Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003)
2003 film by Prachya Pinkaew
- Released
- 2003
- Country
- Thailand
- Language
- Thai
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Prachya Pinkaew
- Screenplay
- Prachya Pinkaew
- Producer
- Akarapol Techaratanaprasert
- Music
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Starring
- Tony Jaa, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Mum Jokmok, Don Ferguson
- Running time
- 100 minutes
- Distributor
- Sahamongkol Film International, Netflix
- Budget
- $1.1 million
- Set in
- Thailand
Ong-Bak (Thai: องค์บาก, pronounced [ʔōŋ bàːk]), also known as Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, is a 2003 Thai martial arts film directed by Prachya Pinkaew and featuring action choreography by Panna Rittikrai. It stars Tony Jaa in the lead role, alongside Petchtai Wongkamlao and Pumwaree Yodkamol. The plot follows Ting (Jaa), a Buddhist monk trainee and Muay Thai specialist from the village of Ban Nong Pradu, who volunteers to travel to Bangkok to recover the stolen head of a Buddha statue.
Ong-Bak proved to be Jaa's breakout film, with the actor hailed internationally as the next major martial arts star. For the film, Jaa won a Star Entertainment Award for Best Actor. The film was a commercial success and received positive reviews. It has since garnered a cult following. It was followed by two prequels, titled Ong-Bak 2 (2008) and Ong-Bak 3 (2010).
More films directed by Prachya Pinkaew
- Tom-Yum-Goong 2005
- Chocolate 2008
- The Kick 2011
- Tom Yum Goong 2 2013
Series
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q831437 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.