2025 · crime · action · drama
Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad
Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr1h 57m2025
In 1980s Bangkok, a wily thief stages a series of daring heists, baffling the authorities and the public — until one cop sets out to take him down.
Our read: Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad (2025) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded crime · action · drama entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme crime / action, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- twisty
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