#1 of 6 ranked Best-rated Malay movie
Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers
2025 Crime Action Drama 2h 9m Malay
87 Echo Score
Directed by Syafiq Yusof
About Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers Language · Southeast Asia
Malay Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
380 Malay-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 174 of them (46%) from the 2010s. Comedy leads with 156, then drama (140) and action (97). The best-rated is Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers (2025) with an Echo Score of 87; the newest release is Gantung: Musketeer Code, out May 28, 2025. 43 films have reported box office, $34.7M worldwide in all.
- Malay films on the site
- 380
- ranked by rating
- 6
- worldwide gross of 43 films
- $34.7M
- busiest decade (174 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 6 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Malay Movies?
The 6 most recent Malay-language releases, newest first: Gantung: Musketeer Code came out on May 28, 2025. The full list below has all 379 released Malay films, newest first.
Best-rated
What Are the Best Malay Movies?
With an Echo Score of 87, Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers (2025) ranks first of the 6 ranked Malay films, ahead of Walid (2023) and Roh (2021). 4 of the top 6 are from the 2020s. Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 6 films have none and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)
2025 · Crime, Action · 2h 9m
Dir. Syafiq Yusof
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2. Walid 4.2 Letterboxd (Letterboxd rating 4.2 out of 5 (1.5M ratings))2023 · Action, Thriller · 1h 50m
Dir. Areel Abu Bakar No Echo Score: ranked 84/100 on critics & audiences
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4. Apprentice 77 Metascore (Metascore 77 out of 100 (7 critic reviews))2017 · Drama · 1h 55m
Dir. Junfeng Boo No Echo Score: ranked 74/100 on critics & audiences
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Genres
What Kinds of Malay Movies Are There?
Comedy is part of 41% of Malay films (156); drama (140) and action (97) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Malay films lean most towards action: 26% of them, against 9% of all films. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Comedy 156 · 41%
- Drama 140 · 37%Best-rated: Roh (2021)
- Action 97 · 26%Best-rated: Walid (2023)
- Horror 91 · 24%Best-rated: Tiger Stripes (2024)
- Romance 59 · 16%
- Thriller 51 · 13%
- Crime 40 · 11%Best-rated: Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers (2025)
- Adventure 35 · 9%
- Family 33 · 9%
- Mystery 33 · 9%
Smaller genres: Music (22), Sci-Fi (16), Fantasy (15), Animation (14), History (13), War (9), Documentary (7).
Decade by decade
Malay Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 174 films (46%); the earliest Malay film on the site is from 1955. The best-rated of the 2010s and 2020s: Apprentice (2017) and Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers (2025). No Malay film from before the 2010s is ranked.
- 10 Malay films from the 1950s 1950sNo ranked film
- 15 Malay films from the 1960s 1960sNo ranked film
- 1 Malay films from the 1970s 1970sNo ranked film
- 6 Malay films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 9 Malay films from the 1990s 1990sNo ranked film
- 75 Malay films from the 2000s 2000sNo ranked film
- 174 Malay films from the 2010s 2010s Apprentice 77 Metascore
- 89 Malay films from the 2020s 2020s Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers 87 Echo
Box office
Which Malay Movies Earned the Most?
KL Gangster (2011) leads with $4.4M worldwide. The top 5 together took $14.3M, 41% of the $34.7M earned by the 43 Malay films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Malay films
- $34.7M
- films with reported box office
- 43
- share of the top 5
- 41%
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1. KL Gangster $4.4M worldwide2011 · Crime
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2. Polis Evo $4.1M worldwide2015 · Comedy
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3. Adnan Semp-It $2.1M worldwide2010 · Adventure
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4. Duyung $1.9M worldwide2008 · Comedy
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5. Evolution of KL Drift 2 $1.8M worldwide2010 · Action
People
Who Are the Top Malay Directors and Actors?
Ahmad Idham and Syafiq Yusof share the lead with 6 notable Malay films each, ahead of Osman Ali (4) and Kabir Bhatia (4). Shaheizy Sam, Bront Palarae and Namron share the lead in the cast lists with 11 Malay films each, ahead of Maya Karin (10) and Soffi Jikan (10). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Malay films
- Ahmad Idham 6 filmsBest-rated: Adnan Semp-It (2010)
- Syafiq Yusof 6 filmsBest-rated: Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers (2025)
- Osman Ali 4 filmsBest-rated: Anak Halal (2007)
- Kabir Bhatia 4 filmsBest-rated: Setem (2009)
- Shuhaimi Baba 4 filmsBest-rated: Waris Jari Hantu (2007)
- A. Razak Mohaideen 3 filmsBest-rated: Duyung (2008)
Most-cast actors in Malay films
- Shaheizy Sam 11 filmsBest-rated: Tiger Stripes (2024)
- Bront Palarae 11 filmsBest-rated: Anak Halal (2007)
- Namron 11 filmsBest-rated: Walid (2023)
- Maya Karin 10 filmsBest-rated: Duyung (2008)
- Soffi Jikan 10 filmsBest-rated: KL Gangster (2011)
- Rahim Razali 10 filmsBest-rated: Cuci (2009)
Explained
Malay Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
64 Malay films have a full plot summary on the site and 4 have the ending explained. The newest are Reversi (2024) and Polis Evo 3 (2023).
Full list
Browse All 380 Malay Movies
Filter all 380 Malay films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 379 released Malay films, newest first.
379 released Malay films
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia has 11 languages on the site. Besides Malay, the biggest are Tagalog (2,232 films), Indonesian (1,751 films) and Thai (1,209 films).
FAQ
Malay Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 380 Malay films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Malay movies are there?
380 Malay-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1955 to 2025. 6 are ranked by rating and 43 have reported box office.
Browse all Malay movies What is the best Malay movie?
Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers (2025) ranks highest (Echo Score 87), followed by Walid (2023) and Roh (2021). Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 3 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers What is the highest-grossing Malay movie?
KL Gangster (2011), with $4.4M worldwide, ahead of Polis Evo (2015) at $4.1M.
Malay box office charts Which decade had the most Malay films?
The 2010s, with 174 films (46% of all Malay films on the site). Its best-rated film is Apprentice (2017).
Who has directed the most Malay films?
Ahmad Idham and Syafiq Yusof share the lead with 6 notable Malay films each, ahead of Osman Ali (4) and Kabir Bhatia (4). Ahmad Idham's best-rated is Adnan Semp-It (2010).
Ahmad Idham's films What are the newest Malay movies?
Gantung: Musketeer Code (released May 28, 2025), Gayong (released Apr 29, 2025) and Kulit Wayang (released Apr 22, 2025).
New Malay releases