Movies that capture the atmosphere of the city.
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The Beach (2000)
Richard, a young American backpacker slumming it on Bangkok’s Khao San Road, meets a man with a map and a tale of a community of travelers living on a secret island paradise. He follows the map but sharks, drug-lords, and rivalries shatter the island’s idyll.
Krung Thep Antara (Bangkok Dangerous, 2000)
Award-winning and stylish story of a deaf hitman who finds love and, in turn, a crisis of conscience. Directed by the Pang brothers, one of Thailand’s foremost directorial partnerships; in Thai with English subtitles.
Ploy (2007)
Acclaimed psychological drama about a Thai couple who return to Bangkok after living in America, but find their relationship tested and reassessed when a young woman they meet at the hotel moves into their room. Thai with English subtitles.
Satree Lex (The Iron Ladies, 2000)
This dramatic comedy follows a women’s volleyball team made up almost entirely of khatoey (transvestites and transsexuals). Thai with English subtitles.
Monrak Transistor (Transistor Love Story, 2001)
The amusing story of a young rural man who moves to Bangkok to try to make it in the big-city music scene. Thai with English subtitles.
The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)
Roger Moore’s James Bond takes to the canals of Thonburi in a fast-moving longtail boat during his pursuit of hitman Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) and the “solex agitator,” which can harness the power of the sun.
