Best Vietnamese action movies
A curated collection of popular action movies from Vietnam.

The Legend Makers (2013)
The Legend Makers (2013)
Set in the 60s during the war, Vietnamese soldiers have to overcome numerous hardships and dangers to build an oil pipeline all the way from the north to supply the fighters in the South.

Cards on the Table: High Pressure and the Freshet (1987)
Cards on the Table: High Pressure and the Freshet (1987)
In 1963, amidst tense relations with Buddhism that may face international backlash, the Ngo family try to find a way around the situation, calling on Luan for missions worth his life. Saigon is heated. A coup may be under preparations. Tran Le Xuan goes on a diplomatic tour of Western nations, determined to clear names.

Cards on the Table: The Last Warning (1986)
Cards on the Table: The Last Warning (1986)
Luan continues to serve as the governor of Kien Hoa province and receives classified information sent by Y5, an agent installed by Kien Hoa Security in the Communist Party of Vietnam. He tries to identify Y5. The coup in 1960 ends with victory for the Republic's government, but unrest soon proves this result impermanent.

Cards on the Table: Blue Sky in the Split of Leaf (1985)
Cards on the Table: Blue Sky in the Split of Leaf (1985)
The Government of the Republic of Vietnam is subjected to military attacks and protests everywhere. Law 10-59 is enacted. Luan is sent to the United States for further military course training. Upon his return in early 1961, Ngo Dinh Diem decides to make him the governor of Kien Hoa province (Ben Tre today) to conduct the Pacification Program, with special privileges at his disposal.

Cards on the Table: The Gunshot on the Highland (1983)
Cards on the Table: The Gunshot on the Highland (1983)
After a tumultuous arrival and subsequent stay in Da Lat for military training, Luan returns to Saigon a Major in the Presidential Special Forces. He and Thuy Dung continue their relationship. News that Ngo Dinh Diem is opening the Ban Me Thuot's Highland Economic Fair attracts many intelligence and security organizations, whose political purposes vary.

Cards on the Table: Wreath on the Grave (1987)
Cards on the Table: Wreath on the Grave (1987)
The year 1963 drags on heavily. Rumors about the US-backed coup are spreading. Ngo Dinh Diem's government continues to suffer from a severe loss of popularity that is still worsening. Two lots of trafficked drugs from the Golden Triangle to South Vietnam have vanished into thin air. Luan sets out on what may be his final collaboration with Ngo Dinh Nhu.

Cards on the Table: The Foster Son of the Archbishop (1982)
Cards on the Table: The Foster Son of the Archbishop (1982)
After the Geneva Convention, Viet Minh cadres are gathered to the North. There are also many who secretly stayed. Among them is Robert Nguyen Thanh Luan. He returns to Vinh Long, part of the diocese of Bishop Peter Ngo Dinh Thuc, who has known his Catholic family for long. The bishop adopts him into the Ngo family, where he begins associating with Ngo Dinh Nhu, the Vice President and Presidential Consultant of the Republic of Vietnam.

Cards on the Table: The Roving Chessman (1983)
Cards on the Table: The Roving Chessman (1983)
In 1955 Tay Ninh, the National United Front is established and gives Ngo Dinh Diem's government an ultimatum: reform or attack. Luan continues to handle his new rise of popularity within sociopolitical circles in South Vietnam. He goes to Da Lat for a vacation, where a meeting between him and a young woman has been arranged.

Furie (2019)
Furie (2019)
When a little girl is kidnapped by a trafficking ring, they soon find they messed with the wrong child. Her mother, a notorious former gang leader, is close on their trail and will go to any lengths to bring her child home.

Clash (2009)
Clash (2009)
Trinh, a mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan, who she becomes attracted to. Trinh and Quan's relationship becomes complicated as it becomes evident that their motivations are not the same.

578: Magnum (2022)
578: Magnum (2022)
A container truck driver, Hùng, lives an idyllic life with his little daughter, An. The father and daughter become the closest companions in every journey with their orange container truck. Life goes on like that until An has to leave her father to go to school. One day, Hùng is informed that An is suffering from severe depression. Relying on his old skills in the past and finding out the truth, Hùng becomes enraged and painful to know that his little girl was kidnapped by a male stranger. Starting his lone and intense journey looking for and chasing after the unknown abuser, Hùng realizes that to hunt down that psychopath he has to counter the massive underground forces behind him.

Detective Kiên: The Headless Horror (2025)
Detective Kiên: The Headless Horror (2025)
Detective Kiên investigates the disappearance of young woman from a village living in fear of a murderous demon.

Invisible Evidence (2020)
Invisible Evidence (2020)
After being injured in a car accident, Thu - a blind girl came to the police to report the incident that she believed had become a murder. But another person comes forward and reports something entirely different. Both are being watched secretly by the assassin, so he can kill the witness. Will she figure out what's going on and stop him before it's too late?

Rise (2014)
Rise (2014)
A rags to riches story of unusual circumstance. 'Huong Ga - Rise' is the story of Dieu. Chronicling the highs and lows of Vietnam's most notorious female gangsters| this is a woman's journey as she breaks the glass ceiling in a man's word| albeit| a much darker and dangerous existence. Shaded by the influence and lessons of the men in her life: Nhan her childhood sweetheart| her great unrequited love; Hung fifty shades of empty but a great physical attraction; Tung the man of her dreams| husband| lover and friend; and Tan - the gentle man who promises a simpler life. Each of the men in her life contribute to Dieu's great success (and failures) as she climbs to the top of Vietnam's gangster underworld.

Face Off 6: The Ticket Of Destiny (2023)
Face Off 6: The Ticket Of Destiny (2023)
A group of longtime friends suddenly received a chance to change their lives when they found out that the group's ticket won a jackpot of 136.8 billion. Suddenly, An, the ticket holder, had an accident and did not survive. Faced with the dream winning money that should have been easily available, the group of friends embarked on a journey to find the lottery ticket. But that was only the beginning of countless unexpected events. Where will this quest to find and share the lucrative dream money really lead the group?

Jackpot Island - Kumanthong Returns (2022)
Jackpot Island - Kumanthong Returns (2022)
The "Jackpot Island - Kumanthong Returns" continues to spread obsession and doubts about one of Southeast Asia's most terrifying divinities. Who is really hiding behind the evil, monstrous face and holding terrifying secrets? What does a deadly island and the terrifyingly mysterious appearance of monstrous mermaids have to do with this brutal and terrifying spell?

Tốc độ và đường cong (2014)
Tốc độ và đường cong (2014)

Ám Ảnh (2016)
Ám Ảnh (2016)
Film opens with the question: How to get rid of the obsession of love and death? Mai Anh did not accept the loss of her father was an accident, she became depressed and resorted to Nam's psychological treatment. About Nam, he can not forget his ex-girlfriend who betrayed and left him 3 years ago.

Once Upon a Time in Vietnam (2013)
Once Upon a Time in Vietnam (2013)
Assigned to protect a small town in Vietnam, Dao arrives to fight against the crime boss; but soon his past catches up with him, threatening to destroy the cherished village.

Bad Blood (2023)
Bad Blood (2023)
Tells the story of Lam - a man who used to be a gangster but lost his memory and now hides like an ordinary person, making a living by manual labor. Lam lives with his wife - Hanh and her stepdaughter Hien. Hien still has not accepted the love of Uncle Lam for her. Hien grew up impulsive and was seduced by Tien - a hypocritical young man who lured girls into brothels to become prostitutes. Throughout the film is the journey to find Lam's daughter.

Lộ Mặt (2018)
Lộ Mặt (2018)

Furies (2022)
Furies (2022)
Bi, a Vietnamese country girl, survives a brutal childhood and escapes to Saigon. There, she is recruited by the mysterious Mrs. Lin, who trains Bi and her new friends Thanh and Hong in killing and sensuality to take down Hai, a Saigon crime lord.

Sword of the Assassin (2012)
Sword of the Assassin (2012)
Nguyen Vu is the sole survivor of his family who was executed by the empress of Vietnam. Upon discovering that his family may have been framed for crimes they did not commit, he sets out to bring justice and clear his family name.

Rom (2020)

Battle of the Fists (2021)
Battle of the Fists (2021)
Battle of the Fists (2021) is the film about The son of a master martial artist who must rediscover his long-forgotten moves before facing his new lover's ex-boyfriend at a college competition.

Saigon Bodyguards (2016)
Saigon Bodyguards (2016)
Saigon Bodyguards follows the intense and hilarious journey of two professional bodyguards tasked with their most important assignment ever.

Face Off 48H (2021)
Face Off 48H (2021)
After tricked into an illegal delivery and almost killed by a gangster boss, Hien took his wife and kid to hide at a friend’s house in the Mekong Delta area. The sinister boss, however, is fast on their tails, so Hien, his wife, kid, and even his friend’s family are swept up in a deadly 48-hour cat and mouse chase that leads them to an even more surprising truth.
