Best Indonesian action movies
A curated collection of popular action movies from Indonesia.
Merah Putih Memanggil (2017)
Merah Putih Memanggil (2017)
An Indonesia vacation cruise has been attacked by pirates in international territory. Indonesian special task force try to liberate them.
Jenderal Soedirman (2015)
Jenderal Soedirman (2015)
The Dutch declare unilaterally that they are not longer bound by the Renville Treaty, and to stop the ceasefire. On December 19, 1948, Army Commander General Spoor Noord Simons leads military aggression II to attack Yogyakarta, the capital of the Republic of Indonesia at the time. The Dutch arrested Soekarno-Hatta and exiled them to the island of Bangka. General Soedirman who suffered from tuberculosis leads the guerrilla war for seven months against the Dutch.
Battle of Surabaya (2015)
Battle of Surabaya (2015)
Musa, who is only a thirteen-year-old shoe shiner, undergoes destiny through his adventure of waging war during the war time. Will he manage to bring peace among the troops who keep on fighting for nothing?
Red And White 2: Blood Of Eagles (2010)
Red And White 2: Blood Of Eagles (2010)
After the successful raid on Dutch Army's Supply Convoy, Amir, Thomas, Dayan, and Marius immediately found the General Soedirman's Headquarter deep in the forest. And with the experienced the got, they've been recruited into the elite unit under command of the explosive yet wise soldier, Sergeant Yanto. Captain Amir then replace Yanto's position as the unit leader. Their first mission, to crippled the the dutch army's airfield construction. Whatever the cost, whatever the risk.
Red And White 3: Hearts Of Freedom (2011)
Red And White 3: Hearts Of Freedom (2011)
The third and final film in the award-winning box office hit RED AND WHITE trilogy set during the 1947-48 Indonesian revolution, as a band of guerrillas fights for Indonesia's freedom on land, sea and air against the Dutch empire.
Believe: The Ultimate Battle (2025)
Believe: The Ultimate Battle (2025)
The son of a veteran named Agus was faced with the shadow of his father's absence, so he grew up to be an undisciplined child. Until the veteran died and made his son follow in his father's footsteps to enter the military world.
Merdeka 17805 (2001)
Merdeka 17805 (2001)
True story of a number of Imperial Japanese Army officers and soldiers who remained in Indonesia to fight off European colonists trying to retake the country after Japan's surrender.
Tapak-Tapak Kaki Wolter Monginsidi (1982)
Tapak-Tapak Kaki Wolter Monginsidi (1982)
This is the story of one of the heroes of independence from South Sulawesi - Wolter Monginsidi. Monginsidi is portrayed as a flamboyant young man, brave and daring yet emotional at times. He and his troops always ambush the Dutch until they are finally caught. His father is persuaded to sign the clemency form, which turns out to be a trap, set up by the Dutch. He receives the death sentence instead.
Bandung Lautan Api (1974)
Bandung Lautan Api (1974)
Set on 24 March 1946 in Bandung, when the city was engulfed in explosions as if it was a sea of fire, the battle scenes between Indonesian and Dutch dominate the film. The main plot line is the conflict of Nani, a Red Cross nurse, who loves Priyatna, an ex PETA fighter. Meanwhile, Hidayat, the commander of Priyatna’s troop, also likes Nani. It is a small story, within a war, that ends with the death of Hidayat.
The Raid 2 (2014)
The Raid 2 (2014)
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
Headshot (2016)
Headshot (2016)
A young man washes ashore, his memory gone - but his past comes back to haunt him after he is nursed back to health and his killing ability is needed when he takes on a powerful drug lord.
The Shadow Strays (2024)
Merantau (2009)
Merantau (2009)
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.
Polis Evo 2 (2018)
Polis Evo 2 (2018)
A group of terrorists have taken over a village and are holding the villagers hostage. Special Forces from Malaysia and Indonesia are tasked with handling the incident but their mission fails. Now it is up to Inspector Sani and Inspector Khai to save the hostages and at the same time, take down the terrorist group.
The Unholy (2022)
The Unholy (2022)
A former clergyman finds himself back in his old boarding school where the disturbances experienced by its community might help him regain his faith and tie up loose ends in regards to his son's death by a deadly spirit.
24 Hours with Gaspar (2023)
24 Hours with Gaspar (2023)
With only 24 hours left to live, a private investigator follows a trail of confounding clues to uncover the disappearance of his childhood friend.
Night Bus (2017)
Night Bus (2017)
A group of civilians share a bus ride to Sampar, a town full of natural resources. It is heavily guarded by the state army who is fighting against the rebel militias, who want freedom over their homeland.
Glitch: Tersesat Dalam Waktu (2009)
Glitch: Tersesat Dalam Waktu (2009)
Right before tsunami happen in Indonesia, there was a time glitch in various parts of the world, including in Jakarta. At that time, three friends who back to Cibubur, West Java suddenly moved to Bukittinggi, West Sumatra.
Game of Nine (2018)
Game of Nine (2018)
During a Chinese wedding hosted by a powerful business man, unsettling incidents occur which disrupt the celebration. Lucy will soon marry Edy, and prepare for her dream wedding. Just before the wedding party, an uninvited Siska appeared. Edy introduces Siska as a cousin from out of town. Nobody knows that she is Edy's ex-lover and Edy is beware of Siska so as not to spoil her marriage, even more so realizing that she is the daughter of a powerful businessman. Their wedding day which Lucy had beautifully prepared had to end tragically.
The Siege at Thorn High (2025)
The Siege at Thorn High (2025)
Edwin promised to his sister on her death bed to find her son she gave up long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in Duri High School, Jakarta, a school for juvenile delinquents. There he must face the most violent students to find his nephew. When he eventually finds the boy, a city-wide riot erupts and Edwin is trapped im the school with the cruel kids out for his blood.
Ben & Jody (2022)
Ben & Jody (2022)
Two best friends band together with a group of villages to fight back against treacherous illegal loggers attempting to take away their land.
Will (2021)
Will (2021)
Andra who is in a household breakdown with Vina, falls and breaks a bone in the middle of the forest. Unable to move, without food and drink, Andra had to rack his brain and heart to survive.
Marni: The Story of Wewe Gombel (2024)
The Devil's Lair (2024)
3: Alif Lam Mim (2015)
3: Alif Lam Mim (2015)
Jakarta 2036. Alif, Lam and Mim are three friends from martial art school Al-Ikhlas. Alif chooses to become state apparatus. He is determined to eradicate all forms of crime and searching for the killers of his parents. Lam, becomes a journalist. While Mim chooses to serve as a teacher in their school. All three are reunited after the explosion of a bomb in a cafe.
Bonnie (2024)
Bonnie (2024)
Bonnie, a high school teenager who has a dark past. However, with her martial arts knowledge, she was able to survive to protect herself and even her people. Without mercy, Bonnie will defend herself if a woman is bullied or oppressed. After the death of Bonnie's father, now her mother has once again fallen into the valley of disgrace.