Best Bangladeshi drama movies
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch drama films from Bangladesh, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Amar Bondhu Rashed (2011)
Amar Bondhu Rashed (2011)
The story of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
The Guest (2012)
The Guest (2012)
A servant boy's world is turned upside down by the arrival of a guest.
Monpura (2009)
The Hero (1966)
The Hero (1966)
Arindam, a matinee idol, is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by Aditi, a journalist who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his secrets.
Aguner Poroshmoni (1995)
Aguner Poroshmoni (1995)
A middle-class family shelters a freedom fighter in war-torn Dhaka.
Hawa (2022)
Hawa (2022)
When eight sailors onboard their fishing trawler find a mysterious girl mid-sea, ill fortune falls upon the boat as they don't catch any fish the next few days. The fishermen try to make it back home, although the sea has other plans for them.
Lalon (2004)
Lalon (2004)
The story of the life of Lalon Fakir, a great mystical saint, poet and folk singer, who is legendary in his native Bangladesh.
Jibon Theke Neya (1970)
Jibon Theke Neya (1970)
A political satire of Bangladesh under the rule of Pakistan metaphorically, where an autocratic woman in one family symbolizes the political dictatorship of Ayub Khan in East Pakistan.
A River Called Titas (1973)
A River Called Titas (1973)
An in-depth look at the lives and struggles of a fishing community living by the River Titas in Bangladesh after the Partition of India in 1947.
Chotushkone (2014)
Guerrilla (2011)
Guerrilla (2011)
Bilkis Banu lost her husband Hasan on the night of 25th March 1971. She tries to forget him and concentrate on the urban guerrilla movements of Dhaka with Altaf Mahmud, Shahadat, Mrs Khan and many more. But when spies and the razakars inform them, most of their people get arrested and Bilkis has to run for her life, towards her village.
Kacher Manush Dure Thuiya (2024)
Kacher Manush Dure Thuiya (2024)
A Tale of Touch. ‘Kacher Manush Dure Thuiya’: is a story of going away for the needs of life, and returning to the stirring of feelings. This long-distance relationship saga unveils the poignant struggles of lovers separated by thousands of miles – a narrative steeped in the complexities of distance, evoking doubt, mistrust, anger, and resentment, ultimately culminating in separation. It's a poignant portrayal of the profound longing for physical closeness, encapsulated in the simple yet profound act of a hug, bridging the chasm between distant hearts.
Debi (2018)
Debi (2018)
A girl with extraordinary powers goes to a psychiatrist for a solution. Debi: Misir Ali Prothombar or simply Debi is a 2018 Bangladeshi supernatural thriller film based on Humayun Ahmed's novel of the same name. It is directed by Anam Biswas, starring Chanchal Chowdhury as Misir Ali, Jaya Ahsan, Iresh Zaker, Animesh Aich, and Sabnam Faria.
Jaago Bahey (2021)
Jaago Bahey (2021)
An anthology series consisting of three episodes: unheard stories from the history of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), set in distinct timelines of 1952 (Shobder Khowab), 1970 (Lights, Camera...Objection) and 1971 (Bunker Boy)
Joyjatra (2004)
Joyjatra (2004)
During the Bangladeshi war for independence in 1971, a group of people flee from their villages towards a safe border.
Pleasure Boy Komola (2012)
Pleasure Boy Komola (2012)
A teenage boy is hired along with the music group of his father by a Zamindar (landlord) for entertaining him until the annual flood is over in the Haor region of East Bengal. But the boy finds out that he has to do something more than the rest of the members of the group are required- he has to satisfy the landlord sensually as well. The wife of the landlord cannot stand this new 'rival' of hers and conspires to kill the boy.
Moner Manush (2010)
Moner Manush (2010)
The movie is about a poet and singer Lalon Fakir who belongs to a cult called baul and who believes and inculcates that the value of a human being is above the narrow belief of religions.
Damal (2022)
Damal (2022)
The film tells the story of the legendary 'Shadhin Bangla Football Team' founded during the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh. They played friendly matches across India to raise funds which would be used in the war. The film also portrays the personal lives of few players of the team and their struggle and losses during the war. Though the film is inspired by true events, it takes cinematic liberty and mixes fiction with reality as well.
Kingdom of Clay Subjects (2018)
Kingdom of Clay Subjects (2018)
10-year-old Jamal loves his carefree life with his mum in rural Bangladesh, until the day his childhood friend and playmate is forced to become a child bride. Isolated and lost, Jamal finds the world a harsh reality when his hopes of getting new friends and attending school collide with his mother's past.
Unish20 (2023)
Unish20 (2023)
Two people from two poles. One is the complete opposite of the other. Not nineteen-twenty; This is like a difference of nineteen-forty-nine. But what happens when two people with different tastes and preferences come under the same roof? Love are like a jigsaw puzzle. Torn pieces, one does not match the size of the other. But the whole picture is made by combining those pieces sitting side by side. The difference is their match! Separation is the birth of their love!
Dui Diner Duniya (2022)
Dui Diner Duniya (2022)
Truck Driver Samad meets a strange and mysterious character named Jamshed who claims to be from the future. As the story unfolds, Samad becomes more confused whether this man is a fortune-teller or some sort of spiritual person or just a fraud. Thus Samad starts a two days long journey with this mystery-man and through that journey, Samad gradually loses grip of his reality and existance.
The Cart (2014)
The Cart (2014)
This is the story of the indomitable dream of two young brothers and their incredible journey in life and their car that has never been defeated. The story of human spirit, sufferings and simple joy.
Bangla (2006)
Bangla (2006)
2006 Bangladeshi film
