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Banjong Pisanthanakun

Banjong Pisanthanakun

Writer, director, actor and producer · Born September 11, 1979 (47) · Bangkok, Thailand

Banjong Pisanthanakun (Thai: บรรจง ปิสัญธนะกูล) is Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. With Parkpoom Wongpoom, he co-directed and co-wrote the hit 2004 Thai horror film, Shutter, and the 2007 horror film, Alone.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 11, 1979 (47)
From
Bangkok, Thailand
Works as
Writer, director, actor and producer
Titles
25 on Motif · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 50% in 30 days

What are Banjong Pisanthanakun's films like?

Across their 18 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Morality
21%
Survival
18%
Self
14%
Society
8%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
9
Melancholic
9
Absurd
4
Joyful
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Banjong Pisanthanakun's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 25 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Banjong Pisanthanakun's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 25 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Inherit(2026)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Pee Mak (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Original Film Writer

  • God Skin(2026)

    as Fastflix Employee

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Warkop DKI: Viralize Noooow...!!(2026)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Ek Din(2026)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Shutter(2025)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Kang Solah from Kang Mak x Nenek Gayung(2025)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Red Envelope(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow and I(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandmother's son

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Kang Mak(2024)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Not Friends(2023)

    as Film Directors' Posing Reference

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • You & Me & Me(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • One for the Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Thanks

  • The Medium(2021)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Lab(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Tootsies & the Fake(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • My Ambulance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Psychiatrist

  • Heartbeat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • One Day(2016)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Heart Attack(2015)

    as Im's Friend Doctor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Pee Mak(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The ABCs of Death(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hello Stranger(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Phobia 2(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Coming Soon(2008)

    Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Phobia(2008)

    Director · Screenplay · as Commissioned Duty Officer (segment "Deadly Charm")

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Shutter(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Alone(2007)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Shutter(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Colorblind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • GFF (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 28 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Shutter (2008)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

Heart Attack (2015)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Shutter (2004)

Film career

  • 2008Screen debut· 4bia

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 30: 5 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thDirecting12 of 30: 3 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thWriting15 of 30: 6 only writing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thProducing5 of 30: 3 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 30: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

30 titles, 9 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

2000s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew2010s8 · 2 acting · 6 crew2020s14 · 3 acting · 11 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Banjong Pisanthanakun's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Ek Din (2026)

82nd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Heart Attack (2015)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 54/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Banjong Pisanthanakun's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 89 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 94 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Banjong Pisanthanakun work with?

People who share at least 2 of Banjong Pisanthanakun's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paiboon Damrongchaitham shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles