251 Films & TV Shows Set In Asia During The 1990s
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NO-ONE
๐ท๐บ Russia The 1990sThe story takes place in August 1991, when in the former USSR there was an unsuccessful attempt of a political coup led by the Soviet intelligence services and the Soviet Union collapsed. However, this political struggle is only a background for dramatic events that occurred with the main characters of the film in a Soviet government villa in Crimea, where they were spending their summer holidays. The nightmare of their relationship reflects present and future nightmares of their country.
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Chowka
๐ฎ๐ณ India The 1980s The 1990s The 2000sThe film is the narrative which emerges through various decades, encapsulating the lives of four people and their love lives while sending across a strong message relatable to the common man. Four individuals, each with their own dreams and aspirations, land up in jail. They meet a school teacher who not just shows them hope but also stirs up a passion towards reform.
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Jim: The James Foley Story
๐ธ๐พ Syria ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq ๐ฑ๐พ Libya The 2010s The 2000s The 1990sIn August, 2014, a video of the public execution of American photojournalist James Foley rippled across the globe. Foley wore an orange jumpsuit as he knelt beside an ISIS militant dressed in black. That image challenged the world to deal with a new face of terror. And it tested one American family. Seen through the lens of filmmaker Brian Oakes, Foleyโs close childhood friend, Jim takes us from small-town New England to the adrenaline-fueled front lines of Libya and Syria, where Foley pushed the limits of danger to report on the plight of civilians impacted by war.
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Airlift
๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait The 1990s170,000 Refugees, 488 Flights, 59 Days, 1 Man โ When Iraq invades Kuwait in August, 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
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We Are X
๐ฏ๐ต Japan The 1980s The 1990s The 2010sThe music never had to be explained. โ As glam rock's most flamboyant survivors, X Japan ignited a musical revolution in Japan during the late '80s with their melodic metal. Twenty years after their tragic dissolution, X Japanโs leader, Yoshiki, battles with physical and spiritual demons alongside prejudices of the West to bring their music to the world.
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Trivisa
๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong The 1990sThe film is set in Hong Kong before its handover to China in 1997, when the cityโs booming economy inadvertently attracts three infamous criminals from Mainland China to cross the border and make their fortune in Hong Kong. Although unknown to one another, their notoriety has bred the rumor that the triumvirate will join forces to stage a shocking heist together, so much so that the criminals themselves get wind of it and are tempted to do just that.
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Youth Dinner
Yunnan Province The 1990sThe triumphs and travails of six members of two single parent families in 19th century Yunnan.
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The Summer Is Gone
Inner Mongolia The 1990sIn the early 1990s, Xiaolei, who lives in a small village in western China, longs for a summer holiday without homework after he graduated from primary school. However, it is filled with boring routine, and Xiaolei feels the anxiety around him. When his father has left, Xiaolei realises that his life is completely changed.
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2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten
๐ต๐ญ Philippines The 1990sFelix is a friendless achiever in high school whose life changes after the arrival of the half-American Snyder brothers, entangling him in their dark ambitions.
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10,000 Miles
๐น๐ผ Taiwan The 1990sKevin, a young, fearless runner from a rough neighborhood in Taiwan, falls in love with his tough coach Ellie. When Ellie becomes sick and distant, Kevin fights to survive and conquer the famous 10,000 Miles Silk Road Ultramarathon in order to win her heart.
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Everest
Tibet ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand The 1990sThe Storm Awaits. โ Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
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Mountains May Depart
๐จ๐ณ China ๐ฆ๐บ Australia The 1990s The 2010s The 2020sThe life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.
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Atlit
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel The 1990sIn October 1995 three French sisters gather in Atlit, Israel to sell the family home. Tensions arise between elders Darel and Cali when Darel proves unwilling to sell. That's when the sisters start seeing apparitions of their dead parents.
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Dum Laga Ke Haisha
๐ฎ๐ณ India The 1990sLove Comes In All Sizes โ A slim uneducated guy is pressured into an arranged marriage with an overweight college girl. The mismatched couple is challenged to compete in the annual wife-carrying race.
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Our Times
๐น๐ผ Taiwan The 1990sOffice worker Truly Lin goes on a journey through her memories. 20 years ago, she had a crush on the most popular guy in school. Taiyu, a ruffian and a bully, is in love with the campus belle. Truly teams up with Taiyu to tear the golden couple apart and help each other to get the ones they love.
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Goodbye Mr. Loser
๐จ๐ณ China The 1990s The 2000s The 2010sA middle-aged loser travels back in time to his high scool years to put his life on the right track.
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Buddha's Little Finger
๐ท๐บ Russia The 1990s The 1910sA drama set during the failed coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev.
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Foxcatcher
Pennsylvania District of Columbia Florida ๐ซ๐ท France ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1980s The 1990sBased on the shocking true story โ The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
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Godzilla
Nevada California Hawaii Tokyo Prefecture ๐ต๐ญ Philippines Pacific Ocean The 1990s The 1950s The 2010sThe world ends, Godzilla begins. โ Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
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Get on Up
Georgia New York Massachusetts ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam ๐ซ๐ท France The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 1960s The 1950s The 1940s The 1930sThe Funk Don't Quit โ A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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Watchers of the Sky
๐ฉ๐ช Germany ๐ท๐ผ Rwanda ๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan ๐ธ๐พ Syria The 1910s The 1920s The 1930s The 1950s The 1990s The 1940sFive interwoven stories of remarkable courage from Nuremberg to Rwanda, from Darfur to Syria, and from apathy to action.
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Happiness
๐ง๐น Bhutan The 1990sPeyangki is a dreamy and solitary eight-year-old monk living in Laya, a Bhutanese village perched high in the Himalayas. Soon the world will come to him: the village is about to be connected to electricity, and the first television will flicker on before Peyangki's eyes.
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Red Army
๐ท๐บ Russia Michigan The 1970s The 1980s The 1990sCold War On Ice โ A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and celebrated national hero to political enemy.
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Iron Man 3
Tennessee California Florida Kentucky ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan The 1990s The 2000s The 2010sUnleash the power behind the armor. โ When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
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Oldboy
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea Louisiana The 2000s The 2010s The 1990sAsk not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free. โ An everyday man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
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