Best award winning movies with a serious drama from Singapore

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a serious drama from Singapore! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a serious drama from Singapore, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Wet Season (2019)

Wet Season revolves around the life of Ling, a schoolteacher who deals with infertility while having to take care of her infirm father-in-law at home. One of Ling's students, Kok Wei Lun, develops a crush on her during remedial Chinese classes. The two become closer as Wei Lun embraces Ling's extra tutoring.

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2019-11-22 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Yann Yann Yeo, Koh Jia Ler

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    nuanced
  2. Ranked #1 for
    minor disappointment
  3. Ranked #2 for
    chromatic

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Wet Season trailer
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2 A Land Imagined (2019)

A cop in Singapore investigates the disappearance of a Chinese migrant construction worker who spent sleepless nights playing a mysterious video game.

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2019-02-06 | Mystery / Drama

Cast

Peter Yu, Liu Xiaoyi

Rating

rating icon 6.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #81 for
    pulpy
  2. Ranked #180 for
    felliniesque
  3. Ranked #217 for
    like The Last Picture Show

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3 Rust and Bone (2012)

Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.

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2012-05-17 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts

Rating

rating icon 7.172
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #147 for
    superb acting
  2. Ranked #191 for
    sad
  3. Ranked #202 for
    jarring sound

Trailer

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4 Rehana Maryam Noor (2021)

An assistant professor at a medical college balances her roles as a professional, a mother and a teacher. Her life changes once she witnesses an unexpected incident involving a female student.

Info

2021-07-07 | Drama

Cast

Azmeri Haque Badhon, Afia Jahin Jaima

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #187 for
    little scary
  2. Ranked #409 for
    desaturated
  3. Ranked #429 for
    low-light camera work

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5 Ilo Ilo (2013)

During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.

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2013-08-29 | Drama / Family

Cast

Yeo Yann Yann, Chen Tian Wen

Rating

rating icon 7.033
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #133 for
    wayward
  2. Ranked #152 for
    dialed down acting
  3. Ranked #183 for
    sepia tone

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6 Occupants (2015)

A documentarian named Annie has roped her husband into a project that involves setting up cameras throughout their house. Complications arise when the cameras start showing that same couple in an alternate universe.

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2015-12-14 | Horror / Science Fiction

Cast

Briana White, Michael Pugliese

Rating

rating icon 6.05
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #101 for
    time-loop
  2. Ranked #137 for
    purgatory
  3. Ranked #139 for
    spoon-feeding

Trailer

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7 Yuni (2021)

In her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.

Info

2021-12-09 | Drama

Cast

Arawinda Kirana, Kevin Ardilova

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #16 for
    with marital problems
  2. Ranked #274 for
    precise directing
  3. Ranked #418 for
    low-key approach

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8 Tatsumi (2011)

Animated film based on the life and stories of Manga writer Yoshihiro Tatsumi who revolutionised the art form with darker, more adult stories. The film animates several of his stories.

Info

2011-09-15 | Animation / History

Cast

Tetsuya Bessho, Motoko Gollent

Rating

rating icon 6.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #130 for
    Anime
  2. Ranked #180 for
    Biography
  3. Ranked #306 for
    surrealist

Trailer

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9 Apprentice (2016)

When ambitious young correctional officer Aiman is transferred to the country's highest-security prison, he catches the attention of the seasoned chief executioner Rahim. Aiman's desire to become the hangman's apprentice is not only professional but born of an unspeakable urge to reconnect with a past that haunts him.

Info

2016-06-01 | Drama

Cast

Fir Rahman, Wan Hanafi Su

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #362 for
    adequate supporting cast
  2. Ranked #386 for
    good outweighing bad
  3. Ranked #393 for
    tragic backstory

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10 One Last Dance (2007)

T is a legendary killer operating in Singapore. His victims enter his life via a small red envelope in his mailbox. T is a professional killer: calm and cold-blooded, he is capable of all the violence necessary for his job. T's life is turned upside down when an important businessman hires him to kill all the criminals involved in his son's kidnapping.

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2007-01-11 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Francis Ng, Ti Lung

Rating

rating icon 5.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1379 for
    flattering light
  2. Ranked #2149 for
    gun-for-hire
  3. Ranked #3472 for
    innovative camera angle

Trailer

One Last Dance trailer
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