his daughter's fiancé is being successfully seduced by her estranged mother, he takes appropriate action.
Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Lon Chaney, Lupe Velez, Estelle Taylor, Lloyd Hughes
Votes: 725
19. I Walk (2019)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Jørgen Leth, Ole Ritter, Torben Ulrich
Votes: 70
20. Paul O'Grady's Great Elephant Adventure (2024– )
60 min | Documentary
Filmed shortly before his passing, the documentary follows an adventurer's journey through Thailand and Laos, where he aids in caring for majestic yet vulnerable Asian elephants.
Star: Paul O'Grady
Votes: 15
21. Salween (1993)
Crime, War
The border of Burma and Thailand is lawless place, where people live and die by the law of the gun. Into this situation comes a young police lieutenant, intent on reforming the rough and ... See full summary »
Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol | Stars: Sorapong Chatree, Chatchai Plengpanich, Siricoup Metanee, Paweena Chariffsakul
Votes: 52
22. Public Enemy Number One (1981)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, War
Director: David Bradbury | Stars: Wilfred Burchett, Richard Oxenburgh, David Bradbury, Ross Symonds
Votes: 13
23. The Ghosts of Ripcord (2015)
82 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A historical documentary covering the battle of Firebase Ripcord and the experience of its veterans. Archival material and on-camera interviews with veterans help tell the story of the battle.
Director: John Ryan Daily | Stars: Ralph Young, Adam Segal, John Ryan Daily
24. Primary Target (1989)
R | 85 min | Action, Drama
A team of Vietnam vets, who now work as mercenaries, faces off against their former wartime comrade turned warlord, who's kidnapped the wife of a US diplomat and is holding her in his base of operations somewhere in the jungles of Laos.
Director: Clark Henderson | Stars: John Calvin, Miki Kim, Joey Aresco, Charles Lucia
Votes: 46
25. Banana Pancakes and the Children of Sticky Rice (2015)
90 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
When backpackers visit a small village in remote northern Laos in search of a traditional experience, the inhabitants of the village discover the attractions of the West. Two worlds meet at... See full summary »
Director: Daan Veldhuizen
Votes: 135
26. Sabaidee Luang Prabang (2008)
90 min | Romance
A Thai photographer is sent to Laos by his boss. He had originally planned to travel to Japan to pursue his photography. Little does he know he begins to fall in love with his Laotian tour guide.
Directors: Sakchai Deenan, Anousone Sirisackda | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Khamly Philavong, Supawadee Akkanit, Aor
Votes: 127
27. America's Secret War (2017)
58 min | Documentary
While the United States was publicly engaged in the Vietnam War, a secret conflict was raging just next door in the country of Laos. Under the command of the CIA, a full-blown military ... See full summary »
Director: Lisa Blackstone | Stars: Jerry Daniels, Yang Dao, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Sia Her
28. We Can Keep You Forever (1988 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
Evidence for the existence of MIAs in Vietnam and Laos.
Director: Christopher Olgiati | Stars: Vincent Arnone, Lars Arvling, Liam Atkins, Mrs. Christos Bogiages
Votes: 26
29. Mak tae (2006)
Comedy, Sport
Director: Adisorn Trisirikasem | Stars: Jakrit Panichpatikam, Noi Po-ngam, Praew Prapintip, Michael Shaowanasai
Votes: 54
30. Bombies (2001)
57 min | Documentary
When the United States dropped bombs on Laos, millions of cluster bombs failed to explode, leaving the country massively contaminated.
Director: Jack Silberman
Votes: 22
31. Century of Smoke (2019)
90 min | Documentary
Laosan, a young family man, spends all his time smoking opium. For his community, lost in the heart of the Laotian jungle, opium farming is the only way to survive. But opium is also the ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Graux | Stars: Pyawqdzei Dzanrbo, Lome Armyovq, Byevpyawq Dzanrbo, Sawvqnm Ngap
Votes: 20
32. That Sounds Good (2010)
91 min | Comedy, Romance
That Sounds Good is a romantic comedy that takes you on a journey with two girls, one guy, and their complicated love triangle through the magnificent landscapes of three countries: ... See full summary »
Director: Kittikorn Liasirikun | Stars: Monthol Jira, Rattanrat Eertaweekul, Ramita Mahapreukpong, Phaophon Thephatdin Na Ayudhya
Votes: 59
33. Eternal Harvest
85 min | Documentary | Post-production
Between 1964 and 1973, in an offshoot of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military dropped 4 billion pounds of explosives on Laos, making it the most heavily bombed country - per capita - on the ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Redfern
34. Last Seen at Angkor (2006)
Not Rated | 80 min | Thriller
Jeremy Oden returns to Thailand to meet with a private detective from Singapore, Lo Jin. Jeremy has been looking for his kidnapped fiancée (Katie) for the last four years, and has finally ... See full summary »
Director: Michael R. Morris | Stars: Thomas Lim, Michael R. Morris, Day Nguyen, Tessa Bartholomew
Votes: 33
35. Broken Line North (2019)
16 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
Two broken people - a Lao-Australian woman and a teenage hitchhiker - must navigate grief, isolation and an unlikely connection forged over one night in a roadside motel.
Director: Sunday Emerson Gullifer | Stars: Alice Keohavong, Kai Lewins, Shaun Komalla, Sandra Keohavong
Votes: 10
36. Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived (2008)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
VIRTUAL JFK investigates one of the most debated "what if" scenarios in the history of U.S. foreign policy: What would President John F. Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had not been ... See full summary »
Director: Koji Masutani | Star: John F. Kennedy
Votes: 126
38. Nytårsprinsessen (2001 TV Movie)
25 min | Family
Film for children about the girl Phinsouda from Laos.
Director: Mette Rix
39. Where the Hell is Matt? 2006 (2006 Video)
4 min | Short
Director: Matt Harding | Star: Matt Harding
40. On the Way of Freedom (2007)
270 min | Documentary
Two brave men from Latvia go to five months long journey of their lifetime. Different cultures, unexpected accidents and fresh experience. Crazy yet funny situations on their way of freedom around half the globe.
Director: Andis Pikans | Stars: Janis Klavins, Andis Pikans
Votes: 10
41. Bodhien sivit (2006 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama
The film follows the experiences of Noi, a teenage girl from Laos, whose family faces financial difficulties and emotional problems. Noi is persuaded by Toui, a young woman she knows well, ... See full summary »
Director: Anousone Sirisackda | Stars: Anousone Vonkhammoutry, Chandalaphone Khammanivong, Khanthaly Phothisane, Chanthavivone Lakhonkha
42. L'empire du milieu du sud (2002)
86 min | Documentary, History, War
Directors: Eric Deroo, Jacques Perrin
Votes: 24
43. Gekkokrukken (2001 TV Movie)
25 min | Family
Film for children about the girl Bounmark from Laos.
Director: Mette Rix
44. Human Trafficking in USA & Mexico (1995 Video)
45 min | Documentary
In this Documentary we go into the dark side of people in human trafficking we focusing on how to stop the human trafficking and why people do it and what's the main reason people get ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Di Fiore | Star: Mario Di Fiore
Votes: 9
45. The War Dogs (1991)
90 min | Action, Comedy, War
Director: Yen-Ping Chu | Stars: Chun Liao, Hsiu-Ling Lu, Chung-Hua Tou, Hsiao-Lao Lin
Votes: 17
46. Pluie du diable (2009)
100 min | Documentary
In the Savannakhet region of Laos, a child dies while handling a cluster bomb.
Director: Philippe Cosson
48. Het Bun Dai Bun: Laos, Sacred Rituals of Luang Prabang (2004 Video)
Documentary, Short
Director: Hans Georg Berger
49. Laos from Above (2020 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
Director: Hiroshi Ashikaga | Star: Andres Williams
50. Theatre in the Green Mountains (1970)
Documentary, Short
Super 8 footage from a trip to Laos, shown unedited under this title to experimental filmmakers in Copenhagen. The film is no longer accessible.
Director: Jørgen Leth