Discover the best of Malaysian cinema, film, and television

Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from Malaysia. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

The cinema of Malaysia

Malaysian screen culture is a vibrant reflection of the nation itself, a colourful world of timeless legends, modern trailblazers, and huge popular hits. At the heart of its history is a true legend: the incomparable P. Ramlee. A brilliant actor, director, and musician all in one, his timeless black-and-white comedies, musicals, and melodramas from the 1950s and 60s are cherished national treasures that still define the classic era of its cinema. In the new millennium, a different kind of voice emerged, most powerfully in the films of the beloved Yasmin Ahmad. Her beautiful and heartfelt stories of love crossing cultural divides captured the nation’s modern, multicultural soul and won acclaim across the world. Today, that creative spirit has exploded. The local box office is dominated by huge homegrown hits, especially terrifying horror films drawing on rich local folklore, and high-octane action epics. This energy also fuels a thriving television scene, from beloved family dramas to gritty new series made for a global streaming audience. What makes Malaysian storytelling so special is this wonderful mix. It is a cinema where Malay, Chinese, and Indian cultures meet on screen, where classic charm sits alongside modern thrills. It’s a cinema of community, flavour, and immense heart.

Best Malaysian series

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    Black 2019

    This Black drama revolves around supernatural beings from another dimension, namely elves. This elf character with the name Black is starring Kamal Adli. Black enters the human realm by using the body of a deceased policeman (Detective Malik) to find his friend.

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  • Poster for Hero Seorang Cinderella

    Hero Seorang Cinderella 2017

    Hero Seorang Cinderella tells a story of a woman by the name of Nura Medina. Living with her cunning and malicious stepmother, Puan Sri Mawar, and her stepsister, Puteri, a vile and hateful yet gullible person, Medina has to endure endless verbal abuse and unjust treatment. Things took a turn in her life when she meets Tengku Ian, a charming, cheeky, and helpful young man, whose background and life is a mystery to her. Despite being someone who is careful with her emotions, Medina finds herself attracted to Tengku Ian without her fully realizing it.

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  • Poster for Matrix Dreads

    Matrix Dreads 0

    A Weird universe that suddenly opened a portal in the middle of Breny City.

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  • Poster for Marry Me Senorita

    Marry Me Senorita 2021

    Sofiy Leia was forced to leave the house by her aunt as soon as Sofiy's uncle died. She was chased and to save himself, she sought refuge under the gazebo where Isa Alejandro was resting. Due to the heavy rain and sunset, Sofiy had no choice but to spend the night there. Although she considered Isa to be arrogant, she still tells the story of what had happened in her life. Isa reminds Sofiy not to trust her best friend, Tina, but Sofiy refuses.

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  • Poster for Kelas Tahanan Cikgu Hiragi

    Kelas Tahanan Cikgu Hiragi 2024

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  • Poster for One Cent Thief

    One Cent Thief 2022

    With his ill father medical bills piling up, a cash-stapped banker devises an elaborate scheme to steal one cent from every customer's account.

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Best Malaysian movies

  • Poster for BoBoiBoy: Elemental Heroes

    BoBoiBoy: Elemental Heroes 2019

    BoBoiBoy and his friends must protect his elemental powers from an ancient villain seeking to regain control and wreak cosmic havoc.

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  • Poster for Abang Long Fadil 2

    Abang Long Fadil 2 2017

    A story about Fadil who fall into mafia world led by Taji Samprit and his son Wak Doyok. An incident causes Inspector Wahab and Inspector Shuib to suspect Fadil as Tiger, a professional assassin. In the meantime Yana who is a reporter that has done coverage on Tiger's assassination was stuck in the crisis that Fadil are facing. Though he is not a murderer, to solve the crisis Fadil lead the life as professional assassin and attack King Kong which is Taji Samprit's partner in crime who turns to become his enemy. Actions and comedies happen in Fadil's life as professional assassin in his way to clean his name and in finding Tiger's true identity. Can Fadil face all the challenges in his life? Who is Tiger and what mystery lies behind all this while?

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  • Poster for Kimchi Untuk Awak

    Kimchi Untuk Awak 2017

    Based on the novel of the same name by Suri Ryana, the story is about Bella, a student who studies in a South Korean university. During her semester breaks, she decides to spend her free time in Malaysia. However, her calm and peaceful life turns upside down after she gets into an accident with a Malay-Korean guy named Danial Lee Jae Hwan. In the meantime, Bellas sister asks her to make kimchi as a welcome gift for her companys president. However, Bella soon finds out that the company president is Danial. Things get more out of hand when the families from both sides decide to unite both of them as a married couple.

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  • Poster for Polis Evo 2

    Polis Evo 2 2018

    A group of terrorists have taken over a village and are holding the villagers hostage. Special Forces from Malaysia and Indonesia are tasked with handling the incident but their mission fails. Now it is up to Inspector Sani and Inspector Khai to save the hostages and at the same time, take down the terrorist group.

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  • Poster for Paskal

    Paskal 2018

    The true events of Lieutenant Commander Arman Anwar of PASKAL, an elite unit in the Royal Malaysian Navy, and his team's mission to rescue the MV Bunga Laurel, a tanker which was hijacked by Somalian Pirates in 2011.

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  • Poster for Don't Look at the Demon

    Don't Look at the Demon 2022

    A spiritual medium leads a paranormal investigative TV crew to a haunted home only to discover that the evil spirit she’s facing holds the key to her troubled past.

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