01 A group of reluctant recruits endure the culture shock of Singapore's national service.
Directed by Jack Neo · 1h 48m
Where to watch
Buy: Apple TV Store
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
8 Best Singaporean Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · December 23, 2025
Singapore Drama thought provokingfeel good
Singapore’s international breakthroughs, led by Eric Khoo and Anthony Chen, tend to look past the wealth to migrant workers and cramped public housing, the side tourists rarely see. A Land Imagined follows a detective hunting a missing migrant worker, Be with Me interweaves lonely lives including a real deaf-blind woman playing herself, and 881 has two friends forming a getai singing duo. Ah Boys to Men sends reluctant recruits into national service. Ilo Ilo, 12 Storeys, Ajoomma and Wet Season round out the list.
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02 Two friends form a getai singing duo and compete in Singapore's colourful festival performance circuit.
Directed by Royston Tan · 1h 55m
03 Several lonely Singaporeans, including a real deaf-blind woman playing herself, have their lives quietly intersect.
Directed by Eric Khoo · 1h 33m
04 A detective investigating a missing migrant worker uncovers Singapore's dependence on invisible labour.
Directed by Yeo Siew Hua · 1h 35m
Where to watch
Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Stream: Netflix
05 Residents of the same Singapore housing block quietly come apart behind their front doors.
Directed by Eric Khoo · 1h 45m
06 A Filipino domestic helper becomes the emotional centre of the Singaporean family she works for.
Directed by Anthony Chen · 1h 40m
Where to watch
Stream: Film Movement Plus, Film Movement Plus Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Stream: Sooner Amazon Channel · Buy: Apple TV Store
Rent: FlixFling · Buy: Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube
Rent: JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
07 A widowed Singaporean fan of Korean dramas gets separated from her tour group in Seoul.
Directed by He Shuming · 1h 30m
08 An unhappy Chinese teacher in Singapore forms an inappropriate bond with one of her students.
Directed by Anthony Chen · 1h 43m
Where to watch
Stream: Strand Releasing Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Sooner Amazon Channel
Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.
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