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1. Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This contemporary romantic comedy based on a global bestseller follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.
Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan
Votes: 189,909 | Gross: $174.53M
2. Paradise Road (1997)
R | 122 min | Drama, History, War
A group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II use music to relieve their misery.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 5,923 | Gross: $1.92M
3. The Letter (1940)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter written in her own hand may prove her undoing.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Frieda Inescort
Votes: 14,584
4. The Ruling Class (1972)
PG | 154 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. Their other, somewhat more respectable family members plot to steal the estate from him; murder and mayhem ensue.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Hugh Owens
Votes: 6,799
5. Before the Flood (2016)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, News
A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.
Director: Fisher Stevens | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ban Ki-moon, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mike Brune
Votes: 28,859
6. 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: 650
7. Mentawai - Souls of the Forest (2023)
75 min | Documentary
The last indigenous people of the archipelagos of Sumatra: a culture on the verge of extinction - with the latest geopolitical developments, the destruction of their habitat reaches the ... See full summary »
Director: Joo Peter
8. Krakatoa (2008 TV Movie)
87 min | Documentary, Drama
The greatest volcanic eruption in recorded history, the Krakatoa explosion of August 27 1883.
Directors: Jeremy Hall, Stuart Everett | Stars: John Shrapnel, Michael Bernardin, Sasha Waddell, Nick Ewans
Votes: 126
9. Silent Cries (1993 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, War
In 1942, the Japanese occupied the island of Singapore. During the take-over, not only military soldiers were taken prisoner, but also innocent civilians, particularly women and children. ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Annabeth Gish, Chloe Webb, Gail Strickland
Votes: 180
10. East of Sumatra (1953)
Approved | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Tough Duke Mullane tries to open a new mine in the jungle, but the natives turn hostile...except for one lissome dancer.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Marilyn Maxwell, Anthony Quinn, Suzan Ball
Votes: 272
11. Ape to Man (2005 Video)
100 min | Documentary, History
The history of the search for the "missing link" in evolution is told through reenactments and interviews with leading scientists.
Director: Nic Young | Stars: Leslie Aiello, Joe Cain, Edward Herrmann, Kevin Hudson
Votes: 156
12. Bulan di Atas Kuburan (2015)
120 min | Drama
Tigor and Sahat wander to Jakarta after seeing Sabar boast about his fake success in Jakarta.
Director: Edo Sitanggang | Stars: Rio Dewanto, Donny Alamsyah, Tio Pakusadewo, Atiqah Hasiholan
Votes: 5
13. Under the Protection of Ka'bah (2011)
121 min | Drama, Romance
Hamid and Zainab love each other but they cannot be together. Hamid is accused of slander and expelled from the village but they retain their love.
Director: Hanny Saputra | Stars: Laudya Cynthia Bella, Herjunot Ali, Niken Anjani, Tarra Budiman
Votes: 125
14. The Man from the Sea (2018)
107 min | Drama, Mystery
An Indonesian town by the sea has been ruined by war and tsunami. A man is found on the coast there by Atsuko and her son Takashi. They are working in disaster recovery. The man speaks poor... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Dean Fujioka, Mayu Tsuruta, Taiga Nakano, Junko Abe
Votes: 229
15. Rango (1931)
66 min | Adventure
The frame story is narrated by a white father to his son. He explains that man's closest relative in nature is the orangutan, which translates literally as "man of the forest." He then ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Jaro Fürth, Claude King, Rango, Roby Roberts
Votes: 35
16. The Last Elephant on Earth (2022)
14 min | Short, Fantasy
Director: Johanis Lyons-Reid | Stars: Shabana Azeez, Brendan Cooney, Lauren Koopowitz, Gerry Masi
17. Indonesia (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary
From the city of Jakarta to the reefs around Sumbawa Island, Indonesia offers a variety of cultures. The huge nation is spread along thousands of islands, and its history has generated many traditions, religions and national influences.
Director: Bo Boudart | Star: Timothy Enos
Votes: 36
18. Tsunami After the Wave of Interest (2009)
57 min | Documentary, Drama
The authors of this documentary film follow the stories of five people in the Indonesian province of Aceh after the 2004 tsunami.
Director: Jan Hosek | Stars: Martin Vane, Irwandi Yusuf
Votes: 6
19. Klinik unter Palmen (2014 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: Sebastian Vigg | Stars: Alexandra Neldel, Hannes Jaenicke, Byron Gibson, Vithaya Pansringarm
Votes: 20
20. Now Or Never (2019)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Now Or Never tells the story of the rarest great ape in the world, the Tapanuli Orangutan and how they face extinction due to their home in Sumatra is being destroyed by humanity's drive for ever more cheap energy.
Director: Matt Senior
21. Uncommon Grounds: The Untold Story of the World's Most Exclusive Coffee (2019)
52 min | Documentary
The film includes compelling interviews with coffee experts all over the world, never before seen footage of wild civets consuming coffee and breathtaking views of Indonesia's vast beauty.
Director: Michael Cherkashin | Stars: Mustafah Ali, Jeff Bickley, Ade Ferdiansyah, Chris Hooton
25. The Battak of Sumatra (1929)
12 min | Documentary, Short
A study of the Battak people of Sumatra, Indonesia (then called the Dutch East Indies), conducted by the Anthropology Department of Harvard University.
26. Going Places with Lowell Thomas, #60 (1938)
Approved | 9 min | Short
Lowell Thomas visits the former head-hunters among the Malay natives on the west coast of Sumatra and learns they now only do so via dance ritual that does not cost anyone the loss of their... See full summary »
Director: Charles E. Ford | Star: Lowell Thomas
27. Man of the Forest: Orangutan (2008)
26 min | Short
Orangutans of the Borneo tropical rain forests.
Director: Fred Heiman | Star: Peggy Heiman
28. Living Long (1999 Video)
68 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Director: Luke Sorensen | Stars: Chris Bystrom, Tom Avery, Mary Bagalso, Ian Bell
29.
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode:
Affair in Sumatra
(1956)
30 min | Drama
A woman of mixed parentage must choose between her people and the man she loves.
Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Rita Gam, Basil Rathbone, Greta Granstedt
Votes: 29
30.
Jungle Jim (1955–1956)
Episode:
Wild Man of the Jungle
(1956)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jungle Jim is asked to put a stop to a strange man's threat that is frightening workers on a nearby plantation.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Martin Huston, Dean Fredericks, John Banner
Votes: 11
31.
Madventures (2002– )
Episode:
Indonesia: Medan, Lake Toba, Bali/Malesia - Penang/Singapore
(2002)
30 min | Documentary
Directors: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala | Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala
Votes: 24
32.
Amazing Train Journeys (2011– )
Episode:
Indonésie
(2017)
Documentary
Philippe begins his journey in Padang (Sumatra): he goes to the fruit market and the people offers him the durian fruit with a strong smell.In the train he meet Minankabau women and is ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Badin | Star: Philippe Gougler
33.
Equator: A New World View (2018– )
Episode:
Kraft der Traditionen
(2018)
52 min | Documentary
Directors: Kevin McMahon, Sebastian Kentner, Hannah Leonie Prinzler, Christian Schidlowski | Stars: Shiji Cai, Claudio Corallo, Ricciarda Corallo, Helen Lim
34.
Monsterquest (2007– )
Episode:
The Real Hobbit
(2008)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
MonsterQuest travels to Sumatra in Indonesia in search of a small hominid creature known to the locals as Orang Pendak or 'The Man of the Woods'.
Director: Jared Christie | Stars: Stan Bernard, David Chivers, Adam Davies, Jeremy Holden
Votes: 37
35.
Man vs. Wild (2006–2020)
Episode:
Jungle Swamp
(2008)
TV-PG | 44 min | Adventure, Reality-TV
Bear traverses a swamp and jungle in the Sumatra rain forest. Naturally he chose the rainy season but he finally manages to find some good eating.
Director: Stephen Shearman | Star: Bear Grylls
Votes: 75
36.
Man vs. Wild (2006–2020)
Episode:
Castaway
(2008)
TV-PG | 44 min | Adventure, Reality-TV
Bear explores a tiny deserted island near Sumatra. Despite the idyllic appearance, Bear struggles to find food and especially water. Unable to find adequate water, he builds a raft to escape.
Director: Stephen Shearman | Star: Bear Grylls
Votes: 75
37.
Mega Disasters (2006–2008)
Episode:
Volcanic Winter
(2008)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary
The largest volcanic eruption of the past two million years occurred on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, 75,000 years ago. The impact from the super volcano Toba decimated the local ... See full summary »
Stars: J.V. Martin, Roger Tilling
Votes: 11
38.
Great Destinations (2010–2016)
Episode:
Indonesia
(2014)
Documentary, History
The Indonesian archipelago is a vast region of islands, craters, dragons, and jungles. As we sweep across the Indian Ocean, we will travel from Sumatra to Sumba, and we will help you create an itinerary especially suited to your interests.
Director: George Miczek | Star: Martin O'Regan
39.
Strange Evidence (2017– )
Episode:
Nuclear Mummy Demon
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Mystery
When a strange, dried-out creature washes ashore downriver from a nuclear power plant, some experts suspect it's the mummified corpse of a mutant; using the latest science and tech, this incredible theory is put to the test.
Stars: Athena Brensberger, Devin Dennie, Jon Farrow, Simon Foster
Votes: 6
40.
The New Environmentalists (2013–2021)
Episode:
From Ithaca to the Amazon
(2014)
Documentary
Our natural environments are intrinsically more valuable than any grand visions of wealth created using methods detrimental to the Earth. Meet people in New York, India, Russia, Peru, Sumatra, and South Africa who favor health over profit.
Directors: John Antonelli, Tom Dusenbery, Will Parrinello | Stars: Ramesh Agrawal, Mariano Castro, Desmond D'Sa, Suren Gazaryan
41.
PBS Eons (2017– )
Episode:
How a Supervolcano Ignited an Evolutionary Debate
(2021)
11 min | Documentary
The Toba Human Bottleneck Hypothesis proposes that an apparent decline in homo sapiens populations about 75,000 year ago was the result of the eruption of the Toba super volcano on the ... See full summary »
Star: Michelle Barboza-Ramirez
42.
Aerial Asia (2016– )
Episode:
Indonesia
(2016)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Harun Rahman | Star: Andres Williams
43.
How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
Episode:
Ring of Fire
(2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History
The geological mechanism that causes the ring of volcanoes around the pacific ocean is studied and explained.
Director: Ben Lawrie | Stars: Corey Johnson, Katharine Bull, Bill Evans, Peter Haeussler
Votes: 26
44.
Highly Compelling (2022– )
Episode:
Homo Erectus: The First Homo Sapiens?
(2022)
15 min | Documentary, History
Recent (2022) research has lead to an Out of Eurasia hypothesis for Homo Sapiens migration in contrast to the traditional Out of Africa theory.
Star: Travis Templer
45.
GeologyHub (2017– )
Episode:
The Largest Volcanic Eruption to Ever Occur; The VEI 9 Toba Eruption
(2023)
5 min | Documentary, News
75 thousand year ago Mount Toba on Sumatra exploded in what seems to require the addition of a level 9 to the Volcano Explosivity Index. The ashfall likely covered not just SouthEast Asia ... See full summary »
Star: Timothy C. Catron
46.
Anton Petrov (2012– )
Episode:
Study Finds Previously Unknown Giant Volcanic Eruptions in Recent History
(2022)
13 min | Documentary, Animation, News
Level 7 volcanic eruptions occur roughly once every hundred years. Only one level 8 eruption is know to have occurred during human history. But it stands to reason there were many many more... See full summary »
Star: Anton Petrov
47.
The New Adventures of China Smith (1954–1956)
Episode:
A Grave in Sumatra
(1954)
Action, Adventure, Drama
A retired British officer hires China Smith to find the grave of his son who died a hero's death on Sumatra during World War II. Finding no one to guide him into the jungle area he needs to... See full summary »
Director: Gene Fowler Jr. | Stars: Dan Duryea, Geraldine Farmer, Nestor Paiva, Keith McConnell
48.
Natural Curiosities (2013–2018)
Episode:
Curious Minds
(2015)
TV-PG | 22 min | Documentary, History
David presents the progress into IQ research concerning some highly intelligent, long under-estimated species. First the orangutan, a forest primate from the Indonesian jungles, originally ... See full summary »
Director: Hilary Jeffkins | Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 37
49.
Secrets of the Universe (2014)
Episode:
Supervolcanoes
24 min | Documentary
Look back at rare classes of eruptions that have marshaled the energy that lurks, like a sleeping dragon, beneath the surface of planet earth. The program moves beyond earth to explore the ... See full summary »