Best award winning movies with history buff from Malaysia

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with history buff from Malaysia! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with history buff 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
    choppy editing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unique camera angle
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fluid camera movement

Trailer

Mat Kilau trailer
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2 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

Trailer

Possessed trailer
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3 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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4 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

Trailer

Roh trailer
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5 Ola Bola (2016)

Set in the 1970s, a multicultural team of Malaysian football players struggle to overcome personal and collective hardships as a team. Together they create the most triumphant zero to hero story and gain a place at the Asian Games.

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2016-01-28 | History / Drama

Cast

JC Chee, Luqman Hafidz

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1034 for
    jingoistic
  2. Ranked #1046 for
    hard-nosed
  3. Ranked #1944 for
    proof positive

Trailer

Ola Bola trailer
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6 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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7 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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8 The Assistant (2022)

Zafik is unjustly imprisoned and not pleased about it. When he is released, he gets the help of the unhinged Feroz to get revenge.

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2022-05-19 | Crime / Action

Cast

Iedil Putra, Hairul Azreen

Rating

rating icon 4.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1454 for
    violent
  2. Ranked #1831 for
    like The Revenant
  3. Ranked #2466 for
    mentally ill

Trailer

The Assistant trailer
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9 Clash of Empires: The Battle for Asia (2011)

Based loosely on the 16th century historical document entitled ‘The Malay Annals’, ’The Chronicles of Merong Mahawangsa’ is an action-packed epic feature film, with mythical characters, magical moments and dazzling visual-effects sequences. Merong Mahawangsa was a descendant of Alexander the Great, a renowned naval captain and traveler who came to Asia several hundred years ago.

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2011-03-10 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Stephen Rahman Hughes, Gavin Stenhouse

Rating

rating icon 4.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #52 for
    shenanigans
  2. Ranked #128 for
    Byzantine
  3. Ranked #183 for
    locking horns

Trailer

Clash of Empires: The Battle for Asia trailer
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10 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

Trailer

Paskal trailer
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