Here are the top 10 Sinhala movies of all time based on their IMDB movie ratings. IMDB is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group “rec.arts.movies” in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. 

1. Gajaman (2023)

99 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance

The Gajaman, gets a new job from the Magodisthuma, the local politician whom he works for. But things get complicated when he sees the daughter of his boss. Will Gajaman control the consequences? Rating 9.2

2. Sikuru Hathe (2007)

Comedy

A story about a Sri Lankan Matchmaker trying to find a partner for his own daughter. Rating 8.8

3. Seeds (II) (2022)

Drama

Father Melchior, a Franciscan missionary priest, lands in Ceylon in 1560 with the Portuguese army arriving to avenge the Christian massacre at Mannar in 1544. Rating 8.6

4. The Singing Pond (2015)

120 min | Drama, Family, Musical

One day, a new teacher, Uma, arrives at a primary school in a remote little village in Sri Lanka. With Uma’s help, her little pupils learn not to be afraid of dreaming big. Rating 8.5

5. Enchanted Island (1976)

Family, Fantasy

The adventure of a rebellious child, running away from his house to an island called Madol Duwa. Rating 8.4

6. Buongiorno Italia (2004)

110 min | Drama

 Mille Soya, is a film depicting a dangerous and hazardous journey by a young Sri Lankan group to rich Europe. They are subject to deceptions by the intermediaries, betrayals by friends, arrests while crossing the borders and even death. Rating 8.4

7. Aloko Udapadi (2017)

113 min | Drama, History

Aloko Udapadi (Light Arose) is an Epic Film of the unswerving human effort, to record for all time, a unique spiritual heritage. In 89 BC, King Walagamba of Sinhala kingdom.  Rating 8.3

8. The Newspaper (2020)

90 min | Drama

A small poor family in a remote village at dry zone who faced a series of miseries due to a wrong news report published in the national media stating that their son is involved in a suicide bomb blast carried by L.T.T.E terrorists. Rating 8.3

9. The Horn (I) (2020)

Horror, Sci-Fi

Professor Thompson commits murder after the chaos that occurred due to marriage. Kevin, an 8 month old who’s left alone at the end, returns home after 57 years, as an elderly sex offender. Rating  8.3

10. Thanha Rathi Ranga (2014)

95 min | Drama

Three friends embark on a journey to a land that was once forbidden but a sudden encounter forces them to return to yet another land of turmoil and terror. Rating 8.3