The Best Thriller Asian Films

Nilalang tackles the underbelly of corrupt Philippine cops with the Japanese 'Yakuza' and its links to a centuries’ old curse that may be responsible for the spate of serial killings happening in Manila.

Nilalang (2015)

'Jeong-seok', a public official who started a big-gaining part-time VVIP care service that costs a whopping 2 million won a week, visits a mansion in a deserted mountainous village. 'I-ppal', a senior part-timer who has the greatest idea ever, is constantly talking about it as soon as he meets him, and in the meantime, a legendary girl named 'Se-na' appears in front of him. The B-class war of the crazy people begins!

The Gossip (2021)

Hae Gook (Park Hae Il) travels to a reclusive village to attend his father's funeral. He wants to find out the reason behind his father's strange death, but the villagers, in particular village chief Cheon (Jung Jae Young), seem to be watching his every move and eager to see him leave. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, Hae Gook enlists the help of prosecutor Park (Yoo Jun Sang) to slowly unravel the village's sinister secrets.

Moss (2010)

Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she found a trace of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel

Door Lock (2018)

A detective goes against the successor to a drug-trafficking crime syndicate, who aspires for a society free of drugs by orchestrating anarchy in Hong Kong.

Sons of the Neon Night (2020)

A mystery thriller about Yoo-jin, who was missing for 25 years, returning home and her brother Seo-jin who feels suspicious of her and the things that happen within the family.

Daughter (2020)

An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.

High and Low (1963)

Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.

Tai-Chi Master (1993)

Xinglin Hospital, is known as one of Taiwan's most haunted hospital. Led by Tainan's most prestigious master and his disciples, Xiao Ling and Miao Ru, each with their own ambitions, they stepped into the hospital without hesitation the moment the ghost gate opened at midnight. In there, they see the past rushed in the front of them. Unexpectedly, the hospital's yin qi (aura) was too heavy, and those who entered could not take on the pressure of the ominous presence where all kinds of life and death happened in this hospital.

Hospital (2020)

A violent gang is abducting and killing women around Thailand. Sanim and his friends, having had loved ones abducted, have joined together to break the gang of kidnappers. In a botched kidnap attempt, Deu is saved by Sanim's crew. After learning their unique martial arts style, Deu helps lure the gang into an epic battle to save the women across Thailand.

Raging Phoenix (2009)

Manson Law, a celebrated stockbroker in Hong Kong, is injured in a car accident. The police, led by Inspector Jack Ho, discovers a military surveillance device in the car wreck. Meanwhile, the wiretapper Joe Szema is unveiling his extensive plan that targets the mysterious financial conglomerate, the Landlord Club. The fate of these three men soon intertwines in the cat-and-mouse game that may bring down the entire stock market.

Overheard 2 (2011)

2500 years ago, there were 2 mysterious beings that tormented humans. These beings were locked up in 2 caskets by a formidable power, and in order for them to assume their form, they must infiltrate 7 vulnerable human hosts. Centuries later, Monk Ha-jung, the protector of one of the caskets, realizes that one of the beings has reawaken and orders his fellow monk Chung-seok to seek Jin-soo, who was born to stop these beings. Knowing fully well what this being is capable of, Jin-soo begins the hunt to find the being with Chung-seok in order to stop it once and for all.

The 8th Night (2020)