Thailand Synopsis
ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his first life.
The 2009–2011 Thailand Window
28 Thailand films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives sits at position #7.
#1A Little Thing Called Love
★ 7.8 · 2010
#2Hello Stranger
★ 7.3 · 2010
#3Best of Times
★ 7.1 · 2009
#4Yes or No
★ 7.0 · 2010
#5Whores' Glory
★ 6.8 · 2011
#6Slice
★ 6.7 · 2009
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#7Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
★ 6.6 · 2010
#8Who Are You?
★ 6.6 · 2010
The 2010s Thailand Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives premiered. 102 total titles in this decade from Thailand.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #86 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Thailand average of 6.3/10.
Among Thailand Drama productions specifically: #57 of 120 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Thailand, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands |
| Original Language | Thai |
| Spoken Languages | French, Lao, Thai |
| Production Companies | Illuminations Films, Anna Sanders Films, Kick the Machine, The Match Factory, Geißendörfer Film- und Fernsehproduktion (GFF) |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | June 25, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1588895 |