01 A young boy's quiet observations frame his family's slow unraveling around a dying grandfather.
13 Best Vietnamese Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · December 9, 2025
Vietnam Drama slow and atmosphericthought provoking
Vietnamese cinema’s international reputation was built on Tran Anh Hung’s patient, sensory dramas, but the industry’s more recent run includes a genuine action breakout and several festival darlings exploring the country’s fast-changing cities.
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02 A colonial-era agent's loyalties shift after he falls for the resistance fighter he's hunting.
03 A street kid runs an underground lottery numbers hustle through Ho Chi Minh City's crumbling apartment blocks.
04 A former gangster turned mother fights her way through Saigon's underworld to save her kidnapped daughter.
05 A 14-year-old girl becomes the third wife in a 19th-century rural household.
06 A debt collector's unlikely bond with a traditional opera singer softens him against his will.
07 Two brothers' rivalry over the same girl unfolds against a lush rural countryside.
08 Three sisters' quiet reunion slowly uncovers a decades-old family secret.
09 A teenage bicycle-taxi driver is pulled into Ho Chi Minh City's criminal underworld.
10 A young servant's quiet domestic routine in 1950s Saigon unfolds almost entirely without dialogue.
11 A family separated by the fall of Saigon endures a reeducation camp and a desperate escape by boat.
12 A traditional white áo dài is passed down through generations of women across decades of war and hardship.
13 A runaway orphan in Ho Chi Minh City forms an unlikely bond with a flight attendant and a zookeeper.
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