Best Vietnamese thriller movies

At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

When a little girl is kidnapped by a trafficking ring, they soon find they messed with the wrong child. Her mother, a notorious former gang leader, is close on their trail and will go to any lengths to bring her child home.

Trinh, a mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan, who she becomes attracted to. Trinh and Quan's relationship becomes complicated as it becomes evident that their motivations are not the same.

A container truck driver, Hùng, lives an idyllic life with his little daughter, An. The father and daughter become the closest companions in every journey with their orange container truck. Life goes on like that until An has to leave her father to go to school. One day, Hùng is informed that An is suffering from severe depression. Relying on his old skills in the past and finding out the truth, Hùng becomes enraged and painful to know that his little girl was kidnapped by a male stranger. Starting his lone and intense journey looking for and chasing after the unknown abuser, Hùng realizes that to hunt down that psychopath he has to counter the massive underground forces behind him.

Four childhood friends and their wives at an upscale dinner party. After a much-heated discussion about how smartphones influence their personal lives, the group proposes a late-night game: everyone is to place their mobiles on the table; whoever gets a text, notification or call must share it with the group. It is a recipe for disaster.

Fanti is the never-ending nightmare of a social network hotgirl who aspires to become a famous actress. The appearance of a mysterious stalker, stalks and makes her life gradually dark. In addition to uncovering the mystery behind the perfectly beautiful face on social networks, the film also depicts the fears and pressures of young people who want to be recognized in front of their families and society.

This is a psychological film exploring the love story revolving around two beautiful women - Thien Kim and Bao Nhi. Face to face in a game where only one person wins, when the happiness of a small home is about to be swept away by a storm, who will fiercely fight for what they want and who will resign to keep peaceful?

The film tells the story of Xuan Thanh's family (Nha Uyen) who was automatically edited when she died. It was a grand funeral, full of rituals. Things should be tragic when there is the appearance of a group of debtors with no background. And since then, everyone's terrible secret of this family is revealed...

Two actresses compete with each other for roles, allowing career and personal jealousy to influence their judgment, resulting in terrifying consequences.

Set in a poor countryside in the Southwest region in the 1990s, That Son Tam Linh tells the story in which the central character is a scholar with an ambitious and cruel ambition. Mindful of possessing mysterious powers, he did not hesitate to hand out to kill 4 young girls.

Detective Kien investigates a headless body found in a rural Vietnamese village during the Nguyen Dynasty. As supernatural elements emerge, he faces chilling twists.

A tragedy surrounding a pop star propels her backup singer to fame, but the new star is plagued by supernatural occurrences.

In French colonial Vietnam, a nervous young woman has to satisfy the brutal General’s taste for a traditional dish to save her family from capital punishment.

A man dying of terminal illness receives an experimental body replacement surgery. He soon discovers that he has memories that are not his own along with superhuman powers. However, the dark history of the treatment becomes intertwined with his life as he has to survive and keep his loved ones safe.

After being injured in a car accident, Thu - a blind girl came to the police to report the incident that she believed had become a murder. But another person comes forward and reports something entirely different. Both are being watched secretly by the assassin, so he can kill the witness. Will she figure out what's going on and stop him before it's too late?

When a famous celebrity with a dark past meets an old friend from 15 years ago, secrets start to come back from the grave…

The movie is about a psychologist, Tuong Minh who provides psychotherapy to An Nhien, a young female writer suffering from anxiety disorder. Nhien states that she’s obsessed by a certain girl. Strangely, the girl she mentioned is the main character in her first novel, The Whispering.

Linh, the recipient of a heart transplant, begins having nightmares and visions leading to a house in the remote countryside. She begins to believe that the previous owner of the heart, a former resident of the house, wants her to uncover the secrets of her death.

A rags to riches story of unusual circumstance. 'Huong Ga - Rise' is the story of Dieu. Chronicling the highs and lows of Vietnam's most notorious female gangsters| this is a woman's journey as she breaks the glass ceiling in a man's word| albeit| a much darker and dangerous existence. Shaded by the influence and lessons of the men in her life: Nhan her childhood sweetheart| her great unrequited love; Hung fifty shades of empty but a great physical attraction; Tung the man of her dreams| husband| lover and friend; and Tan - the gentle man who promises a simpler life. Each of the men in her life contribute to Dieu's great success (and failures) as she climbs to the top of Vietnam's gangster underworld.

A group of longtime friends suddenly received a chance to change their lives when they found out that the group's ticket won a jackpot of 136.8 billion. Suddenly, An, the ticket holder, had an accident and did not survive. Faced with the dream winning money that should have been easily available, the group of friends embarked on a journey to find the lottery ticket. But that was only the beginning of countless unexpected events. Where will this quest to find and share the lucrative dream money really lead the group?

When a famous celebrity with a dark past meets an old friend from 15 years ago, secrets start to come back from the grave…

A woman who is up late thinks the shadow made by her coat is nothing, but she is wrong.

Former star Bella resorts to plastic surgery in a desperate bid to reclaim her lost fame, only to unleash a terrifying chain of events that transforms her comeback into a living nightmare. As the procedures proceed, each new alteration drags Bella and those closest to her deeper into mystery and horror.

"Claws" takes the story from a lively picnic of a group of friends to a horrifying end as they fight for survival against a ferocious beast.

This story is divided in three chapters. 1) "The Visitor": The drifter writer Tran Thanh Loc arrives in an old house and is lodged by the gorgeous Hoa. Along the days, he falls in love for her and discloses the truth about the hostess. 2) "Only Child": Loc is sick, totally disconnected of the world, but his nurse Linh heals him. He writes the best-seller The Visitor about his relationship with Hoa and becomes a successful writer. He proposes and marries Linh, but when he decides to have a baby, Linh is haunted by her hidden obscure past. 3) "The Diviner": Linh's parents send the fraudulent diviner Lan to use her pretentious knowledge of Feng Shui to help Loc, and she sees ghost in the house. Her son and aspirant writer Bao does not believe on his mother until he finds a surprising secret about Loc.

Haunting dreams and visions lead An (Dinh Ngoc Diep) to a mysterious cave where she discovers the terrifying secrets of Hung (Quach Ngoc Ngoan) — a man who lived across three centuries. Hung’s tumultuous life reveals a story filled with ambition, vengeance and dark magic.

The 3 interwoven stories unfold the terrifying Vietnamese urban legends revolving around an ill-fated superstar behind the iconic sugarcane lady poster, a has-been circus magician making a deal with the devil, and a sinister spirit trapped in an eerily desolate...

K was an elite inspector, until an accident that caused the death of a female colleague. His reputation started going downhill and he was haunted by her death. Just days after a major homicide of an entertainer rocked the town, a suspect was apprehended. K realized that there were still so many mysteries surrounding the little town.

Together with her neighbor, a woman accused of murder tries to prove her innocence.

The film revolves around a young woman named Nha Trang with both beauty and success, she went to live in a rural outlying hoping to avoid the noise of the modern city as well as learn about the lives of poor people here. Not long after that, many horror stories in the suddenly strange happened to her, Nha Trang was afraid but she still trying to learn and deal with it.

A prostitute seeks to escape her life by becoming the protege of a lady of status and class.

The "Jackpot Island - Kumanthong Returns" continues to spread obsession and doubts about one of Southeast Asia's most terrifying divinities. Who is really hiding behind the evil, monstrous face and holding terrifying secrets? What does a deadly island and the terrifyingly mysterious appearance of monstrous mermaids have to do with this brutal and terrifying spell?

A television connects two realities. Will the wheel of fate be brought back to the right path or is everything no longer going back to the way it was?

In this dark love triangle that proceeds with the inexorable logic of a Greek tragedy, a dedicated wife in a small Vietnamese fishing village secretly turns to another man when her husband is unable to give her the child they both crave — but the surrogate father's crazed jealousy will have fateful consequences. (TIFF)

The return of Nam and his girlfriend Xuan brings countless troubles to the family. He gradually discovers the broken relationships of the family members.

University student Trang's friend suddenly goes missing after she was last seen playing a ritual game in an elevator. She and her cousin investigate the place where the girl vanished, and get obsessively invested with what might be a door to a terrifying dark world. The exploration gets even darker when they commence a thrilling cat-and-mouse game with someone - or something - that's out to get them.

A poignant story that deftly balances levity and gravity, Bay Ngot Ngao (Naked Truth) revolves around four childhood friends once madly determined to escape singledom. After years apart, they gleefully reunite to celebrate the 3-year marriage anniversary of the lone successor of the group to find marital bliss. Their reunion takes a shocking turn when, layer by layer, concealed lives are revealed, trapping each character in a tangled web of dangerous secrets that threaten to push precarious relationships over the edge. Bay Ngot Ngao (Naked Truth) is about the strength of lifelong friendships, the hidden darkness of domestic abuse, and the power of personal liberation. Directed by Dinh Ha Uyen Thu. Produced by Live On. US release by 3388 Films.

The fearsome quartet, including Chét-Xi-Cà, Dì Bốn, Cậu Mười Một, and Con Kiều, make their grand entrance with a legendary scheme. Rumor has it their next mission is in Đà Lạt—just how wildly will these troublemakers stir up the Tet festivities?

Saigon, present day. Vampires, once predators of the night, are all but extinct. The few who remain cling to a desperate truce to not kill. But in the shadows, a brother's thirst awakens, igniting a dark desire that will pit him against his own kind, shattering the fragile peace and plunging the city into a bloody new era.

The story revolves around a babysitter named 'My' coming to work for a rich young family. As bonds start to form, and trusts built, 'My' begins to face everyone’s deep dark secrets.

When his grandfather passed away, Xuan Thanh's entire family gathered to see him off. The funeral took place magnificently, crowded and colorful. Suddenly a group of people came to collect the debt to everyone's surprise. Secrets are exposed, tragedy upon tragedy, as a traumatic consequence of haunting domestic violence.

After the Geneva Convention, Viet Minh cadres are gathered to the North. There are also many who secretly stayed. Among them is Robert Nguyen Thanh Luan. He returns to Vinh Long, part of the diocese of Bishop Peter Ngo Dinh Thuc, who has known his Catholic family for long. The bishop adopts him into the Ngo family, where he begins associating with Ngo Dinh Nhu, the Vice President and Presidential Consultant of the Republic of Vietnam.

In 1959, Luan is appointed Commander of the Great Flood Operations and of Binh Duong's Security Corps, with full authority to stabilize this province. The Liaison Department of the Republic of Vietnam, under the support of the United States, send commandos to North Vietnam for reconnaissance. If the commandos successfully infiltrate, they will respond to South Vietnam with a tango. Tango No. 1 and Tango No. 2 have failed. What will become of the third tango?

The film tells the story of My Nhung aka Cam Huong, a famous singer. My Nhung was found dead in her apartment by one of her friends. Captain Quoc was in charge of the investigation. Through the testimony of three suspects: Thien - her first boyfriend, Xuyen - an one-time lover and Dung - her fiance, captain Quoc found out secrets about her past and solved the mystery of her death."

Luan continues to serve as the governor of Kien Hoa province and receives classified information sent by Y5, an agent installed by Kien Hoa Security in the Communist Party of Vietnam. He tries to identify Y5. The coup in 1960 ends with victory for the Republic's government, but unrest soon proves this result impermanent.

In 1963, amidst tense relations with Buddhism that may face international backlash, the Ngo family try to find a way around the situation, calling on Luan for missions worth his life. Saigon is heated. A coup may be under preparations. Tran Le Xuan goes on a diplomatic tour of Western nations, determined to clear names.

The Government of the Republic of Vietnam is subjected to military attacks and protests everywhere. Law 10-59 is enacted. Luan is sent to the United States for further military course training. Upon his return in early 1961, Ngo Dinh Diem decides to make him the governor of Kien Hoa province (Ben Tre today) to conduct the Pacification Program, with special privileges at his disposal.

In 1955 Tay Ninh, the National United Front is established and gives Ngo Dinh Diem's government an ultimatum: reform or attack. Luan continues to handle his new rise of popularity within sociopolitical circles in South Vietnam. He goes to Da Lat for a vacation, where a meeting between him and a young woman has been arranged.

After a tumultuous arrival and subsequent stay in Da Lat for military training, Luan returns to Saigon a Major in the Presidential Special Forces. He and Thuy Dung continue their relationship. News that Ngo Dinh Diem is opening the Ban Me Thuot's Highland Economic Fair attracts many intelligence and security organizations, whose political purposes vary.

The year 1963 drags on heavily. Rumors about the US-backed coup are spreading. Ngo Dinh Diem's ​​government continues to suffer from a severe loss of popularity that is still worsening. Two lots of trafficked drugs from the Golden Triangle to South Vietnam have vanished into thin air. Luan sets out on what may be his final collaboration with Ngo Dinh Nhu.