Asian Cinema
The 'Asian' category in the Alice library represents a collection of countries generally thought of as Asian but excluding China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and India. Alice has a large enough collection of films from these countries for them to have categories of their own. Here you will find films from Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore and even Mongolia.
Check the 'By Country' option on the menu to the left for films from a specific country.
R U There (2011)
5.5/10
Director: David Verbeek
Starring: Stijn Koomen, Ke Huan-Ru
The story of Jitze (20), a professional gamer who travels around the world to compete in video game tournaments. During a stay in Taipei he unexpected... Read more
Raging Phoenix (2009)
6.2/10
Director: Rashane Limtrakul
Starring: Sompong Leartvimolkasame, Nui Saendaeng, Boonprasert Salangam, Patrick Tang, Jee...
A violent Thai gang is abducting and killing women around Thailand. Having lost loved ones, Sanim (Patrick Tang) and his friends join together to brea... Read more
Headshot (2016)
6.3/10
Director: Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel
Starring: Julie Estelle, Chelsea Islan, Iko Uwais, Sunny Pang
The indomitable Iko Uwais ('The Raid') stars in this fast and furious actioner as an amnesiac whose mysterious past as a killing machine comes to the... Read more
Re-Cycle (2006)
6.1/10
Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Starring: Angelica Lee, Lawrence Chou, Siu-Ming Lau
The Pang Brothers' spine-chiller about a writer on the hunt for some genuine supernatural experiences while researching her next novel is full of thei... Read more
Shutter (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom
Starring: Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, Achita Sikamana
A young photographer Thun and his girlfriend Jane discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after fleeing the scene of an accident. As they inv... Read more
A Brighter Summer Day (Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian) (1991)
8.4/10
Director: Edward Yang
Starring: Elaine Jin, Jonathan Chang
Based on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an uncl... Read more
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
7.6/10
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Sinitta Boonyasak, Asano Tadanobu, Laila Boonyasak, Yutaka Matsushige, Riki Take...
A macabre, dead-pan comedy/drama chronicling the unlikely and all-too-brief romance that develops between two disparate loners. Kenji is a fastidious... Read more
The Protector 2 (2013)
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Tony Jaa, Jeeja Yanin Vismitananda, RZA
Kham (Tony Jaa, "Ong Bak") is the last in a long line of traditional guards who watch over Thailand's war elephants. When one of these elephants is st... Read more
They Call Her... Cleopatra Wong (1978)
Director: Bobby A Suarez
Starring: Marrie Lee
When a ruthless gang of counterfeiters launches a plan to take over Asia, Interpol's top agent, Cleopatra Wong (Singapore star Marrie Lee, in her firs... Read more
Invisible Waves (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Hye-jeong Kang, Eric Tsang, Toon Hiranyasup, Ken Mitsuishi, Mari...
Kyoji is a chef in a mobster-run restaurant who, unwisely, has been having an affair with his boss' wife. When they are discovered the husband orders... Read more