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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

PG-13
| 1h 40min | Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 2,785 votes)

English aristocrat Lara Croft is skilled in hand-to-hand combat and in the middle of a battle with a secret society. The shapely archaeologist moonlights as a tomb raider to recover lost antiquities and meets her match in the evil Powell, who's in search of a powerful relic.

Johnny English Reborn(2011)

PG
| 1h 41min | Crime, Action, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 1,535 votes)

The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.

The Next Karate Kid(1994)

PG
| 1h 47min | Action, Drama, Kids & Family, Adventure
2.7/5 (with 436 votes)

Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.

Seven Years in Tibet(1997)

PG-13
| 2h 16min | Adventure, Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 1,232 votes)

Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.

The Monkey King 2(2016)

2.9/5 (with 37 votes)

Taking place 500 years after the Havoc in Heaven, the Tang Priest is appointed by Buddha to go to the West to fetch the sacred scriptures, only to accidentally free the Monkey King. With Lady White aiming to break up the team assembled to defeat her, the Monkey King must fight in order to save his world!

Kundun(1997)

2h 14min | Drama, History
3.4/5 (with 206 votes)

The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since.

Directed by Martin Scorsese - With Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Yoon C. Joyce, Losang Samten, Tsewang Jigme Tsarong, Tencho Gyatso, Losang Gyatso, ...

Samsara(2001)

3.7/5 (with 43 votes)

A love story situated in the Himalayas. A Buddhist monk can't choose between life and the way of the Buddha.

Beautiful Boxer(2003)

1h 57min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 24 votes)

Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman.

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?(1989)

2h 24min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 13 votes)

About three monks in a remote monastery; an aging master, a small orphan and a young man who left his city life to seek Enlightenment.

Directed by Bae Yong-kyun

The Golden Monk(2017)

1h 30min | Comedy, Fantasy, Action
2.6/5 (with 3 votes)

The film tells the story of a monk who realizes he is the reincarnation of Golden Child / Taming Dragon Lohan who was cast down from heaven to experience life and death one hundred times as he broke a sacred rule by falling in love with another fairy, Jade. While Golden Child’s memories were erased, Jade refused to forget their love and accumulated goodwill over one hundred reincarnations….

Directed by Billy Chung, Wong Jing

Walk with Me(2017)

1h 34min | Documentary
2.8/5 (with 17 votes)

Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, Walk With Me is a cinematic journey into the world of a monastic community who practice the art of mindfulness with Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Directed by Marc Francis, Max Pugh - With Benedict Cumberbatch

It Gets Better(2012)

1h 44min | Drama
2.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Saitarn, a retired post-op transsexual, falls in love with a local mechanic. Tonmai has inherited a gay cabaret bar from his father. And Din is a high school boy whom his father found out to be a trans. His father sends him upcountry to be ordained hoping it may make him straight.

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10 Questions for the Dalai Lama(2006)

1h 25min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 6 votes)

How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future? These are some of the questions posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by filmmaker and explorer Rick Ray. Ray examines some of the fundamental questions of our time by weaving together observations from his own journeys throughout India and the Middle East, and the wisdom of an extraordinary spiritual leader. This is his story, as told and filmed by Rick Ray during a private visit to his monastery in Dharamsala, India over the course of several months. Also included is rare historical footage as well as footage supplied by individuals who at great personal risk, filmed with hidden cameras within Tibet.

Directed by Rick Ray - With Tenzin Gyatso

The Holy Man(2005)

1h 31min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Formerly a troubled youth, a monk is given charge of a Buddhist temple that is neglected by superstitious villagers who are under the spell of a fake psychic.

Directed by Note Chern‑Yim - With Pongsak Pongsuwan, Somlek Sakdikul

The Golden Riders(2006)

1h 40min | Comedy, Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A young monk catches a train to a temple in a hill. On the way, he meets Phol and Taengmo, two people who trying to escape from their personal problems. Later, the threesome becomes friend, but they have to separate to find their goals. The young monk arrives the temple and experiences to many unusual senior monks, while Phol and Taengmo meet each other again in a village and begin their relationship. But, peaceful life of Phol and Taengmo is getting in trouble when a stranger guy steps in, and sets a chaos over the village and the temple.

Journey to the West(2014)

56min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 14 votes)

In 2014, Tsai Ming-Liang was invited to make a film for the MarseilleFID, Marseille International Film Festival. Since he was not familiar with Marseille, he decided to make a film as tourist, capturing the beautiful Mediterranean sunshine in the late summer of that year. He also invited famous French actor, Denis Lavant, to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng playing Xuanzang. "Journey to the West" was invited to be the opening short film at the Berlin International Film Festival the same year.

She Taxi(2015)

2h 33min | Comedy
1.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Devayani wishes to become a doctor, but ends up becoming a taxi driver when the responsibilities fell on her shoulders after the death of her father. When a woman starts driving a car the people around called she taxi. Joe Joseph is an affluent person who leads a luxurious life. Joe with his two friends joins Devayani and three other ladies - Meera Mamen, Sradha, and Roopa Pillai who are also on a trip of ten days. This trip changed Devayani’s life forever.

Directed by Saji Surendran

Happiness(2014)

1h 20min | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Peyangki is a dreamy and solitary eight-year-old monk living in Laya, a Bhutanese village perched high in the Himalayas. Soon the world will come to him: the village is about to be connected to electricity, and the first television will flicker on before Peyangki's eyes.

Directed by Thomas Balmès

The Saltmen of Tibet(1997)

1h 48min | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

Four men from a nomadic Tibetan tribe undertake their annual, ritualistic pilgrimage to a sacred salt lake. Salt gathered in this traditional fashion will be sold to provide the economic livelihood of the tribe for the coming year. The journey, necessary for the group's survival, also incorporates a number of rituals necessary for their culture to survive in the modern world.

Directed by Ulrike Koch

Madam White Snake(1960)

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A thousand-year-old snake that has transformed itself into a human, Madame White Snake (Choe Eun-hui), falls in love with a young pharmacist named Heo-Seon. Although they encounter difficulties, they are wed, and their love for each other does not change. However, Beophaeseonsa (a Zen priest) and Gwaneumbosal (the Buddhist goddess of mercy) order Madame White Snake, who had transformed into human without being granted permission to do so, to return back to the world of the gods before July 7. Grieving, she prepares to say goodbye to her beloved husband. But before she can return to the world of the gods in time, she falls into a trap set by Dae-yun (Choe Sam), who is attracted to her. Because of the trap, she is not able to keep the promised deadline, and ends up risking her life to save her husband.

Nanayo(2008)

1h 30min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 9 votes)

A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.

Directed by Naomi Kawase

Golden Kingdom(2015)

1h 44min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 5 votes)

Story of four young monks left alone in their remote monastery in Myanmar. Shot entirely in newly-opened Myanmar with non-actors, the film bridges spirit, cinema, and traditional Burmese storytelling to open a view onto an unseen world.

Directed by Brian Perkins

Becoming Who I Was(2017)

1h 36min | Documentary
4.6/5 (with 3 votes)

Angdu is no ordinary boy. Indeed, in a past life he was a venerated Buddhist master. His village already treats him like a saint as a result. The village doctor, who has taken the boy under his wing, prepares him to be able to pass on his wisdom. Alas, Tibet, Angdu’s former homeland and the centre of his faith, lies far away from his current home in the highlands of Northern India. On top of that, the conflict between China and Tibet makes the prospect of a trip there even more daunting. Undeterred by these harsh facts, the duo set off for their destination on foot, accompanied by questions of friendship and the nature of life. With its narrative approach steeped in a serene sense of concentration, this documentary film, composed over a period of eight years, stands as a fundamental experience in its own right.

Directed by Jeon Jin, Moon Chang-Yong

Tashi and the Monk(2015)

39min | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 6 votes)

This moving documentary profiles a former Buddhist monk who runs a home for orphaned children in the Himalayas, and his relationship with its newest arrival, troubled five-year-old Tashi.

Beautiful Lure: A Modern Tale of Painted Skin(2021)

With both beauty and wit, Maiko looks for a man who suits her. One night, she finds Taro, a candidate for the prime minister. Everything goes well as she plans, but he finds out she's actually a "youma" who destroys the country. What's their destiny?

Directed by Hiroshi Akabane - With Nao Hasegawa, Ryōma Ichihara, Yoshimi Ashikawa, Yoshiko Sengen, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Aya Sugimoto, ...

1000 Hands of the Guru(2016)

1h 5min | Documentary

Four monks, a royal scholar, and their American guru are fighting to save Bhutan's sacred arts while learning the art of letting go.

Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon(1972)

3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Chandar is a black leopard who lives near the beach of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) together with his mother and his sister.

Directed by Winston Hibler

Mindfulness and Murder(2011)

1h 26min | Drama
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

When a homeless boy living at the youth shelter run by a Buddhist monastery turns up dead, the Abbot recruits Father Ananda, a former policeman, to find out why. He discovers that all is not well at this urban monastery in the heart of Bangkok. Together with his dogged assistant, an orphaned boy named Jak, Father Ananda uncovers a startling series of clues that eventually exposes the motivation behind the crime and leads him to the murderer.

Directed by Tom Waller - With Vithaya Pansringarm

The Silent Holy Stones(2005)

1h 42min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

A young Tibetan monk goes back home for the New Year's celebrations. Fascinated by television, he wants to bring his family's television to the monastery to show it to his master.

Directed by Pema Tseden

The Light of the Golden Sun(2011)

1h 3min | Documentary, History

More than 50 years ago, the Tibetan Bon Buddhist tradition was driven from its refuge deep within the Himalayas. This is the story of the long and difficult journey that followed. Told through the lens of one Bon teacher born in exile -- Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche -- this film reveals something very precious and very old: a rich spiritual heritage, hidden for millennia, whose secret teachings are only now becoming known to the world. There may be no unbroken spiritual tradition more ancient than Bon, which traces its beginnings to a buddha who predates Shakyamuni by thousands of years. Yet this tradition today may be facing its greatest challenge thus far: to preserve its rich heritage beyond the land of its birth.

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