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ActionWarDrama Festival Filem Malaysia 2019 · Best Film (nominated)

Paskal

Directed by Adrian Teh · 2018 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Paskal worth watching?

Paskal (2018) earns a 71% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Audiences (85%) responded more warmly than critics (72%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Paskal?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

71%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

72% Critic Score
85% Audience
62 Metascore
★★★☆☆ Letterboxd 3.3
7 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 55m
Cast
Hairul Azreen , Ammar Alfian , Henley Hii , Jasmine Suraya Chin , Taufiq Hanafi
Where to stream in the US
Netflix

🏆 3 nominations

Where to watch in the United States

  • Netflix

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (72%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (85%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (62/100).
  • Celluloid Score 71% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is Paskal worth watching?

Yes — Paskal earns a 71% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Malaysia's modern military blockbuster — RM31 million at the box office and a Festival Filem Malaysia Best Film nominee — Paskal proved local action cinema could match Hollywood hardware with a distinctly Malaysian naval myth.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (85%) responded more warmly than critics (72%).

What is Paskal about?

Based on the Royal Malaysian Navy's elite PASKAL unit and the 2011 MT Bunga Laurel pirate hijacking in the Gulf of Aden, Adrian Teh's big-budget military action film follows Lieutenant Commander Arman and his team through high-seas combat, training montages, and the personal cost of special-operations life.

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