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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 5:13 AM

Live Poll: Which Asian Country Makes Better Films?

The images are selected from the highest-grossing film in each country.
Only countries with at least one title on IMDb Top 250 are chosen.
<Poll Link>

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@amirshossein1989 

I edited the title of your thread from Live Poll to Suggestion since this is not yet a published poll.

If it is tagged the wrong way it may get lost and not get noticed.

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@Pencho15​ Thanks alot...

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@amirshossein1989​ 

Please remove the movie title from option #4.

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Thanks for your comment
It's done

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2 months ago

Australia is not an Asian country, it should be deleted.

But there are several other countries that you could include like:

Taiwan (one time Oscar winner) - highest grossing film is: Cape no.7 

Israel (Asian country even if it has a terrible relation to its neighbours - Bikur ha-tizmoret

Lebanon - Capernaum

Palestine - Paradise Now

Vietnam - Mai

Kazakhstan - Dästür

Nepal - Purna bahadur ko Sarangi

Jordan - Theeb

Cambodia - The Dark Mother

Bhutan - Lunana

All above countries are Oscar nominated at least once.

The following countries also have important cinematic production even if they have no Oscar nominations yet:

Philippines - Hello, Love Again

Thailand - Pee Mak

Bangladesh - Toofan

Indonesia - KKN di desa penari

And Turkey is mostly an Asian country - Rafadan Tayfa 4

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First of all, thanks for your great and detailed comment, it would be my pleasure to catch your attention.
Second, I deleted Australia but still believe this country is really close to Asia geographically...
Third, to your list, I added the titles from Asian countries with comparable populations and histories versus those that are much smaller.
So, I added Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, and finally Indonesia to the list.
In the end, I didn't add Turkey because this country claims it's a European instead of an Asian country.

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I edited the list according to IMdb's top 250

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2 months ago

@amirshossein1989 ,

According to Wikipedia there are 51 countries that are considered part of Asia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_countries_by_population

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Thanks for your comment @dan_dassow 
So what's your opinion that I should add to the list?

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@amirshossein1989​ ,

I agree with @Pencho15 that you should add to the list. Since there are 51 Asian countries, you split this into two polls. Alternately, you could add criteria, such as a minimum box office revenue.

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Thanks for sharing your opinion.
So, I edited the list according to IMdb's top 250

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1 month ago

I would check out this website list for top films from different countries.

Plus, I am not sure if they are the highest grossing films for each country, but these two warrant a further look, IMHO.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Tiawan)

The Raid and/or The Raid 2 (Indonesia)

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Thanks, a lot.
I edited the list according to IMdb's top 250

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@amirshossein1989​ ,

Using the IMDb Top 250 to select countries and films is reasonable. Thank you for your effort.

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Pleasure... @dan_dassow 
Honestly, it's because of @urbanemovies opinion

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@amirshossein1989​ ,

@urbanemovies has a great sense for what makes a good poll.

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1 month ago

Congratulations, @amirshossein1989!

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Which Asian Country Makes Better Films?

Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/PuuxGvYqvGg/

Please change "Poll Suggestion" to "Live Poll" in the discussion thread title and change the settings so that it appears under "Praise" now, rather than "Idea."

 

FAQ: Updating Threads After Poll Goes Live

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Thank you so much @dan_dassow 

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@dan_dassow​ Whatever you mentioned about editing the post is done