Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad ending explained: Tee's ultimate fate, revealed

Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad is a Thai action drama film released on Netflix on November 14, 2025. It is directed by Nonzee Nimibutr with a screenplay from Chanchana Homsap. Chartchai Ketnust has produced the film. Here's the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:

In 1980s Bangkok, two criminals face rough times when a determined detective strains their bond and hunts down an infamous crew of robbers.

Let's take a look at how the film ends.

What is the plot of Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad?

Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad takes place in Bangkok in the 1980s. It focuses on two criminals, Tee (Apo Nattawin Wattanagitiphat) and Rerk (Wisarut Himmarat), whose lives are upended after they realize that a detective is trailing some robbers. This directly affects the relationship between the two criminals as they try to evade getting caught.

How does Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad end?

Towards the end of Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad, Tee, Rerk, and Dao reach the Thai Bank. Meanwhile, Jakarat is watching them from a distance. Tee rams his car into the truck carrying cash and points a gun at the guard. The cops show up, and a shootout takes place between them and the robbers. Both Dao and Tee are shot by the cops. Rerk immediately takes both of them out of the area.

Amid the shootout, Kid and Pae are waiting at the bank for Tee. Rerk and Tee take an injured Dao to a hospital to save her and the child. The cops start circling around the hospital, and the Monk tells Rerk and Tee to leave. Both of them leave while the Monk promises to take care of Dao. As the two reach the highway, they see Jakarat waiting for them. A shootout takes place once again between them. Jakarat manages to shoot Tee in the neck, but they still manage to escape.

They reach a deserted spot where Tee tells Rerk that he will die. Tee orders Rerk to shoot him and put him out of his misery. The two share an emotional moment as Tee tells him to then go and take care of his child. Rerk shoots Tee dead to save his life. Otherwise, he would have gotten a slow death, or the cops would have nabbed him.

Rerk wanted to leave Thailand with Dao, and the two are on their way to catch a train. However, Kid assumes that Rerk betrayed Tee to be with Dao. He shoots Rerk dead. It's unclear how Kid found out about Tee's death, which led him to eliminate Rerk. In his final moment, Rerk tries to tell Kid that he's been loyal to Tee. But it's too late for that.

After hearing the gunshots, Dao leaves on a train. Right after Rerk's death, Pae shows up and kills Kid. As cops rush to arrest him, Pae tells them that he is also a cop. Meanwhile, Jakarat destroys all the files related to Pae. Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad ends with Jakarat getting honored for his actions.

Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad is streaming on Netflix.