#1 of 16 ranked Best-rated Vietnamese movie
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
2024 Drama 2h 59m Vietnamese
85 Echo Score $352.9K worldwide
Directed by Thien An Pham
About Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell Language · Southeast Asia
Vietnamese Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
254 Vietnamese-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 100 of them (39%) from the 2020s. Drama leads with 135, then comedy (64) and romance (48). The best-rated is Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2024) with an Echo Score of 85; the newest release is Face Off 8: Embrace of Light, out Sep 19, 2025. 73 films have reported box office, $272.5M worldwide in all.
- Vietnamese films on the site
- 254
- ranked by rating
- 16
- worldwide gross of 73 films
- $272.5M
- busiest decade (100 films)
- 2020s
#1 of 16 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Vietnamese Movies?
The 6 most recent Vietnamese-language releases, newest first: Face Off 8: Embrace of Light came out on Sep 19, 2025. The full list below has all 253 released Vietnamese films, newest first.
Best-rated
What Are the Best Vietnamese Movies?
With an Echo Score of 85, Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2024) ranks first of the 16 ranked Vietnamese films, ahead of Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (2025) and Viet and Nam (2025). 5 of the top 10 are from the 2020s. Ranked by Echo Score; 3 of these 10 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell 85 Echo (Echo Score 85 out of 100)
2024 · Drama · 2h 59m
Dir. Thien An Pham
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1. Detective Kien: The Headless Horror 85 Echo (Echo Score 85 out of 100)2025 · Horror, Crime · 2h 11m
Dir. Victor Vũ
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4. The House of No Man 80 Echo (Echo Score 80 out of 100)2023 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 43m
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5. The Scent of Green Papaya 81 Metascore (Metascore 81 out of 100)1994 · Drama, Romance · 1h 44m
Dir. Tran Anh Hung No Echo Score: ranked 77/100 on critics & audiences
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6. Tam Cam: The Untold Story 75 Echo (Echo Score 75 out of 100)2017 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 56m
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7. Face Off 7: One Wish 74 Echo (Echo Score 74 out of 100)2024 · Drama · 2h 18m
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8. Cyclo 76 Metascore (Metascore 76 out of 100 (15 critic reviews))1996 · Drama, Crime · 2h 3m
Dir. Tran Anh Hung No Echo Score: ranked 74/100 on critics & audiences
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9. The Buffalo Boy 72 Metascore (Metascore 72 out of 100)2005 · Drama · 1h 42m
Dir. Minh Nguyen-Vo No Echo Score: ranked 71/100 on critics & audiences
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Genres
What Kinds of Vietnamese Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 53% of Vietnamese films (135); comedy (64) and romance (48) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Vietnamese films lean most towards war: 6% of them, against 2% of all films. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Drama 135 · 53%Best-rated: Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2024)
- Comedy 64 · 25%Best-rated: The House of No Man (2023)
- Romance 48 · 19%Best-rated: The Scent of Green Papaya (1994)
- Thriller 34 · 13%
- Horror 30 · 12%Best-rated: Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (2025)
- Family 23 · 9%
- Action 21 · 8%Best-rated: Furies (2023)
- War 14 · 6%
- Crime 9 · 4%Best-rated: Cyclo (1996)
- Fantasy 9 · 4%Best-rated: Tam Cam: The Untold Story (2017)
Smaller genres: History (8), Mystery (8), Documentary (7), Music (7), Sci-Fi (6), Adventure (5), Western (1).
Decade by decade
Vietnamese Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2020s are the busiest decade with 100 films (39%); the earliest Vietnamese film on the site is from 1959. The best-rated of the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s: The Buffalo Boy (2005), Tam Cam: The Untold Story (2017) and Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2024). No Vietnamese film from before the 1990s is ranked.
- 3 Vietnamese films from the 1960s 1960sNo ranked film
- 4 Vietnamese films from the 1970s 1970sNo ranked film
- 12 Vietnamese films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 13 Vietnamese films from the 1990s 1990s The Scent of Green Papaya 81 Metascore
- 22 Vietnamese films from the 2000s 2000s The Buffalo Boy 72 Metascore
- 98 Vietnamese films from the 2010s 2010s Tam Cam: The Untold Story 75 Echo
- 100 Vietnamese films from the 2020s 2020s Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell 85 Echo
Box office
Which Vietnamese Movies Earned the Most?
The House (2017) leads with $34.3M worldwide. The top 5 together took $113.6M, 42% of the $272.5M earned by the 73 Vietnamese films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Vietnamese films
- $272.5M
- films with reported box office
- 73
- share of the top 5
- 42%
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1. The House $34.3M worldwide2017 · Comedy
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2. Mai $21.7M worldwide2024 · Drama
- 3. The House of No Man $19.5M worldwide
2023 · Comedy
- 4. Face Off 7: One Wish $19.4M worldwide
2024 · Drama
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5. Father and Son $18.8M worldwide2017 · Family
People
Who Are the Top Vietnamese Directors and Actors?
Victor Vũ has directed the most notable Vietnamese films (6), ahead of Võ Thanh Hòa (4) and Ham Tran (4). Lam Thanh My leads the cast lists with 9 Vietnamese films, ahead of Mai Thế Hiệp (8) and Thu Trang (6). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Vietnamese films
- Victor Vũ 6 filmsBest-rated: Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (2025)
- Võ Thanh Hòa 4 filmsBest-rated: 13rd Sister: Three Deadly Days (2020)
- Ham Tran 4 filmsBest-rated: Bitcoin Heist (2016)
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Tran Anh Hung 3 filmsBest-rated: The Scent of Green Papaya (1994) - Trinh Dinh Le Minh 3 filmsBest-rated: Once Upon A Love Story (2024)
- Nguyễn Hữu Hoàng 3 filmsBest-rated: Ma Da: The Drowning Spirit (2024)
Most-cast actors in Vietnamese films
- Lam Thanh My 9 filmsBest-rated: The Third Wife (2019)
- Mai Thế Hiệp 8 filmsBest-rated: The Sisters (2024)
- Thu Trang 6 filmsBest-rated: Money Kisses (2025)
- Kiều Minh Tuấn 6 filmsBest-rated: Blood Moon Party (2020)
- Hứa Vĩ Văn 6 filmsBest-rated: Sweet 20 (2015)
- Tiến Luật 5 filmsBest-rated: Money Kisses (2025)
Awards
Which Vietnamese Films Have Won the Most Awards?
The Third Wife (2019) leads with 1 win from 3 nominations, ahead of The Scent of Green Papaya (1994) with 1 nomination. 1 Vietnamese film was nominated for the Oscar for Best International Feature (Best Foreign Language Film until 2019); it did not win. Counted like the awards pages: one film in one category is one nomination.
| Film | Wins | Noms.Nominations | Won at |
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| The Third Wife 2019 · Drama | 1 | 3 | TIFF |
| The Scent of Green Papaya 1994 · Drama | – | 1 | Nominated only |
| Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell 2024 · Drama | – | 1 | Nominated only |
Vietnamese Films Nominated for Best International Feature
1 nomination for Vietnamese films (Best Foreign Language Film until 2019).
- 1994 The Scent of Green Papaya Nominated
Explained
Vietnamese Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
36 Vietnamese films have a full plot summary on the site and 5 have the ending explained. The newest are Furies (2023) and Sister Sister 2 (2023).
Full list
Browse All 254 Vietnamese Movies
Filter all 254 Vietnamese films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 253 released Vietnamese films, newest first.
253 released Vietnamese films
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia has 11 languages on the site. Besides Vietnamese, the biggest are Tagalog (2,232 films), Indonesian (1,751 films) and Thai (1,209 films).
FAQ
Vietnamese Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 254 Vietnamese films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Vietnamese movies are there?
254 Vietnamese-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1959 to 2025. 16 are ranked by rating and 73 have reported box office.
Browse all Vietnamese movies What is the best Vietnamese movie?
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2024) ranks highest (Echo Score 85), followed by Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (2025) and Viet and Nam (2025). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell What is the highest-grossing Vietnamese movie?
The House (2017), with $34.3M worldwide, ahead of Mai (2024) at $21.7M.
Vietnamese box office charts Which decade had the most Vietnamese films?
The 2020s, with 100 films (39% of all Vietnamese films on the site). Its best-rated film is Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2024).
Who has directed the most Vietnamese films?
Victor Vũ has directed the most notable Vietnamese films (6), ahead of Võ Thanh Hòa (4) and Ham Tran (4). Victor Vũ's best-rated is Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (2025).
Victor Vũ's films What are the newest Vietnamese movies?
Face Off 8: Embrace of Light (released Sep 19, 2025), Rain Falls Still (released Jun 6, 2025) and Before the Sea Forgets (released May 21, 2025).
New Vietnamese releases