Who has never heard of Iko Uwais? The actor, choreographer, and pencak silat practitioner is gaining more popularity thanks to the films he starred in. not just in Indonesia, thanks to his talent, Iko Uwais also starred in international films!

What are the best films Iko Uwais starred in? Check the list below to find out.

1. The Raid: Redemption (2012)

The Raid Redemption was released in 2012 and became the film that introduces Iko Uwais to Indonesian and international viewers. The film directed by Gareth Evans almost made it to the 10 box office in America. Based on the information shared by IMDB, The Raid grossed around $957.000 in one weekend.

In the film, Iko Uwais played Rama, young police from Jakarta and his unit raiding an apartment full of the most brutal criminals in the city. The action in the film grabs the attention of moviegoers. Resulting in The Raid Redemption premiering in Toronto International Film Festival.

2. The Raid 2: Berandal (2014)

The success of The Raid: Redemption lead to Iko Uwais starring in the sequel film, The Raid 2: Berandal. In the sequel, Iko reprised his role as Rama that went undercover as a convict to erase a criminal organization based in Jakarta.

The Raid 2: Berandal presents great fighting scenes shot from a close distance. As usual, we saw the trademark actions from The Raid such as neck slicing, close-range shooting, and brutal killing scenes.

3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

In 2015, JJ Abrams got Iko Uwais involved in the making of Star Wars. Although it was a just cameo, Iko had to keep quiet about his role for two years until the film was released.

In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he alongside Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Rahman played as a group of criminals. They are hunting down Han Solo played by Harrison Ford. Their scene lasted less than 5 minutes before Iko and the group got beaten by a monster.

4. Headshot (2016)

Action film fans have to watch Headshot. The film directed by Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel stars Iko Uwais as the main character. In the film, Iko played a young man with amnesia and was hospitalized. As time passes, Ismail, his character, remembered his past and that he was a member of a crime gang lead by Sunny Pang Lee.

The film is not just about the brutal action scenes since it also has romantic elements.

5. Mile 22 (2018)

In 2018, Iko Uwais and Mark Wahlberg starred in a film titled Mile 22. Iko Uwais’s performance in the film met a positive response. Adly, that is not the case for the film. Many critics said that Mile 22 is too focused on the action scenes and that the film is too weak story-wise.

Mile 22 received a score of 40 on Metacritic. The film from Peter Berg even received a score of 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.

6. Stuber (2019)

In the following year, Iko Uwais and David Bautista starred in Stuber. In the film by Michael Dowse, Iko Uwais played a drug dealer from Asia named Oka Tedjo. Iko is the third main character after Bautista (Vic Manning) dan Kumail Nanjiani (Stu).

Stuber is a film about an only taxi driver that was forced to help a veteran detective, Vic, chase Oka Tedjo.

7. Triple Threat (2019)

Triple Threat is an interesting film starring Iko Uwais. The film directed by Jesse Johnson involves several famous actors such as Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen, Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Jeeja Yanin, Michael Bisping, and Ron Smoorenburg. 

Iko plays Jaka, a young man on a revenge mission after his wife died following a raid to his village by a group of mercenaries to free Collins (Adkins) who was held hostage.That’s the list of the best films starring Iko Uwais, which one is your favorite? Stay tuned for more information about films and don’t forget to follow Dunia Games on Facebook and Instagram.

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