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1. Survivor (2000– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV
A reality show where a group of contestants are stranded in a remote location with little more than the clothes on their back. The lone survivor of this contest takes home a million dollars.
Stars: Jeff Probst, Lillian Morris, Jon Dalton, Rob Mariano
Votes: 27,492
2. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant longer life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of snakes and each other.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Morris Chestnut, KaDee Strickland, Eugene Byrd, Johnny Messner
Votes: 33,912 | Gross: $32.24M
3. King Kong Lives (1986)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure
Kong falls from the twin towers and he appears to be alive. However, his heart is failing, so it's replaced with an artificial one. All is well until he senses that there's a female Kong somewhere out there and escapes wreaking havoc.
Directors: John Guillermin, Charles McCracken | Stars: Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton, Peter Elliott, George Antoni
Votes: 6,846 | Gross: $4.71M
4. The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
R | 109 min | Drama, Romance
A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative. A local woman (J.Alba) helps him understand local tradition and language. He falls in love with her etc. despite the taboo.
Director: Guy Jenkin | Stars: Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy, Bob Hoskins
Votes: 9,241
5. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020 TV Movie)
PG | 83 min | Documentary, Biography
One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes, Keith Scholey | Stars: David Attenborough, Max Hughes
Votes: 34,589
6. Creation (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Torn between faith and science, and suffering hallucinations, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to complete 'On the Origin of Species' and maintain his relationship with his wife.
Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Ian Kelly, Guy Henry
Votes: 15,142 | Gross: $0.34M
7. Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
Unrated | 193 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A mysteriously linked pair of young women find their daily lives preempted by a strange boudoir melodrama that plays itself out in a hallucinatory parallel reality.
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Juliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, Bulle Ogier, Marie-France Pisier
Votes: 6,375 | Gross: $0.03M
8. The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A drunken, down-on-his-luck adventurer is hired by a wealthy man and his beautiful wife to take them on a hunting expedition in the jungle. After a while, though, the guide begins to ... See full summary »
Director: David Keith | Stars: David Keith, Kathy Shower, Brant von Hoffman, Sydney Lassick
Votes: 726
9. Sandokan (1976)
286 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Malaysia, second half of 1800. Sandokan is a young prince who as a child lost his kingdom due to the English invasion. He is now the captain of a band of pirates that constantly attacks the British army.
Stars: Kabir Bedi, Adolfo Celi, Philippe Leroy, Mohammed Azad
Votes: 1,609
10. Farewell to the King (1989)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Borneo, 1942: An American soldier escapes WWII and becomes the king of the headhunters in the jungle. Two British soldiers are parachuted into the area to find local support for the battle against the Japanese.
Director: John Milius | Stars: Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez
Votes: 3,137 | Gross: $2.42M
11. DNA (1996 Video)
R | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A mad scientist's DNA experiment on the bones of a mysterious jungle creature brings the carnivorous beast to life, and only his former assistant Ash Mattley and CIA operative Claire Sommers can stop it.
Director: William Mesa | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Jürgen Prochnow, Robin McKee, Tom Taus
Votes: 2,502
12. Bonneville (2006)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
Three women take a road trip to Santa Barbara in order to deliver the ashes of one of their dead husbands to his resentful daughter.
Director: Christopher N. Rowley | Stars: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Robert Conder
Votes: 2,867 | Gross: $0.49M
13. Three Came Home (1950)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, War
During Word War II, American author Agnes Newton Keith is imprisoned by the Japanese in various POW camps in North Borneo and Sarawak.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Florence Desmond, Sessue Hayakawa
Votes: 2,141
14. Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005 Video)
G | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After wrecking their house during a chase, Tom and Jerry enter a race around the world where the winner gets a new fancy house.
Directors: Bill Kopp, Joe Murray | Stars: Charlie Adler, Jeff Bennett, John DiMaggio, Jess Harnell
Votes: 3,106
15. Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser (2019)
142 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Swiss environmental activist Bruno Manser tries to save the nomadic Penan tribe from deforestation in Borneo.
Director: Niklaus Hilber | Stars: Sven Schelker, Nick Kelesau, Elizabeth Ballang, Matthew Crowley
Votes: 556
16. La promesse verte (2024)
120 min | Drama
Follows Carole as she tries to save the life of her son who has been wrongfully sentenced to death in a rigged trial.
Director: Édouard Bergeon | Stars: Alexandra Lamy, Félix Moati, Sofian Khammes, Julie Chen
Votes: 92
17. Born to Be Wild (2011)
G | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
This heartwarming film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them-saving endangered species one life at a time.
Director: David Lickley | Stars: Birute Galdikas, Daphne Sheldrick, Morgan Freeman, Chris Fries
Votes: 3,148 | Gross: $25.89M
18. Red Spell Spells Red (1983)
93 min | Horror
While filming in Malaysia, a Hong Kong documentary film crew releases the Red Dwarf ghost from her tomb. They continue on to Borneo to stay with a local tribe. It is there that the deadly ghost begins to kill them one by one.
Director: Titus Ho | Stars: Ken Tong, Lai-Yin Poon, Lun Chia, Hussein Abu Hassan
Votes: 198
19. The Spiral Road (1962)
Approved | 139 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1936, a Dutch physician who treats leprosy patients in the jungles of Indonesia has a dangerous run-in with a local witch-doctor who uses black magic to kill his enemies.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Rock Hudson, Burl Ives, Gena Rowlands, Geoffrey Keen
Votes: 653
20. The Last Bullet (1995 TV Movie)
90 min | Action, Drama, War
Set during WWII, an Australian and Japanese soldier play a deadly game of Cat and mouse in a South Pacific Jungle.
Director: Michael Pattinson | Stars: Jason Donovan, Kôji Tamaki, Daniel Rigney, Kazuhiro Muroyama
Votes: 354
21. Borderless Fog
Crime, Drama, Mystery | Post-production
A detective is forced to confront the ghosts of her past while investigating a mysterious serial murder case along the Indonesia-Malaysia border.
Director: Edwin | Stars: Putri Marino, Yusuf Mahardika, Lukman Sardi, Yoga Pratama
22. The Diamond of Jeru (2001 TV Movie)
120 min | Adventure, Drama
Based on Louis L'Amour novel, The Diamond of Jeru tells the story of an American scientist and his wife who hire an ex-pat war veteren to act as a guide on a journey up an unchartered Borneo river in search of diamonds.
Directors: Ian Barry, Dick Lowry | Stars: Billy Zane, Paris Jefferson, Keith Carradine, Jackson Raine
Votes: 503
23. Toxica (2022)
88 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
When a side job as a Private Investigator goes awry, a woman becomes infected by an ancient biological compound that emerges from the depths of the Indonesian jungle, exposing her to Lovecraftian terrors lurking in the city's dark corners.
Director: Rona Walter | Stars: Charlie Blackwood, Grace Hendy, Paul McLaughlin, Andrew Forbes
Votes: 53
24. The Magic Curse (1975)
91 min | Adventure, Horror
After being told that his uncle disappeared in Boreos jungles, Man-Ying goes there immediately on a rescue mission. He is attacked by some sort of cannibalistic zombies and soon it is clear... See full summary »
Directors: Chun-Ku Lu, Wen-Po Tu | Stars: Jason Piao Pai, Pinky De Leon, Lung Chan, Chia-Bee Tan
Votes: 69
25. Earth's Tropical Islands (2020)
59 min | Documentary
Cameras follow the amazing wildlife and human castaways found on three of the world's most exotic tropical islands. Narrated by David Harewood.
Stars: David Harewood, Adolphe, Fidel Mill, Hadja Mill
Votes: 211
26. Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure (2019)
120 min | Documentary
Cameras follow the actress as she embarks upon the trip of a lifetime to explore the lush rain-forests, magical wildlife and spectacular coastlines of Malaysian Borneo.
Star: Judi Dench
Votes: 101
27. Serious Jungle (2002–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Family
Eight teenagers set out on an expedition to the jungles of Borneo, to help save endangered orangutans in the area.
Stars: Laura Baker, Hannah Davis, Larry Downing, Imogen Forbes
Votes: 26
28. The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink (1998 Video Game)
E | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Traveling salesman Pink Panther must go around the world to find the ingredients needed for a potion that can help a little girl mistakenly turned into a monster by a warlock to become an "immortal magical ninja princess mermaid".
Stars: Jon Avner, Chris Bertolotti, Matthew Black, Barry Carrollo
Votes: 26
29. East of Borneo (1931)
Passed | 77 min | Adventure, Horror, Romance
Woman treks through jungle to find her missing husband.
Director: George Melford | Stars: Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent, Lupita Tovar
Votes: 254
30. The Fruit Hunters (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary
Adventurers, exotic fruits fanatics and even movie star Bill Pullman, are the subjects of The Fruit Hunters, the new film from acclaimed director Yung Chang. A thrilling journey through ... See full summary »
Director: Yung Chang | Stars: Kyle Allatt, Marie-Alice Depestre, Kyle Gatehouse, Henry Kwok
Votes: 265
31. Borneo Death Blow (2018)
52 min | Documentary
An adventure with a nomadic tribe of blowpipe hunters from Borneo, the Penan.
Director: Raphael Treza | Stars: Bala, Bill Kayong, Laob, Bruno Manser
Votes: 34
32. Adam Thorn Presents (2010– )
Documentary
Biologist and wild life expert Adam Thorn visits remote places in search of elusive animals such as the tapir and the bearcats.
Star: Adam Thorn
34. Frontier Borneo (2017)
Documentary
A documentary series that uncovers heroes at the front-line who are working to protect the environment, culture and wildlife of Borneo. Featuring forest rangers, marine conservationists and... See full summary »
35. The Place of the Dead (1997 TV Movie)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A group of soldiers on a British Army expedition attempt to navigate an unexplored Malaysian gully. So inaccessible is the area, that they must ascend the highest mountain in Southeast Asia... See full summary »
Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Greg Wise, Simon Dutton, Dougray Scott, John McArdle
Votes: 83
36. Dusty's Trail: Summit of Borneo (2013)
65 min | Documentary, Adventure, Family
Dusty's Trail is an inspirational documentary about a young man's journey with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal and debilitating muscle wasting condition that affects one in 3,500 boys ... See full summary »
Director: Catherine Jayasuriya | Stars: Dusty Brandom, Jon Hastie, Pacien Cunningham, Azmi Calvin Bin George
Votes: 12
37. Explorers of the World (1931)
Passed | 120 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
A compilation film, produced by the American Museum of Natural History, with footage from six major expeditions of the 20th-Century; the Stoll-McCracken Siberian Artic expedition, for the ... See full summary »
Director: Harold Noice | Stars: Richard E. Byrd, Harold McCracken, Gene Lamb, J. Stenhouse
38. Der Pakt mit dem Panda - Was uns der WWF verschweigt (2011)
Documentary
Accusations have been made against one of the world's most famous NGOs, WWF, due to their support for the cultivation of palm oil plantations and GM soy, as well as the use of poisonous herbicides. With whom does WWF have contracts?
Director: Wilfried Huismann | Stars: Dörte Bieler, Vasudha Chakravarthi, Mac Chapin, Jason Clay
Votes: 17
39. Jungle Cavalcade (1941)
Approved | 76 min | Documentary, Adventure
"Frank Buck's Jungle Cavalcade" is a compilation film that consists of footage from three previous Frank Buck expedition films: "Bring 'em Back Alive," "Wild Cargo" and "Fang and Claw." ... See full summary »
Directors: William C. Ament, Armand Denis, Clyde E. Elliott | Stars: Frank Buck, Teru Miyata
Votes: 60
40. Kopfjäger von Borneo (1936)
65 min | Documentary, Drama, Romance
Love story between a girl and a boy of incompatible social classes.
Director: Baron Victor von Plessen
Votes: 25
41. Général Ishiwara - L'homme qui déclencha la guerre (2012 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
From 1889 to 1949, General Ishiwara's military, ideological and political career took in the key moments of Japanese History, in a most spectacular way: the forced opening to the West, Hiroshima, the China war and Pearl Harbour.
Director: Paul Jenkins | Stars: Luce Mouchel, Frédéric Pellegeay, Ikuhiko Hata, Yôichi Higuchi
Votes: 26
42. Earth Tigers - Tarantulas of Borneo (1999)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Filmed entirely on location in the Sarawak - Earth Tigers explores the tarantula spider mythology of the 19th century, head hunting, Dyak tribal peoples.
Director: Andrew M. Smith | Stars: Paul Carpenter, Jon Paul Lamoureux, Andrew Lodge
43. Trump to Shrink Some National Monuments for Economic Purposes (2017 Video)
12 min | Short, News
Styx has good and bad things, mostly good, to say about Donald Trump shrinking National Monuments.
Star: Styxhexenhammer666
44. BE' JAM BE the Never Ending Song (2017)
87 min | Documentary
A glimpse at the Penan people of Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, and the challenges faced with the increased threat of deforestation and the changing landscape of their habitat.
Directors: Caroline Parietti, Cyprien Ponson
Votes: 8
45. Man of the Forest: Orangutan (2008)
26 min | Short
Orangutans of the Borneo tropical rain forests.
Director: Fred Heiman | Star: Peggy Heiman
46. Senudei (Aimed by the Spirits) (2020)
Mystery
The first Melanau film. A community film done by the Melanau in Matu and Dalat about a love story between Amal and his girlfriend. He then faced many problems such as lost many things when ... See full summary »
Director: Walid Ali | Stars: Aziz Affendi, Farishah Awadah, Muhammad Azam, Jemal Deen
48. Un Village Dayak dans l'ile de Bornéo (1912)
Documentary, Short
There is a panoramic view of the village, built on piles, and shaded by tropical trees and palms. Dayak life is illustrated by pictures of women fishers on their homeward way, of women ... See full summary »
49. Letters Home from the South China Seas: Adventures in Singapore & Borneo (1989)
91 min | Documentary
Singapore is a tiny island city-state at the southern tip of the Malay peninsula. Almost five people per square foot live within its borders, representing almost every culture, cuisine and ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Ray
50. Travel Geek: Documentary North Borneo (2014)
Documentary
In this edition of the Travel Geek series, Cyle O'Donnell uses the Cat capital of Sarawak, Kuching (which literally translates to "cat"), as a hub for exploring the surrounding parks. Then ... See full summary »
Director: Cyle O'Donnell