01 A young boy's quiet observations frame his family's slow unravelling around a dying grandfather.
Directed by Phan Đăng Di · 1h 30m
13 Best Vietnamese Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · December 9, 2025
Vietnam Drama slow and atmosphericthought provoking
Vietnamese cinema built its international name on Tran Anh Hung’s patient, sensory dramas, and the more recent run includes a genuine action breakout and several festival darlings exploring fast-changing cities. Bi, Don’t Be Afraid watches a family unravel around a dying grandfather through a small boy’s eyes, The Rebel sees a colonial-era agent’s loyalties shift when he falls for the resistance fighter he hunts, Rom follows a street kid running a lottery hustle, and Furie has a mother fighting through Saigon’s underworld. Cyclo, The Scent of Green Papaya, The Third Wife, Song Lang and Vertical Ray of the Sun round out the list.
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02 A colonial-era agent's loyalties shift after he falls for the resistance fighter he's hunting.
Directed by Charlie Nguyen · 1h 43m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
03 A street kid runs an underground lottery numbers hustle through Ho Chi Minh City's crumbling apartment blocks.
Directed by Trần Thanh Huy · 1h 19m
Where to watch
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
04 A former gangster turned mother fights her way through Saigon's underworld to save her kidnapped daughter.
Directed by Le Van Kiet · 1h 38m · Rated NC-17
Where to watch
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Stream: Netflix
05 A 14-year-old girl becomes the third wife in a 19th-century rural household.
Directed by Ash Mayfair · 1h 36m · Rated R
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Rent: BFI Player
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
Stream: Beamafilm · Rent: JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
06 A debt collector's unlikely bond with a traditional opera singer softens him against his will.
Directed by Leon Lê · 1h 37m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
07 Two brothers' rivalry over the same girl unfolds against a lush rural countryside.
Directed by Victor Vũ · 1h 43m
08 Three sisters' quiet reunion slowly uncovers a decades-old family secret.
Directed by Trần Anh Hùng · 1h 52m · Rated PG-13
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
09 A teenage bicycle-taxi driver is pulled into Ho Chi Minh City's criminal underworld.
Directed by Trần Anh Hùng · 2h 03m · Rated R
10 A young servant's quiet domestic routine in 1950s Saigon unfolds almost entirely without dialogue.
Directed by Trần Anh Hùng · 1h 44m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: Kanopy, Kino Film Collection · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube
11 A family separated by the fall of Saigon endures a reeducation camp and a desperate escape by sea.
Directed by Ham Tran · 2h 15m · Rated R
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
12 A traditional white áo dài is passed down through generations of women across decades of war.
Directed by Lưu Huỳnh · 2h 22m
13 A runaway orphan in Ho Chi Minh City forms an unlikely bond with a flight attendant and a zookeeper.
Directed by Stephane Gauger · 1h 37m
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