Best award winning movies with absolutely top-notch from Malaysia

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with absolutely top-notch from Malaysia! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with absolutely top-notch from Malaysia, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Mat Kilau (2022)

The rise of a Malay warrior named Mat Kilau and his friends against the British colonialists who came to Pahang in 1892. The greed of British officials and policies, which have imposed excessive taxes, confiscated land belonging to the Malays to reap the treasures of Pahang and disrupted the Islamic way in Pahang has caused dissatisfaction among the rulers and the Malays. The patriotic spirit of Mat Kilau and his friends who rose up against British violence had caused Captain Syers to launch an attack on Mat Kilau. Witness the heroic spirit of Mat Kilau, Tok Gajah and Mat Kilau's best friends use their wisdom to fight in the jungle against the British soldiers. Did Mat Kilau and his friends succeed in driving out the barbaric and greedy British army to reap gold and tin in Pahang?

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2022-06-23 | Action / History

Cast

Adi Putra, Fattah Amin

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    atmospheric lighting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    fluid camera movement
  3. Ranked #1 for
    directorial touch

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Mat Kilau trailer
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2 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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2018-09-27 | Action / War

Cast

Hairul Azreen, Ammar Alfian Aziz

Rating

rating icon 7.648
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #149 for
    dumbfounded
  2. Ranked #192 for
    dadaism
  3. Ranked #248 for
    jingoistic

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Paskal trailer
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3 Possessed (2022)

A teacher must put aside his personal traumas to rally his school in a fight for survival against a group of violent, possessed students.

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2022-09-29 | Horror / Action

Cast

Alif Satar, Ikmal Amry

Rating

rating icon 5.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    rabid character
  2. Ranked #6 for
    subpar acting
  3. Ranked #10 for
    eye-catching

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Possessed trailer
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4 The Garden of Evening Mists (2019)

A woman seeking a quiet life in post-World War II British Malaya finds love and a common interest in gardening with a mysterious Japanese man.

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2019-11-29 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Angelica Lee, Hiroshi Abe

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #332 for
    masochistic character
  2. Ranked #335 for
    heavy-handed
  3. Ranked #371 for
    healing

Trailer

The Garden of Evening Mists trailer
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5 Roh (2020)

Cut off from civilisation, a single mother puts her children on high alert when they bring home a young girl caked in clay. She tells of spirits and spirit hunters, but these are not mere superstitions. As more strangers show up on her doorstep, she quickly finds another reason to fear the forest.

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2020-08-06 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Farah Ahmad, Mhia Farhana

Rating

rating icon 5.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #114 for
    suspenseful atmosphere
  2. Ranked #120 for
    Grand-Guignol
  3. Ranked #144 for
    noir atmosphere

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Roh trailer
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6 Munafik 2 (2018)

Ustaz Adam has to help a friend whose village is corrupted by a group of misguided religionists lead by a sinister sorcerer. To make matter worse, Adam himself is also being mysteriously haunted by evil apparitions that keeps disturbing him from time to time.

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2018-08-29 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Syamsul Yusof, Maya Karin

Rating

rating icon 5.432
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #67 for
    fakeout
  2. Ranked #169 for
    emotional rollercoaster
  3. Ranked #227 for
    suspenseful atmosphere

Trailer

Munafik 2 trailer
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7 Air Force The Movie: Danger Close (2022)

The movie follows the story of a PASKAU team led by Captain Adib and his mentor, Major Adnan, tasked with protecting humanitarians serving in war torn country, Namburi. On their return home, their plane gets unexpectedly shot down by local militants. Nine of the passengers managed to make their jump before the plane crashes. Back in Malaysia, upon discovery of the news, the air force makes preparation for rescue. Adib`s brother in-law, Zafran, a grounded SUKHOI pilot, fights for the opportunity to save them. The air force deploys help and the survivors make their final run to salvation.

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2022-08-25 | Action / War

Cast

Aiman Hakim Ridza, Carmen Soo

Rating

rating icon 5.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #313 for
    stone-faced cast
  2. Ranked #353 for
    with mercenaries
  3. Ranked #356 for
    plenty of action

Trailer

Air Force The Movie: Danger Close trailer
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8 Ejen Ali: The Movie (2019)

After being accidentally recruited, 12-year-old Ejen Ali is embracing his role as a MATA spy and the only master of IRIS now. But unknown to Ali, MATA is developing a new improved version of IRIS, the IRIS Neo. When IRIS Neo starts being used for all agents, Ali begins to question his usefulness to MATA. He is approached by a mysterious person named Niki who claims to know about his missing parent's whereabouts. Risking his loyalty to MATA, Ejen Ali will now embark on a thrilling chase to unravel those mysterious links.

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2019-11-28 | Animation / Action

Cast

Ida Rahayu, Shafiq Isa

Rating

rating icon 8.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #720 for
    subverting expectations
  2. Ranked #1067 for
    Anime
  3. Ranked #1366 for
    proof positive

Trailer

Ejen Ali: The Movie trailer
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9 Pulang (2018)

In the 1940s, Malays were world-renowned for their seafaring skills. Being of Bugis descent, they navigated the sea with natural ease and were often the favored seamen for international shipping lines. Othman, a fisherman from a small village in Malacca, leaves his family behind to sail the world, with hopes to return home one day with worldly riches and deserved pride. After decades at sea, however, his low wages as a deckhand leaves him disillusioned. He contemplates returning home to his family but ended up settling down in Liverpool, England. 60 years later, his grandson, Ahmad, journeys halfway across the world in search of his grandfather.

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2018-07-26 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Remy Ishak, Puteri Aishah

Rating

rating icon 5.733
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #67 for
    nifty
  2. Ranked #110 for
    like Titanic
  3. Ranked #339 for
    unrealistic

Trailer

Pulang trailer
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10 Mukhsin (2007)

A twelve-year-old Malaysian boy's friendship with a sharp-tongued, assertive little girl moves awkwardly and wistfully into first love in this gently comic prequel to Yasmin Ahmad's "Sepet" and "Gubra."

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2007-03-08 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Syafie Naswip, Sharifah Aryana

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #226 for
    punching bag
  2. Ranked #394 for
    bossy
  3. Ranked #411 for
    bad aftertaste

Trailer

Mukhsin trailer
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