The movie industry in Indonesia is arguably growing recently and it comes with many genres that you shouldn't miss. Starting from the best action movies, best comedy movies, best horror movies, and even the best science fiction movies that you can add to your watch list. Unfortunately, there are still many people who don't appreciate Indonesian movies despite the large number of foreign movies that have a greater CGI effect than national ones.

In this article, Dunia Games will give you a list of recommended Indonesian movies that must be included in your watch list. Let's dig in!

Best 25 Indonesian Movies that You Must Watch

1. Laskar Pelangi - September 26, 2008

Many Indonesians are certainly familiar with this movie, the movie with the soundtrack provided by Nidji tells the story of the struggle of teachers and their students to defend a school that was almost closed in the 1970s in the Belitung area, and fortunately, the school is still operating because there is one student who turns out to be influential and able to change the situation for the better.

2. The Raid: Redemption - March 21, 2012

When it comes to action movies from Indonesia, The Raid is one of the best Indonesian action movies and is no less interesting and exciting than other action movies, especially foreign ones. The Raid: The Redemption is a good movie and has even become an action movie from Indonesia that has successfully penetrated the international market.

3. Terlalu Tampan - January 31, 2019

Both his father, mother, brother and the main character, Mas Kulin, are very handsome people. Not infrequently some people especially women, fall in love with him and will try to approach the main character. Even though he is handsome, it turns out that there are women who are not very interested in their good looks, thus making Mas Kulin the most handsome man feel attracted for the first time to a woman who is basically not so beautiful.

4. Ayat-Ayat Cinta - February 28, 2008

Even though there is a sequel, Ayat-Ayat Cinta 1 is still one of the best Indonesian movies until now. It tells Fahri, a kind and patient man who is squeezed by decisions and circumstances, where he has to marry two women at once, namely Aisha and Maria for a certain reason, and not a few viewers even shed tears after watching the movie.

5. Gundala - August 29, 2019

Gundala is the name of a famous superhero from Indonesia, and this movie is the recent live-action incarnation of the character directed by Joko Anwar. The story is quite the same, namely Sancaka, a man who gains strength due to lightning that strikes him, and with the gift of this power, he becomes Gundala and defends truth and justice.

6. Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss - September 2, 2016

This movie is a movie adaptation of the old comedy movie played by Dono, Kasino, and Indro. This movie is also the first Warkop Reborn movie that wants to revive the legend of the Warkop comedy trio, namely Dono, Kasino, and Indro, where all three are back with new actors to return to action amid the hustle and bustle in the capital, DKI Jakarta.

7. My Stupid Boss - May 19, 2016

My Stupid Boss is one of Indonesia's best comedy movies whose main focus is the boss, and the boss is famous for his miserly, stingy, and funny when he talks or does something that basically nothing is right. Of course, many of his actions made his subordinates annoyed with the ridiculous behavior of the fat boss played by Reza Rahadian.

8. Dilan 1990 - January 25, 2018

The movie, which is set in 1990, and with an audience of more than 6 million, Dilan and Milea have succeeded in making the audience drown in emotions, especially young people, both with their romantic stories, to the jokes and seductions between Dilan and Milea, of which there are even some which became the icon of the movie.

9. Habibie & Ainun - December 20, 2012

It tells the story of the beginning of the love life of the former 3rd President, the late Mr. BJ Habibie, and his first lady, the late Mrs. Ainun. This movie became a memorable romantic back in the year when this movie was premiered. In addition to being romantic, the story in this movie will also make the audience touched by the sad emotions mixed with the love story of the two of them.

10. Ada Apa dengan Cinta - February 7, 2002

The movie that was famous back in its time, namely Rangga and Cinta, made this movie a very emotional romance movie. With the success of the first movie, the AADC movie spawns a sequel, namely AADC 2 which is no less interesting and emotional than the first movie.

11. Pengabdi Setan - September 28, 2017

This is the best Indonesian horror movie in 2017 because this movie tells a scary story that comes from his mother who is known to make a deal with demons, and reportedly, the movie was able to reach more than 4 million viewers. There are many spooky scenes and jump scares that are quite shocking, such as the ghost of the mother (Ayu Laksmi) or other demons that can make the audience shiver.

12. Imperfect - December 19, 2019

A fat woman who was forced to slim down for a better life and work, and after becoming slim, her good nature and personality also changed with her style. Interestingly in the movie, the main actress, Jessica Mila, is willing to fatten her body, she does this so that she can maximize her totality in playing a fat character, and after wrapping, Jessica reverts her body back to the prior state.

13. Orang Kaya Baru - January 24, 2019

A simple family whose left died by the father, but unexpectedly the late father was a rich man who left an inheritance that would continue to increase if the inheritance was used up. However, since they have inherited the late father's wealth, this family gets new problems that they are not used to experiencing.

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14. Dua Garis Biru - July 11, 2019

Tells about Bima and Dara who have a love affair, until both of them do things that are outside the limits. In the end, the state of their relationship became chaotic and they were both forced to decide to break up and not speak to each other, and some even thought of aborting their pregnancy.

15. Cek Toko Sebelah - December 28, 2016

Cek Toko Sebelah is a good Indonesian movie and has won many awards, such as Favorite Male Supporter, Praised Cinema movie, and Praised Screenwriter, to become an Indonesian movie that won in the Best Original Screenplay category for Ernest Prakasa. With these many awards, this movie is definitely the best for you to watch, and also deserves to be included in the list of the 25 best movies by Dunia Games.

16. Ave Maryam - April 11, 2019

Maryam is a nursing home nurse who was forced to move to Girisonta, Ambarawa, Semarang, Central Java to become a nun in one of the churches there. Maryam is fully devoted to the church, such as cleaning the dormitory, being willing to bathe an elderly nurse, and often preparing food, but her loyalty to the church has changed since the arrival of a priest named Yosef.

17. Badoet - November 12, 2015

The Badoet (Clown) in the movie is a criminal who has been known to kill 3 children in a short time span and the clown in the movie looks quite as scary as the one in the IT movies. The killing case makes 3 brave teenagers decide to investigate the case, but the three children must experience the threat and terror of the clown they face.

18. A Man Called Ahok - November 8, 2018

The person whose name is Ahok in this movie is based on the person of the same name, the former governor of DKI Jakarta. Because he is a great person and admired, a movie about his life was made and has become a meaningful movie. This movie is quite good because you will see Ahok's journey from the bottom until he is successful.

19. Susah Sinyal - December 21, 2017

This movie, directed by Ernest Prakasa, tells the story of a single mother who is separated from her child because her child is angry and upset with her mother who doesn't want to come to school events. So the girl decided to go on vacation to Sumba alone without her mother.

20. Suzzanna: Bernapas dalam Kubur - November 15, 2018

Suzzanna was an actress who was very synonymous with horror movies because the late had a pretty scary face and was famous for her role in several horror movies back in the 80-90s. Wanting to evoke Suzzanna's sinister aura, Luna Maya was appointed as a suitable person to replace Suzzanna, a woman who was said to have died and became a wandering spirit.

21. 27 Steps of May - April 27, 2019

27 Steps of May is a movie with a focus on a woman, and the woman is known to be a woman who does not want to talk or any physical contact, because she is a woman who is traumatized by the chaos that occurred in 1998, during the riots that occurred in May to be precise.

22. Petualangan Sherina - June 7, 2000

Anyone who has seen this movie when they were kids must have grown up by now. The movie is a comedy movie that also presents a musical trope, and the combination of the two elements made this movie quite popular at its time, and possibly also a movie that is still worth watching for children today.

23. Perempuan Tanah Jahanam - October 17, 2019

There are many horror movies in Indonesia, but it is rare for horror movies in Indonesia that do not relate to ghosts or demons, and if there are, unfortunately, some of these movies are less scary. Well, but not with the movie Perempuan Tanah Jahanam (Impetigore). The movie is a horror movie that does not contain ghosts because the movie can attack the audience psychologically from the beginning to the end.

24. Marlina si Pembunuh dalam 4 Babak - November 16, 2017

If there is the word "killer", most of you can already guess it. The main character in this movie named Marlina is a woman who kills Markus because her actions are very disgraceful to her, so Marlina kills Markus and takes Markus' head as evidence.

25. Love For Sale - March 15, 2018

As the title suggests, Love For Sale is a movie that presents a love story that takes place in the modern era. The man named Richard, who is still single, tries to find a partner so that he can risk his pride, which is challenged by his friend, where he is challenged to bring a partner to his friend's wedding party.

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