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Browse 27 movies from Palari Films
A secret fantasy blog might jeopardize the promising future of Laras, a talented student, when the blog is revealed to her entire school.
Feb 2023
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A big-city detective investigates a series of gruesome murders along the Indonesia-Malaysia border — forcing her to confront ghosts from her past.
Jul 2024
As two sisters clash over whether their mother’s sudden death at a wig factory was suicide or demonic possession, their brother's supernatural body-regenerative gift attracts a wandering ghost searching for a human host.
Jun 2026
When Julia runs away from home, she leaves behind a broken family. Her sister, Jani, desperately wants her back, but the disappearance only deepens the bitter divide between Jani and their guilt-ridden mother, Winnie. While their grandmother provides a quiet sanctuary of comfort, Jani harbors a massive secret: she is still in hidden contact with Julia. Over four tense days in December, this hidden truth forces the family to finally confront their fractured relationships, leaving Jani to make a agonizing choice between loyalty to her sister and the honesty her family needs to heal.
Dec 2026
Nur is a 13-year-old boy who lives with his father in a rural area in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Nur naturally replaced his mother in the household after her passing. Nevertheless, his father remains aloof, and decides to send Nur away to an all-boys boarding school to make him more 'manly'. Missing fatherly love, he unexpectedly gets the attention and validation he needs at school. However, he faces bullying and harassment due to his feminine nature. Everything changes when he encounters a Bissu, an androgynous local spiritual leader who believes Nur is the chosen one to replace them. Presented with a chance to finally get acceptance, Nur has to choose which path to take. His choice will reshape his relationship with his father forever.
Ajo Kawir is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. His raging urge to fight is driven by a secret: his impotence. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung, Ajo gets beaten black and blue, but he also falls head over heels in love. Will Ajo’s path lead him to a happy life with Iteung, and, eventually, his own peace of mind?
Dec 2021
After his father's passing, a teenager sets out for New York in search of his estranged mother and soon finds love and connection in unexpected places.
Jun 2021
HERI (55) takes his daughter, FEMI (23) for a vacation to his hometown, the town of Bangka. He wants to show her the city that introduced him to Bakmi Bangka (a type of noodle dish), a dish that they sell in their family owned noodle shop in Jakarta. This is an important trip for Femi, as she is destined to inherit the shop when Heri retires. Femi is forced to go, even though she doesn’t want to. In fact, she has no interest in taking over the noodle shop.
Nov 2022
When the police halt their search, a troubled mother works with a podcaster to find her missing daughter but faces a dark force that haunts her.
Oct 2024
Arif and Yati, an old couple who are celebrating their anniversary by trying to make a remake photos when he proposed to her in a specific spot in Borobudur Temple.
When an earthquake occurs in the prison where Julius (35) has been held for the last few years, the warden receives a word from Julius’s village that a tsunami might be coming to his village, located quite far from the prison. Julius receives priority to go home since he still has a mother, Emola (90s), in the village. The warden assigns a newly appointed officer, Nuri (25), to escort Julius on a motorcycle. On their way, Julius and Nuri are convinced that the tsunami is going to happen in Julius’s village. They cross paths with several refugees and rescuers, who has just evacuated the residents and reports the chaos occurring in Julius’ hometown due to the signs of approaching tsunami. Arriving at the village, Julius and Nuri witness a robbery coordinated by fake rescue team.
Marsiti is a girl who dreams of winning a bull race. She was trained by her late father and inherited two buffaloes. Upon hearing her mother’s intention to sell the buffaloes to Haji Roni, her father’s rival, Marsiti stole the bulls with the help of her two best friends, Ponidi and Marjuki. The problem is, no female had ever been jockey for a bull race before. As the head of the race organizers, Haji Roni rejects Marsiti’s request. Marsiti secretly sets up a plan to continue take part in the race and prove that she is a skilled jockey.
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In a fishing village, The employees of Uma de Raffa, a nearly bankrupt resort, are getting anxious. However, a visit from the resort investor brings new hope. The situation suddenly gets complicated when said investor instantly dies from a heart attack.
A student diver risks her scholastic future and relationship with her father when she dates a moody transfer student consumed by their romance.
Oct 2017
A food-loving epidemiologist Aruna has to go to the countryside to investigate the avian flu outbreak. A chef and a food critic also accompany her—this could turn out to be a food trip!
Sep 2018
An adaptation of Hindia's debut studio album of the same name.
Diego, a man with Dwarfism, works as an extra for a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs pre-wedding photoshoot project. This photoshoot leads him into an intimate conversation with the bride, who seems to question her decision to marry the prince of her life.
Mar, a career woman from Jakarta, goes on a trip to Labuan Bajo for her Bachelorette Party. Her friends are supposed to come with her, but due to one thing and another, she has to go alone. There, she is surprised to find that the owner of the boat she will be staying at for the next couple of days is her old best friend, Ravin. Mar and Ravin spend time together and it becomes clear that there is something unresolved between them. While enjoying the beauty of Labuan Bajo, Mar begins to question her life decisions. Mar’s fiancé wants her to come home earlier than planned. Mar is forced to say goodbye to Ravin, even though she is not ready to be apart from him again.
Jun 2024