Indonesian Drama Films
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1. Pasir Berbisik (2001)
106 min | Drama
Berlian and her teenage daughter Daya are on the run from political violence. Constantly daydreaming that her absent father will return, young Daya chafes under the stern hand of her mother... See full summary »
Director: Nan Triveni Achnas | Stars: Christine Hakim, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Slamet Rahardjo, Didi Petet
Votes: 241
2. Chasing the Sun (2004)
86 min | Drama
Four childhood friends live at a ghetto in Jakarta whose bonds are tested as they grow into adulthood. They share a ritual, "chasing the sun" (Mengejar Matahari), where they race through the ghetto, symbolically chasing their future.
Director: Rudy Soedjarwo | Stars: Fedi Nuril, Winky Wiryawan, Fauzi Baadila, Udjo
Votes: 270
3. Gie (2005)
Not Rated | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History
Soe Hok Gie is an activist who lived in the sixties. Set in the darkest era of Indonesian modern history, "Gie" is an interpretation of what happened based on his journal.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Nicholas Saputra, Jonathan Mulia, Thomas Nawilis, Christian Audi
Votes: 1,073
4. Realita, Cinta, dan Rock 'n Roll (2006)
114 min | Drama, Romance
Ipang (Vino G. Bastian) and Nugi (Herjunot Ali) are two friends who don't like school. They love to play music and have a dream of becoming rock'n roll musicians. They often skip school to have fun in Sandra's store (Nadine Chandrawinata).
Director: Upi Avianto | Stars: Vino G. Bastian, Herjunot Ali, Nadine Chandrawinata, Barry Prima
Votes: 344
5. Three Days to Eternity (2007)
TV-MA | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Ambar and her cousin Yusuf get drunk, miss a flight, and decide to drive to the family wedding they are in danger of missing. They encounter bizarre people along the way while avoiding the sexual tension growing between them.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Inong Ayu, Bowie Budianto, Chichi Kadijono, Tutie Kirana
Votes: 479
6. Quickie Express (2007)
TV-MA | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jojo is an unemployed. He decides to become a gigolo for an escort company. Everything works smoothly until he falls in love with a medical student.
Director: Dimas Djayadiningrat | Stars: Sandra Dewi, Reuben Elishama, Ria Irawan, Melissa Karim
Votes: 440
7. Sunday Morning in Victoria Park (2010)
97 min | Drama
A woman starting a new life as a migrant worker in Hong Kong reluctantly searches the city for her missing sister.
Director: Lola Amaria | Stars: Donny Alamsyah, Lola Amaria, Titi Rajo Bintang, Donny Damara
Votes: 98
8. Lovely Man (2011)
76 min | Drama
Cahaya (Raihaanun) travels to Jakarta, Indonesia, to search for her father and discovers that he is a prostitute for men.
Director: Teddy Soeriaatmadja | Stars: Donny Damara, Raihaanun, Yayu A.W. Unru, Ari Syarif
Votes: 561
9. Question Mark (2011)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
A story of interconnecting lives in modern day Semarang, all struggling with the differences of their faiths.
Director: Hanung Bramantyo | Stars: Reza Rahadian, Revalina S. Temat, Agus Kuncoro, Endhita
Votes: 293
10. 5 cm (2012)
TV-14 | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Five best friends try to find out what true friendship is by climbing Mount Semeru, the highest peak in Java.
Director: Rizal Mantovani | Stars: Herjunot Ali, Raline Shah, Fedi Nuril, Pevita Pearce
Votes: 2,428
11. In the Absence of the Sun (2014)
TV-MA | 94 min | Drama
A tender, melancholic night is experienced through the eyes of three women as they struggle to find themselves in this ever-changing jungle of Jakarta.
Director: Lucky Kuswandi | Stars: Paul Agusta, Marissa Anita, Ina Panggabean, Dira Sugandi
Votes: 284
12. Filosofi Kopi (2015)
117 min | Drama
A coffee shop struggling to pay their debts, while at the same time maintaining their principles.
Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Stars: Rio Dewanto, Chicco Jerikho, Julie Estelle, Jajang C. Noer
Votes: 817
Adaptation of the novel of the same name by Dee (2006, Indonesia)
13. A Copy of My Mind (2015)
TV-MA | 116 min | Drama
A female cheap salon worker and a pirated DVDs subtitle maker fall in love during the turbulent presidential election in Indonesia.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Tara Basro, Chicco Jerikho, Maera Panigoro, Paul Agusta
Votes: 987
14. Nyai: A Woman from Java (2016)
90 min | Drama
Set in the Dutch colonial period in 1927, story of a woman who lives with her Dutch husband. One day, the woman named Nyai begins to realize that she is living like a prisoner.
Director: Garin Nugroho | Stars: Annisa Hertami, Rudy Corenz, Cahwati Sugiarto, Gunawan Maryanto
Votes: 57
15. Sabtu Bersama Bapak (2016)
100 min | Drama
It's a story about a young man looking for a love learning, about a man who learned to be a father and a good husband, about a mother who raised them with love and about father who left a message and promised to always be with them.
Director: Monty Tiwa | Stars: Abimana Aryasatya, Ira Wibowo, Arifin Putra, Deva Mahenra
Votes: 397
Adaptation of the novel Sabtu Bersama Bapak by Adhitya Mulya (2014, Indonesia)
16. Letters from Prague (2016)
TV-14 | 97 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A girl named Larasati (Julie Estelle), trying to fulfill her deceased mother's last wish to deliver a box filled with letters from her past to an old guy lived in Prague. A story about forgiveness, tying loose end and bond.
Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Stars: Julie Estelle, Tio Pakusadewo, Rio Dewanto, Widyawati
Votes: 398
17. The Publicist (2017– )
32 min | Drama
Ray, an actor who has passed from his prime, falls back and gets involved in drug cases. Erika, Ray's manager-cum-friend asks Julia Tanjung for help; an image consultant who immediately ... See full summary »
Stars: Adipati Dolken, Reza Nangin, Prisia Nasution, Poppy Sovia
18. 27 Steps of May (2018)
112 min | Drama
Following a horrible experience, May has isolated herself and stopped talking. Her father blames himself and tries to live by May's conditions year after year. But one day a hole appears in the wall and through it May discovers a magician.
Directors: Thoersi Argeswara, Ravi L. Bharwani | Stars: Raihaanun, Lukman Sardi, Ario Bayu, Verdi Solaiman
Votes: 595
19. Aruna & Her Palate (2018)
TV-MA | 106 min | Drama, Romance
An epidemiologist tried to satisfy her obsession with food when she was assigned to investigate a bird flu case.
Director: Edwin | Stars: Dian Sastrowardoyo, Nicholas Saputra, Hannah Al Rashid, Oka Antara
Votes: 883
20. Ave Maryam (2018)
85 min | Drama, Romance
Maryam a catholic nun who falls in love with a pastor.
Director: Razka Robby Ertanto | Stars: Sendy Febrina, Maudy Koesnaedi, Chicco Jerikho, Tutie Kirana
Votes: 556
21. Memories of My Body (2018)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama
A pre-teen boy who abandoned by his father joins a Lengger dance center where men assume feminine appearances, but the political and social upheaval in Indonesia forces him to move away and meet with remarkable people on his journey.
Director: Garin Nugroho | Stars: Muhammad Khan, Raditya Evandra, Rianto, Sujiwo Tejo
Votes: 517
22. Glorious Days (2019)
TV-14 | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A group of five girls and one boy becomes best friends since high school. One tragic event had to split them apart. 23 years later, one of them lay dying in a hospital. She hopes she could see all five of her old friends for the last time.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Maizura, Sheryl Sheinafia, Agatha Pricilla, Baskara Mahendra
Votes: 739
Remake of Sunny 써니 (2011, South Korea)
23. Today We'll Talk About That Day (2023)
TV-14 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of Narendra and Ajeng intersect for the first time as past and present come together in this prequel to "One Day We'll Talk About Today."
Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Stars: Jourdy Pranata, Yunita Siregar, Rio Dewanto, Agla Artalidia
Votes: 174
24. One Day We'll Talk About Today (2020)
TV-14 | 121 min | Drama
Three siblings live in happy-looking families, but one of them changes and gets warned by his parents, prompting the rebellion of the three siblings which led to the discovery of the secrets and great trauma in their families.
Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Stars: Rio Dewanto, Sheila Dara Aisha, Rachel Amanda, Sinyo Riza
Votes: 1,491
Adaptation of the flash fiction Nanti Kita Cerita Tentang Hari Ini by Marcella FP (2018, Indonesia)
25. A Long Way to Come Home (2023)
TV-14 | 109 min | Drama
Studying abroad in London, Aurora struggles with her relationships while away from her family in this sequel to "One Day We'll Talk About Today."
Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Stars: Sheila Dara Aisha, Jerome Kurnia, Lutesha, Rio Dewanto
Votes: 413
26. Ali & the Queens (2021)
TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
After his father's passing, a teenager sets out for New York in search of his estranged mother and soon finds love and connection in unexpected places.
Director: Lucky Kuswandi | Stars: Iqbaal Dhiafakhri Ramadhan, Aurora Ribero, Nirina Zubir, Tika Panggabean
Votes: 1,516
27. Kukira Kau Rumah (2021)
90 min | Drama
a girl who has bipolar disorder and has problems with her social life.
Director: Umay Shahab | Stars: Prilly Latuconsina, Jourdy Pranata, Shenina Cinnamon, Raim Laode
Votes: 460
28. Photocopier (2021)
TV-MA | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After losing her scholarship when photos of her at a party surface online, a student pairs with a photocopy worker to piece together what happened.
Director: Wregas Bhanuteja | Stars: Shenina Cinnamon, Dea Panendra, Giulio Parengkuan, Jerome Kurnia
Votes: 3,839
29. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2022)
TV-14 | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A mentally ill man faces the consequences of a corrupt Indonesian politician as he is wrongly accused of murder, and all he wishes is to see his daughter again.
Director: Hanung Bramantyo | Stars: Vino G. Bastian, Graciella Abigail, Mawar Eva de Jongh, Indro Warkop
Votes: 862
Remake of Miracle in Cell No. 7 7번방의 선물 (2013, South Korea)
30. What We Lose to Love (2022)
TV-14 | 34 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
While preparing for her wedding, Dara suddenly disappears. Satria is the only one who can see, touch, or speak to her.
Stars: Dion Wiyoko, Sheila Dara Aisha, Reza Rahadian, Arawinda Kirana
Votes: 4,375
31. Missing Home (2022)
114 min | Comedy, Drama
A married couple stages their divorce in order to encourage their estranged adult children to return to their hometown.
Director: Bene Dion Rajagukguk | Stars: Arswendy Bening Swara, Tika Panggabean, Boris Bokir, Ghita Bhebhita
Votes: 2,104
32. Like & Share (2022)
TV-MA | 112 min | Drama
Two best friends who create ASMR content together discover a world of personal exploration that leads them both toward harrowing outcomes.
Director: Gina S. Noer | Stars: Aurora Ribero, Arawinda Kirana, Jerome Kurnia, Aulia Sarah
Votes: 1,258
33. Before, Now & Then (II) (2022)
103 min | Drama, History
Nana, a gentle, beautiful young woman, escapes a violent anti-communist purge. Afterwards she lives comfortably as the second wife of a rich Sundanese man but her past re-emerges in her dreams.
Director: Kamila Andini | Stars: Happy Salma, Laura Basuki, Arswendy Bening Swara, Ibnu Jamil
Votes: 656
34. Fireworks (2023)
104 min | Drama, Thriller
4 people intend to commit suicide together by blowing themselves up using a large ball of fireworks.
Director: Herwin Novianto | Stars: Marsha Timothy, Ringgo Agus Rahman, Donny Damara, Hanggini
Votes: 406
Remake of 3ft Ball & Souls 三尺魂 (2017, Japan)
35. Andragogy (2023)
TV-14 | 110 min | Drama
After a viral altercation, Prani, a guidance counselor, faces backlash endangering her career and family.
Director: Wregas Bhanuteja | Stars: Sha Ine Febriyanti, Angga Yunanda, Prilly Latuconsina, Dwi Sasono
Votes: 868
36. Cigarette Girl (2023– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
Amid the evocative blend of flavorful spices to create the perfect kretek cigarette, two souls embark on an epic romance set in 1960s Indonesia.
Stars: Dian Sastrowardoyo, Ario Bayu, Arya Saloka, Putri Marino
Votes: 1,980
Adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ratih Kumala (2012, Indonesia)
37. Sara (III) (2023)
99 min | Drama
After many years of living in the city, a transgender woman has to go back to her remote hometown to attend her father's funeral. She finds the village has changed greatly, and that the villagers have become extremely religious.
Director: Ismail Basbeth | Stars: Asha Smara Darra, Asha Smara Darra, Christine Hakim, Mian Tiara
38. Tuhan, Izinkan Aku Berdosa (2023)
117 min | Drama, Thriller
A woman named Nidah Kirani who is a religious woman entered the organization of Islamic State fighters who later found disappointment in it so she turned into a prostitute.
Director: Hanung Bramantyo | Stars: Aghniny Haque, Donny Damara, Djenar Maesa Ayu, Andri Mashadi
Votes: 13
Adaptation of the novel Tuhan, Izinkan Aku Menjadi Pelacur! by Muhiddin M. Dahlan (2003, Indonesia)
39. Falling in Love Like in Movies (2023)
118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bagus, a screenwriter, reunites with his high school friend and crush, Hana, who is still grieving from the loss of her husband. He wants to convince her to fall in love once again, just like in the movies.
Director: Yandy Laurens | Stars: Ringgo Agus Rahman, Nirina Zubir, Alex Abbad, Sheila Dara Aisha
Votes: 1,063
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