My favourite Thai films
My list of favourite Thai series is growing unwieldy so going to start moving films to their own. It's also a way of reducing the apples and oranges of misguidedly attempting to rank (because lists) and thus compare movies and series. For the series list, I really want a pyramid instead of a ranked list. For this, it should be a tree. Because how do you compare Low Season with The Library with Dorm? They suit such different moods.
Coming of age well represented because I love good youth films. Horror and comedy horror in part because I was looking for spooky films to recommend to others in hopes some who won't manage to find the time for Thai might do so for Halloween.
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1. Sapparoe
Thai Movie - 2023
Thai series and films, especially those with a ghost, sometimes do something I especially love. I'm going to need to see it a few more times before I'm able to talk coherently about it without giving too much away. Like I need an excuse for that :)
And this was a big box office hit in Thailand?!? I am so living in the wrong country.
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2. Low Season
Thai Movie - 2020
Goofy Thai humour mixed with perfectly set up jump scare ghosts but never too scary mixed with a sweet friendship/love story, breath-taking tropical forest settings, great music and a female lead who wears glasses.
Keep watching for the behind the scenes too.
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3. The Library
Thai Movie - 2013
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4. Present Perfect
Thai Movie - 2014
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5. Dorm
Thai Movie - 2006
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6. May Who?
Thai Movie - 2015
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7. Suddenly Twenty
Thai Movie - 2016
Mai Davika dresses like Audrey Hepburn and channels a feisty gran. Funny and heartfelt.
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8. Yes or No
Thai Movie - 2010
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9. Where We Belong
Thai Movie - 2019
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10. Nang Nak
Thai Movie - 1999
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11. Pee Mak
Thai Movie - 2013
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12. Ma-Mha
Thai Movie - 2007
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13. My Boo
Thai Movie - 2024
Supernatural comedy romance.
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14. Bang Fai Slider
Thai Movie - 2022
This is not a great film. It has no intention or desire to be a great film. It's 82 minutes of low-brow humour and loud ladyboy madness and sometimes that's exactly what you need. Mor lam soundtrack too.
