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1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan
Votes: 533,474 | Gross: $72.86M
2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the Far East, Alex O'Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O'Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh
Votes: 170,713 | Gross: $102.49M
3. Shanghai Noon (2000)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Chinese man travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped Princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Brandon Merrill
Votes: 135,262 | Gross: $56.94M
4. Farewell My Concubine (1993)
R | 171 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li, You Ge
Votes: 33,172 | Gross: $5.22M
5. The Grandmaster (2013)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 36,802 | Gross: $6.59M
6. Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
PG | 125 min | Drama, Romance
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Gong Li, Jingwu Ma, Saifei He, Cuifen Cao
Votes: 35,359 | Gross: $2.60M
8. The Warlords (2007)
R | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
China, 1860s: Having his army slaughtered, General Qingyun joins 2 bandit leaders in raids on rebels and in blood oath. They form a Qing loyal army with eyes on rebel held Suzhou and Nanjing.
Directors: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Wai-Man Yip | Stars: Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jinglei Xu
Votes: 27,823 | Gross: $0.13M
9. A Touch of Sin (2013)
Not Rated | 130 min | Crime, Drama
Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Wu Jiang, Baoqiang Wang, Tao Zhao, Lanshan Luo
Votes: 12,897 | Gross: $0.09M
10. CC2C (2009)
PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A cook from Chandni Chowk gets mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior by the residents of an oppressed Chinese village.
Director: Nikkhil Advani | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Chia-Hui Liu, Mithun Chakraborty
Votes: 9,450 | Gross: $0.92M
11. Dark Matter (I) (2007)
R | 88 min | Drama
Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.
Director: Shi-Zheng Chen | Stars: Ye Liu, Aidan Quinn, Meryl Streep, Peng Chi
Votes: 3,658 | Gross: $0.03M
12. Dangerous Liaisons (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
In Shanghai, an aging socialite's infatuation with her ex-boyfriend manifests itself as a risky game, where her former lover agrees to seduce, then abandon a naive young woman.
Director: Hur Jin-ho | Stars: Cecilia Cheung, Jang Dong-Gun, Ziyi Zhang, Shawn Dou
Votes: 2,072 | Gross: $0.05M
13. The Puppetmaster (1993)
142 min | Biography, Drama, War
Puppeteer Li Tian-lu tells his life story, and through it, the story of Taiwan in the first half of the 20th century.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Tien-Lu Li, Giong Lim, Kuei-Chung Cheng, Chien-ru Huang
Votes: 2,072
14. Stowaway (1936)
Approved | 87 min | Adventure, Family, Musical
A young girl lost in Shanghai is taken in by an American playboy and his girlfriend.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Shirley Temple, Robert Young, Alice Faye, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 1,484
15. Fatal Contact (2006)
110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man learns the fighting techniques of Sanda from a coach. The two become best friends as the young man prepares to enter an underground tournament, competing against some of the top fighters of the world.
Director: Dennis Law | Stars: Jing Wu, Ronald Cheng, Miki Yeung, Theresa Fu
Votes: 1,812
16. Dim Sum Funeral (2008)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A story about a group of estranged Chinese-American siblings who reunite after the death of their mother.
Director: Anna Chi | Stars: Bai Ling, Steph Song, Talia Shire, Russell Wong
Votes: 747
17. The Monkey King (2001– )
Unrated | 150 min | Adventure, Fantasy
American journalist Nick Orton is caught up in the world of Chinese gods and monsters while on a search for the long lost manuscript to 'Hsi Yu Chi' (The Journey to the West) by Wu Ch'eng ... See full summary »
Stars: Thomas Gibson, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Ric Young
Votes: 1,796
18. The King of Masks (1995)
91 min | Drama
In a remote area of China, in the 1930s, a street performer named Wang practices the change-mask opera art of bian lian. Seeking to pass his art, Wang buys what he believes to be an orphan boy, but quickly learns his new disciple's secret.
Director: Tian-Ming Wu | Stars: Xu Zhu, Renying Zhou, Zhigang Zhao, Li Chen
Votes: 3,474 | Gross: $1.10M
19. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
PG | 107 min | Drama
A Japanese father travels to China's Yunnan province in the place of his ailing son to film a folk-opera singer.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Shinobu Terajima, Ken Nakamoto
Votes: 5,629 | Gross: $0.25M
20. The Maid (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Every year, for thirty days during the lunar seventh month, the Chinese believe that the gates of hell are thrown open. Vengeful spirits or hungry ghosts wander among the living, seeking ... See full summary »
Director: Kelvin Tong | Stars: Alessandra De Rossi, Huifang Hong, Benny Soh, Zhenwei Guan
Votes: 1,313
21. Shadow Magic (2000)
PG | 116 min | Drama, History, Romance
Beijing, 1902: an enterprising young portrait photographer named Liu Jinglun, keen on new technology, befriends a newly-arrived Englishman who's brought projector, camera, and ... See full summary »
Director: Ann Hu | Stars: Jared Harris, Yu Xia, Yufei Xing, Peiqi Liu
Votes: 807 | Gross: $0.15M
22. Pavilion of Women (2001)
R | 116 min | Drama, Romance, War
With World War 2 looming, a prominent family in China must confront the contrasting ideas of traditionalism, communism and Western thinking, while dealing with the most important ideal of all: love and its meaning in society.
Director: Ho Yim | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Luo Yan, Sau Sek, John Cho
Votes: 1,079 | Gross: $0.04M
23. Legend of the Broken Sword Hero (2017)
Not Rated | 122 min | Action
It follows the life of general Thongdee, growing up from a young hot-head to a legendary Muay Thai fighter. Based on a real story about a warrior "White Teeth" from Thailand's Ayutthaya period.
Director: Bin Bunluerit | Stars: Buakaw Banchamek, Sornsin Maneewan, Manop Aswathep, Kanchit Kwanpracha
Votes: 277
24. Autumn Moon (1992)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
Twentysomething Japanese tourist, Tokio, comes to Hong Kong looking for good cuisine. He does all that the tourist is expected to do, but is disappointed with the food so far. By chance, he... See full summary »
Director: Clara Law | Stars: Masatoshi Nagase, Pei-Hui Li, Siu Wan Choi, Maki Kiuchi
Votes: 375
25. Lady General Hua Mu Lan (1964)
106 min | Biography, Drama, Music
About a woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.
Director: Feng Yueh | Stars: Ivy Ling Po, Han Chin, Kam-Tong Chan, Ming Chao
Votes: 91
26. Fleeing by Night (2000)
119 min | Drama, Romance
Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the unsettling relationship between three characters. Ing'er, the daughter of a theatre-owner, welcomes the return of Shao-dung, her fiancee and... See full summary »
Directors: Li-Kong Hsu, Chi Yin | Stars: Rene Liu, Lei Huang, Chao-te Yin, Leon Dai
Votes: 477 | Gross: $0.01M
27. Still Love You After All These (1997)
43 min | Documentary, Short
Stanley Kwan's view in this film is both personal and collective memories towards Hong Kong in 1997. He cites one famous line from Cantonese opera "Princess Chang Ping", "I deny, I deny, ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Kwan | Star: Stanley Kwan
Votes: 29
28. To Live to Sing (2019)
105 min | Drama
A Sichuan Opera troupe are faced with the demolition of their theater and dissolution.
Director: Johnny Ma | Stars: Xiaoli Zhao, Guidan Gan, Xihu Yan, Huanghe Yan
Votes: 199
29. The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel (2013)
Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
During Second Sino-Japanese War, China suffered from cholera outbreak because Japanese uses it as an biological weapon. Four Chinese agents captures a Japanese scientist and his bodyguard ... See full summary »
Director: Hu Guan | Stars: Ye Liu, Hanyu Zhang, Huang Bo, Jing Liang
Votes: 775
30. Ren (2018)
16 min | Short, Thriller
Armed men tell Ava that her estranged biological father from China was a crime boss who has recently passed away. His dying wish was for her to take over, so they have come to bring her whether she wants it or not.
Directors: André Gogola, Vito Gogola | Stars: Jamie Yun, Feng Xu, Andreas Norberg, Amanda Fredholm
Votes: 9
31. Hong yan (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Loneliness, saving face, and public mores. In 1983 in China, Yun is a bright schoolgirl who gets pregnant. She's expelled, her boyfriend leaves town, and her mother arranges the baby's ... See full summary »
Director: Yu Li | Stars: Xingrao Huang, Kechun Li, Yi Liu, Yizhu Wang
Votes: 308
32. So Close to Paradise (1998)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Two young farm workers, who like millions of others, leave their village to seek their fortunes in the city. Each chose a vastly different path to make it and become embroiled in misunderstandings, gangster brawls and police raids.
Director: Xiaoshuai Wang | Stars: Tong Wang, Yu Shi, Tao Guo, Tao Wu
Votes: 319 | Gross: $0.00M
33. Er di (2003)
120 min | Drama
The young adult life of Hong Yunsheng, nicknamed Little Brother, is seen as somewhat of a failure by those that know him. A Chinese national, he stowed away on a boat to the United States, ... See full summary »
Director: Xiaoshuai Wang | Stars: Yihong Duan, Yan Shu, Zhi-Liang Wang, Yiwei Zhao
Votes: 308
34. Kan hai de ri zi (1983)
100 min | Drama
A girl, who was sold by her stepfather at the age of 14, has had been a prostitute for 14 years. Her family, despite enjoying a comfortable life with her help, avoids her. She thus decides ... See full summary »
Director: Toon Wang | Stars: Hsiao-Fen Lu, Ming-Ming Su, Ju-Feng Ma, Sheng Chiao
Votes: 60
35. Dragon Town Story (1997)
95 min | Drama
It was the happy day when the Jiang family married their daughter. But the light of swords and the splashing blood turned the happy day into the unforgettable painful memory of the bride ... See full summary »
Director: Fengliang Yang | Stars: Chien-Lien Wu, Yong You, Ruyan Chang, Xian Gao
Votes: 59
36. Havana Divas (2018)
90 min | Documentary
The story focus on Caridad and Georgina, who had learned the art of Cantonese Opera in Havana as a young age and performed as divas for over a decade before their lives were changed by Fidel Castro's revolution.
Director: S. Louisa Wei | Stars: Caridad Amaran, Georgina Wong Guitierrez, Franco Yuen, Yin-Fei Siu
Votes: 30
37. Lian suo (1967)
97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Chun Yen | Stars: Hsi Chang, Hsiung Chao, Kuang-Chao Chiang, Wen Chin
Votes: 20
38. Jiyuan qiaohe (2000)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
Two young lovers are caught in the middle of a family feud. The subject that sparked the feud? None other than chicken rice: both families have been in the chicken rice business for the ... See full summary »
Director: CheeK | Stars: Pierre Png, May Yee Lum, Catherine Sng, Gary Yuen
Votes: 182
39. Xin chen san wu niang (1967)
97 min | Musical, Romance
Director: Li Kao | Stars: Ivy Ling Po, Yin Fang, Allison Chang Yen, Hao Chen
Votes: 16
40. Jiang hu xing (1973)
85 min | Action, Drama
The self-discovery and awakening of a young man, who has been exposed and fallen for the lucrative powers of wealth.
Director: Tseng-Chai Chang | Stars: Lily Ho, Danny Lee, Feng Ku, Ho-Chiang Chen
Votes: 25
41. Li hou zhu (1968)
133 min | Drama, Musical
Director: Sun-Fung Lee | Stars: Kim-Fai Yam, Xuexian Bai, Kam-Tong Chan, Sing-Fai Cheung
43. Ci lang zhou (1976)
91 min | Drama, Musical
A vivid dramatization of the 13th century Sung Dynasty battle that pitted the legendary General Chang Ta against the Mongol hordes.
Director: Yuen Chor | Stars: Nan-ying Hsiao, Min Ting, Feng Yeh, Kuei-feng Lo
Votes: 6
50. Yi sheng yi tai xi (1997)
103 min | Drama
The story of a part-time opera troupe in coastal Fujian province of China and their struggles.
Director: Allen Fong | Stars: Winston Chao, Kuei-Mei Yang, Chun-cheng You, Jing-ping Zeng
Votes: 21