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1. Fist of Fury (1972)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Maria Yi
Votes: 33,842 | Gross: $1.29M
2. The Crossing (I) (2014)
129 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the midst of the Chinese Revolution during the late 1940s, couples flee to the island of Taiwan.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Song Hye-kyo, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Masami Nagasawa
Votes: 2,092
3. One-Armed Boxer (1972)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
After his schoolmate and master is killed and he loses an arm, student Tien Lung has to learn the art of one-arm boxing.
Director: Jimmy Wang Yu | Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, Yeh Tien, Hsin Tang, Fei Lung
Votes: 1,476
4. The Founding of a Republic (2009)
138 min | Drama, History, War
Inspired by true events, Founding of a Republic weaves a rousing tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
Directors: Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang | Stars: Guoqiang Tang, Guoli Zhang, Qing Xu, Jin Liu
Votes: 3,870
5. In the Heat of the Sun (1994)
134 min | Drama, Romance
Beijing, 1970s. Now that the CR has driven most adults to the provinces, 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery referred to as "girls."
Director: Wen Jiang | Stars: Yu Xia, Wei Chen, Shaobo Dai, Hua Fang
Votes: 5,517
6. Candle in the Tomb: The Wrath of Time (2019– )
35 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A group of tomb raiders team up together to explore an ancient tomb of Yuan dynasty which is located in the Ping Shan mountain in West Hunan province.
Stars: Yueming Pan, Weiguang Gao, Zhilei Xin, Weiyu Cao
Votes: 183
7. Tientsin Mystic (2017)
40 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Set in the Republic years in China, four young people investigate several mystery cases and stop heresy.
Stars: Xian Li, Ming'en Zhang, Cici Wang, Yumi Chen
Votes: 283
8. Destined to Love You (2015– )
Action, Comedy, Romance
The play focuses on the early Republican era, Xiao Han doctoral students in Germany to enter the military academy to become a group of uniformed men and women passionate instructors.
Stars: Joe Chen, Nailiang Jia, Bosco Wong, Yunlong Zhang
Votes: 60
9. The Soong Sisters (1997)
145 min | Drama, History, Romance
The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and ... See full summary »
Director: Mabel Cheung | Stars: Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, Vivian Wu, Winston Chao
Votes: 1,178
10. The Rebel (2021)
45 min | Drama, History, Mystery
In 1936, Lin Nan Sheng, a student of the China Reconstruction Society cadre training class, was taken to Shanghai to participate in the arrest of the underground party.
Stars: Yilong Zhu, Zhiwen Wang, Wayne Wang, Zixian Zhang
Votes: 171
11. Age of Awakening (2021)
45 min | Drama, History
This series focuses on the period from New Culture Movement to birth of CCP, displays all attitudes of life during the awakening age.
Stars: Hewei Yu, Zina Blahusova, Lin Liu, Wanyi Zhang
Votes: 182
12. Lost in 1949 (2018)
46 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1949, the Shanghai streetwise Qiao Zhicai(Chen Kun) and his younger twin brother Qiao Lijie, together with accountant Huang Liwen must complete a secret mission and protect important people for communist party.
Stars: Kun Chen, Winston Chao, Fan Liao, Regina Wan
Votes: 76
13. Duel of the Iron Fist (1971)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama
A Kung Fu artist sacrifices everything to avenge his father's execution.
Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: Lung Ti, David Chiang, Ping Wang, Jeanette Yu Wei
Votes: 598 | Gross: $0.80M
14. The Founding of an Army (2017)
133 min | Action, Drama, History
The foundation of CCP army in 1927, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province.
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Ye Liu, Yawen Zhu, Zhizhong Huang, Hao Ou
Votes: 1,088
15. 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: 1,078 | Gross: $0.04M
16. Corpse Mania (1981)
81 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A necrophiliac killer is murdering the prostitutes at Madame Lan's brothel.
Director: Chih-Hung Kuei | Stars: Ni Tien, Jung Wang, Tsui-Ling Yu, Siu-Kwan Lau
Votes: 446
17. Man of Iron (1972)
R | 92 min | Action, Drama
Chen Kuan-tai exuded incredible power on screen, which his directors used to great advantage in this fight-filled follow-up to the smash hit The Boxer From Shantung -- which culminates in ... See full summary »
Directors: Cheh Chang, Hsueh-Li Pao | Stars: Kuan Tai Chen, Li Ching, Mu Chu, Ching Tien
Votes: 296
18. Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama, History
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Directors: Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang | Stars: John Woo, Chow Yun-Fat, Bingbing Fan, Daniel Wu
Votes: 6,404 | Gross: $0.15M
19. The 36 Crazy Fists (1977)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy
Looking to avenge his father's death, after he was murdered by gangsters when he failed to pay protection money, a monastery novice strives tirelessly, with the help of students and a drunkard, to learn advanced kung-fu techniques.
Director: Chi-Hwa Chen | Stars: Siu-Hung Leung, Kar-Yung Lau, Shi-Kwan Yen, Feng Ku
Votes: 740
20. Inspiring Generation (2014)
Action, Crime, Drama
Set in the 1930s in Shanghai, China. Drama series depicts friendships, love and patriotism of young people.
Stars: Jin Se-yeon, Park Chul-min, Kim Se-Jeong, Kim Hyun-joong
Votes: 259
21. Curse of Evil (1982)
79 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
13 family members are murdered and then dumped in a well. 30 years later their descendants are cursed.
Director: Chih-Hung Kuei | Stars: Liang Chun Tai, Fei Ai, Lily Li, Ya-Li Liu
Votes: 153
22. The Knot (2006)
117 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Taiwanese medical student defects to Mainland China due to Nationalist persecution, became an army surgeon during Korean War, and later went to Tibet as a doctor, while pining for his ... See full summary »
Director: Li Yin | Stars: Kun Chen, Vivian Hsu, Bingbing Li, Steven Cheung
Votes: 505
23. Qian fu (2009– )
42 min | Drama, Romance
While working in the KMT intelligence station in Tianjin, a Communist undercover agent achieved a series of incredible feats with the help of his stand-in wife.
Stars: Honglei Sun, Chen Yao, Feng Zu, Enhe Feng
Votes: 587
24. The Mystic Nine (2016)
PG-13 | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Based on the novel by famous modern fiction writer, Nan Pai San Shu , the a story set in Changsha city in the Republic of China era (1912-1949). The story concentrates on Zhang Qi Shan (... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Hager, Zanilia Zhao, William Chan, Luyi Zhang
Votes: 106
25. Kung Fu, the Invisible Fist (1972)
PG | 110 min | Action, Drama
A secret Japanese agent infiltrates a narcotics and women trafficking ring.
Director: See-Yuen Ng | Stars: Sing Chen, Yasuaki Kurata, Irene Ryder, Yuan-Shen Huang
Votes: 90 | Gross: $0.74M
26. Sparrow (2016)
45 min | Drama, Romance, War
A CCP spy coded "Sparrow" and his colleagues fight Japanese and agency of puppet government in Shanghai during WWII.
Stars: Yifeng Li, Dongyu Zhou, Luyi Zhang, Ruoyun Zhang
Votes: 57
27. Kong shou ru bai ren (1980)
87 min | Action
Chy Chi Chong (Man Yuen Men) is determined to become a Kung Fu Expert, yet each time he begins to train, his master is mysteriously killed. Killer bah (WIlson Tong) is a professional ... See full summary »
Directors: Sum Cheung, Wilson Tong | Stars: Yuen-Man Meng, Lily Li, Wilson Tong, Alan Chung San Chui
Votes: 90
28. The Learning Curve of a Warlord (2018–2019)
Comedy
During the chaotic Warlord Era, an eccentric soldier has a sudden stroke of luck and is promoted seven ranks to Marshal. He, along with his three silly friends, do all sorts of bizarre ... See full summary »
Stars: Dicky Cheung, Sisley Choi, Raymond Cho, Tony Hung
Votes: 17
29. Huo feng huang (1978)
99 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Director: Tien-Yung Hsu | Stars: David Chiang, Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan, Tao-Hung Li, Hua Yueh
Votes: 53
30. Fist to Fist (1973)
R | 85 min | Action, Drama
As Jen Ko (Henry Yu Yung) has completed his training at the military academy, he is entrusted by his superiors at once with a secret mission. He should take in the city Lung Tau the gang ... See full summary »
Director: Jimmy L. Pascual | Stars: Yung Henry Yu, Ofelia Yu, Chung-Hsin Huang, Ching Chen
Votes: 282
31. Zhu Fu Shen Tan (2016– )
Action, Comedy
Gou Ji Xiang is a housewife undergoing a huge change after her husband is mysteriously murdered. Determined to expose the murderer(s), she becomes a cop/detective under the wings of Mao Ru Yi.
Stars: Elane Zhong, Xudan Zhu, Mika Wang, Youming Huang
Votes: 13
32. Lie ri kuang feng (1973)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama
Director: Min-Hsiung Wu | Stars: Yi Chang, Mi Tien, Ying Bai, Hua An
Votes: 41
33. E ba (1975)
81 min | Action
A provincial detective seeks to take down a local gambling syndicate with the help of two convicts.
Director: Tseng-Chai Chang | Stars: Danny Lee, Chin Hu, Feng Ku, Mei Sheng Fan
Votes: 15
34. Fists of Vengeance (1972)
88 min | Action
Yan Zi Fei and Guan Yue Hua are returning home in love and plan to tell their parents but once they arrive back they find that there is a conflict between the two families. Guan Fun Lin is ... See full summary »
Director: Il-Ho Jang | Stars: Li Ching, Yun Ling, Lily Li, Kwok-Kuen Chan
Votes: 88
35. Sons of the Good Earth (1965)
107 min | Adventure, Drama, History
The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San stumble upon He Hua, a woman sold into the sex industry at a local brothel.
Director: King Hu | Stars: Peter Chen Hou, Betty Loh Ti, Pao-Shu Kao, Kuang-Chao Chiang
Votes: 122
36. Iron Chain Assassin (1980)
96 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Teng Piao went to jail for fifteen years on a frame up for drug smuggling. Now that he's out, along with his iron chain and hungry for revenge.
Director: Yuen Chor | Stars: Lung Ti, Jason Piao Pai, Li Ching, Tony Liu
Votes: 156
37. Shanghai Lil and the Sun Luck Kid (1973)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama
A recently jailed martial arts master teams up with a wronged woman to take down the man's brother, a coal baron who rules a small town with an iron fist.
Directors: Ching-Yun Chu-Ko, Ching-Chen Yang | Stars: Szu Shih, Han Chin, Yuan Yi, Fei Lung
Votes: 66
38. The Anonymous Heroes (1971)
PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Comedy
This 1971 top ten hit - a post-Chinese Revolution action adventure of rebels battling warlords -- is another great example of its famed director, stars, and kung-fu choreographer's talen and charisma.
Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: David Chiang, Lung Ti, Li Ching, Miao Ching
Votes: 188
39. The Great Detective (2019)
98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Director: Roy Hin Yeung Chow | Stars: Geng Han, Huiwen Zhang, Jiayi Feng, Xiaodong Guo
Votes: 30
40. The Truth of Scent (2023)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the early years of the Republic of China, a young woman with supernatural powers, a number one detective and a genius magician work together to solve cases. Wen Xiang (Gong Wanyi), a ... See full summary »
Stars: Chi Yao, Kaizhong Xiao, Wanyi Gong, Ze Jia
41. Excelsior (1973)
86 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Two petty adolescent street urchins Lo and Lung become inseparable sworn brothers who survive the cruelty of the streets. They are separated after Lo gets caught by the law trying to steal ... See full summary »
Director: Min-Hsiung Wu | Stars: Yi Chang, Raymond Lui, Fei Lung, Hsiao-Yin Wang
Votes: 20
42. Xiao Lou You Dong Feng (2018)
46 min | Romance, War
A story about a socialite in Shanghai whose family falls to ruin and starts on a journey to become a spy.
Stars: Yi Song, Yikuan Yan, Anlian Yao, Zixiao Zhu
43. Rivals of Kung Fu (1974)
93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Huang Fei-hung is back, in a new adventure written and directed by veteran Huang filmmaker Wang Feng. Newcomer Shih Chung-tien stars as the Confucian healer who fights jealous villains with wisdom, intelligence, and fabulous kung-fu.
Director: Fung Wong | Stars: Chung-Tien Shih, Lily Li, Bruce Le, Kien Shih
Votes: 66
44. The Legendary Tycoon (2017– )
Biography, Drama
Some lives are just destined for greatness. Set in 1930s Shanghai, Gu Yan Mei (Zhang Han) is the youngest of four Gu brothers who are working break into the film industry. He follows his ... See full summary »
Stars: Zhang Han, Chen Qiao En, Jia Qing
45. Ha luo jiang shi (1987)
87 min | Adventure, Horror
A priest, a nun and a showman sneaks into the morgue and sees a dancing vampire and catches it. It all lead to an assault and abduction of Tien Tien.
Director: Shi-Chen Wang | Stars: Shadow Liu, An An, Chih-Han Liu, Tu Chin
Votes: 24
46. The Dragon Killer (1975)
92 min | Action, Adventure
Director: Peng-Ling Tai | Stars: Chun-Hua Li, Fung-Yi Liang, Ku-Lan Chin, Pin Chin
47. Tai ji quan (1974)
86 min | Action
When not studying Tai Chi under the tutelage of Old Yeung, Ku Ding works as part of a crew building roads. When he and his colleagues are cheated out of half their money by corrupt foreman ... See full summary »
Director: Hsueh-Li Pao | Stars: Wo-fu Chen, Szu Shih, Hung Wei, Shen Chan
Votes: 128
49. Xin ti xiao yin yuan (1975)
Drama
Director: Yuen Chor | Stars: Li Ching, Hua Tsung, Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Kuan Tai Chen
Votes: 24
50. Da xia fu chou ji (1967)
89 min | Adventure, Drama
Director: Chia-Hsiang Wu | Stars: Ching Lee, Hua Yueh, Hung-Lieh Chen, Angela Yu Chien
Votes: 22