Prachya Pinkaew Movies

A family of tae kwon do experts come under attack by a gang of ruthless international thieves in this martial arts action thriller from director Prachya Pinkaew (Ong Bak, Chocolate). Moon is a gym owner who has transformed his entire family into tae kwon do masters. When Moon's son prevents thieves from stealing a treasured Thai artifact, the entire family is celebrated for their heroics. The situation turns critical when the mastermind of the operation kidnaps the young hero's family, prompting him on a treacherous rescue mission that will test his true abilities. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A diverse group of fighters team up to rescue their friend from kidnappers, using their various disciplines to punch, kick, and smash their way to victory in this high-energy martial arts extravaganza from legendary Thai director Panna Rittikrai (Ong Bak, Born to Fight). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

One of Thailand's most famous ghost stories gets a new and updated look in this animated comedy-adventure. A handful of spirits who have been haunting the cities for years are tired of their mischief, and have decided to move out to the countryside where they can live a quiet life. One of them is Mae Nak, a pink-haired ghost who spends most of her time with her friends Greenie, a ghost whose head isn't attached to his body; Bloatie, who looks thin and fit when he stretches himself to his massive full height but most of time has the build of a sumo wrestler; and Thong, a energetic dog spirit. One evening, Mae Nak and her pals are taking in an open-air movie when a malevolent modern-day ghost bursts from the screen and steals a young boy from his mother. Horrified by this act and determined to prove she's not an enemy of humanity, Mae Nak sets out to find the child and vanquish the rival ghost for good. Nak was the first feature film from director Natthapong Rattanachoksirikul. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Two young men go from friends to lovers as one stands on the verge of stardom in this drama from Thailand. Mew and Tong were best friends as children, and Tong's sister Tang was a close confidant to them both. Years later, Mew (Witwisit Hiranyawongkul) has become a professional musician, and he's the lead singer and songwriter with a pop group, August, who are poised to achieve major commercial success. One day, Mew happens to meet Tong (Mario Maurer) for the first time in years, and the two waste no time getting reacquainted; while both of them have girlfriends, it becomes clear that there's a bond between them that they've never felt with other people, and their friendship begins to grow into something deeper. Meanwhile, Tong's family is still reeling from Tang's mysterious disappearance several years before, and her father, Korn (Songsit Roongnophakunsri), has become a hopeless alcoholic. When Tong meets June (Chermarn Boonyasak), a personal assistant for August, he's struck by her uncanny resemblance to Tang, and asks her to pose as his sister in hopes her presence will help his father snap out of his depression. Rak Hang Siam (aka The Love of Siam) was written and directed by Matthew Chookiat Sakveerakul, who also had a hand in writing the songs for the film. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Muay Thai martial arts master Tony Jaa returns to deliver a bone-breaking barrage of knees and elbows in this action opus that finds the star not only delivering blows in front of the camera, but calling the shots behind it as well. Despite the title's indication of this film as a sequel to 2003's Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, this movie has no narrative connection to the events of the earlier work, despite the fact that both films star Jaa. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Hell hath no fury like a nurse scorned in this gruesome but witty horror story from Thailand. Dr. Tah (Vichaya Jarujinda) is a charming but devious surgeon who has a profitable side business supplying black market dealers with fresh human organs for transplant. Dr. Tah's staff of alluring nurses help him find a steady source of victims, but one of his aides, Tahwan (Chol Wajananont), is shocked to find that her sister Nook is on the doctor's list of upcoming cases, and threatens to turn him in to the police. Dr. Tah puts Tahwan under the knife to keep her quiet, and she conveniently dies during surgery. But a few days later, as Dr. Tah is receiving an award for his work saving lives, the ghost of Tahwan begins stalking the halls of the hospital, and she seeks violent revenge against the doctor and her fellow nurses who failed to come to her rescue. Suay Laak Say (aka Sick Nurses) was directed by Thospol Siriwiwat and Piraphan Laoyont, who also helped write the screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

A henpecked cop working for the secret service poses as an ambitious singer in order to infiltrate a record company that cushions their bank account by trafficking black market warheads in this prequel to the 2004 action comedy starring Petchtai Wongkamlao. As the undercover cop unexpectedly becomes a singing sensation due to his catchy tunes trashing his ugly wife. Later, as video jock-turned-government spook Paula (Jacquelin Apitananon) begins gathering evidence against the dastardly arms dealers, she and the crooning policeman join forces to crack the case and bust the bad guys. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

On the eve of presenting a pair of prized elephants to the King of Thailand, a young martial arts expert and his father are shocked to discover that the beloved creatures were stolen by an international mafia syndicate, and now the determined fighter must travel to Australia to get his animals back in this adventure from the team behind the international action hit Ong Bak. To Kham (Tony Jaa) and his father, the elephants that they were about to present to the King of Thailand were not simply pets, but members of the family as well. When Kham learns that the criminals who stole his elephants have taken them back to their home base in Australia, the fearsome fighter vows to brave the strange new land and bring his animals back safely no matter what the cost. Upon arriving in Australia, Kham enlists the aid of Thai Police Sergeant Mark (Petchthai Wongkamlao) and pretty slave Pla (Bongkuch Kongmaili) in taking on down notorious crime boss Madame Rose (Jing Xing) and locating the animals he loves before it's too late. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Thai stuntman Tony Jaa makes his starring debut in this martial arts action film directed by Prachya Pinkaew. Ja plays Ting, a young man living in a village in rural Thailand. Discovered as an infant on the steps of the town's temple and raised by monks who taught him the Thai martial art of muay thai, Ting is sent to Bangkok when the head of the town's statue of the Buddha, to which they pray to bring the annual rains to their drought-stricken region, is stolen. The country boy is plunged into the big city's seething criminal underworld, and forced to use his fighting skills to dispatch a parade of thugs in an underground fight club on his way to finding the criminal mastermind who stole the Buddha head so he can return it before drought and starvation bring his hometown to ruin. ~ Tom Vick, Rovi