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51. The Great Conqueror's Concubine (1994)
165 min | Action, Drama, History
Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join forces to win through civil war. Xiang... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Shin | Stars: Ray Lui, Rosamund Kwan, Gong Li, Fengyi Zhang
Votes: 299
52. Ying xiong: Cause - The Birth of Hero (2002 Video)
164 min | Documentary
The movie follows director Zhang Yimou as he is preparing to make the movie Hero.
Director: Gan Lu | Stars: Maggie Cheung, William Kong, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jet Li
Votes: 64
53. Mid-Autumn Festival Concert in the Greater Bay Area (2021 Video)
Music, Reality-TV
Director: Pingjiu Wang | Stars: Kenny Bee, Adia Chan, Jackie Chan, Jordan Chan
Votes: 6
54. Zhang Yimou's 'Shadow' (2018)
94 min | Documentary
Director: Peng Wang | Stars: Xiaoyan Bai, Minzheng Chen, Huen-Chiu Ku, Horace Ma
Votes: 11
55. A Soul Haunted by Painting (1994)
130 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A Chinese prostitute weds, studies painting, and becomes a renowned artist and professor in Paris.
Director: Shuqin Huang | Stars: Gong Li, Fang-Tsen, Shichang Da, Tung-Shing Yee
Votes: 492
56. Beijing 2022: XXIV Olympic Winter Games (2022)
Sport
Broadcast television coverage of the Beijing 2022: XXIV Olympic Winter Games, a multi-sport competition that will take place in China's capital, Beijing and neighboring Hebei province from 04 February 2022 through 20 February 2022.
Stars: Eileen Gu, Martin Fourcade, Mike Tirico, Rebecca Lowe
Votes: 117
57. Full River Red (2023)
159 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A pawn tries to get rid of a traitorous minister, Qin Hui, when he leads an army to the border for talks with a Jurchen mission.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Teng Shen, Jackson Yee, Yi Zhang, Jiayin Lei
Votes: 3,181
58. Cliff Walkers (2021)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.
Directors: Zhuang Jie Qiong, Yimou Zhang | Stars: Hewei Yu, Yi Zhang, Hailu Qin, Haocun Liu
Votes: 2,998 | Gross: $0.15M
59. Suddenly Seventeen (2015)
107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A 28-year-old woman who is unhappy in her marriage eats a piece of strange chocolate which transports her back to her 17-year-old self, the time before she met her husband.
Director: Mo Zhang | Stars: Ni Ni, Wallace Huo, Su Ma, Talu Wang
Votes: 829
60. My People, My Homeland (2020)
153 min | Drama
In different parts of rural China, various people explore what makes their communities unique.
Directors: Ning Hao, Sicheng Chen, Chao Deng, Da-Mo Peng, Ao Shen, Zheng Xu, Fei Yan, Baimei Yu | Stars: Huang Bo, You Ge, Wei Fan, Chao Deng
Votes: 1,078
61. The Culture Show (2004–2015)
57 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
The best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more
Stars: Mark Kermode, Lauren Laverne, Andrew Graham-Dixon, Alastair Sooke
Votes: 102
62. Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' (2007 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Behind the scenes look at the making of Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower".
Director: Stanley J. Orzel | Stars: Jay Chou, Gong Li, Beau Weaver, Chow Yun-Fat
Votes: 45
63. Hong xiang (1982)
Not Rated | 78 min | Family
In the southwest frontiers of China there lie many luxuriant forests where live a great variety of plants and animals.
Directors: Zhuangzhuang Tian, Xiaojing Xie, Jianya Zhang
Votes: 19
64. Snipers (2022)
96 min | Action, Drama, War
The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 shots in just 32 days.
Directors: Mo Zhang, Yimou Zhang | Stars: Yongsheng Chen, Yu Zhang, Jonathan Kos-Read, Scotty Bob Cox
Votes: 1,291
65. Cinema 3 (1984–2016)
News
Stars: Jaume Figueras, Crisol Tuà, Monts Llussà, Àlex Gorina
Votes: 229
66. NHK Special (1989– )
50 min | Documentary
Stars: Kazuya Matsumoto, Seiko Nakajô, Toshio Kakei, Naomi Nishida
Votes: 26
67. My Country, My Parents (2021)
Not Rated | 157 min | Drama
Included as the third installment of "National Day Celebration" trilogy with My People, My Country (2019) and My People, My Homeland (2020), My Country, My Parents focuses on four Chinese ... See full summary »
Directors: Teng Shen, Jing Wu, Zheng Xu, Ziyi Zhang | Stars: Jing Wu, Ziyi Zhang, Zheng Xu, Teng Shen
Votes: 564 | Gross: $0.18M
68. Wisdom Tooth (2019)
104 min | Drama
Gu Xi is about to lose her job because of undocumented citizenship status. While making use of all her connections in her effort to get official registration papers, she also tries to getting along with her brother's new girlfriend.
Director: Ming Liang | Stars: Xingchen Lü, Xiaoliang Wu, Jiajia Wang, Weishen Wang
Votes: 170
69. Under the Light (2023)
127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An urban crime drama film which will cover topics from anti-corruption to anti-crime.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Jiayin Lei, Guoli Zhang, Hewei Yu, Dongyu Zhou
Votes: 672
70. The Great Wall (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In ancient China, a group of European mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau
Votes: 146,181 | Gross: $45.54M
71. The Big Parade (1986)
94 min | Drama
Stories occurred in the training days before the big parade in the 35th anniversary National Day of China in 1984.
Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Qiang Guan, Lu Lei, Chun Sun, Li Tung
Votes: 197
72. A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
The owner of a Chinese noodle shop's scheme to murder his adulterous wife and her lover goes awry.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Dahong Ni, Ni Yan, Shenyang Xiao, Honglei Sun
Votes: 3,471 | Gross: $0.19M
73. Hayom BaLayla (2015– )
30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Guri Alfi, Evyatar Halimi, Tom Yaar, Tomer Fishman
Votes: 25
74. Stories Through 180 Lenses (2014)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Directed by award winning filmmaker, Zhang Yimou, ninety percent of the film consists of footage shot over six months by 2,000 children using 180 camcorders distributed among 72 schools in ... See full summary »
Directors: Yimou Zhang, Peng Wang
Votes: 10
75. Primer plano (1990–1996)
News
Stars: Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Maribel Verdú, Carmen Maura, Ana García Siñeriz
Votes: 11
76. The Media Show (1987–1991)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Emma Freud, Muriel Gray, John Hegarty, Judith Williamson
Votes: 30
77. World Film Report (2002– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Foreign filmmakers' interviews, overseas film events report and Chinese films in the world.
Stars: Wei Zhao, Shuai Liu, Ping Jiang, Wenpei Ju
Votes: 20
78. Lady of the Dynasty (2015)
122 min | Drama, History, Romance
The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.
Directors: Shiqing Cheng, Yimou Zhang | Stars: Bingbing Fan, Leon Lai, Chun Wu, Gang Wu
Votes: 737
79. Codename Cougar (1989)
76 min | Drama, Thriller
Aircraft hijacking with Chinese special forces rescue. Gong Li as a heroic stewardess.
Directors: Yimou Zhang, Fengliang Yang | Stars: You Ge, Zhaoji Jia, Gong Li, Xiaoning Liu
Votes: 300
80. L'invité (2000– )
8 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Patrick Simonin, Xavier Lambrechts, Dominique Wolton, Pierre Perret
Votes: 33
82. Hollywood Insider (2018– )
Talk-Show
A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.
Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie
Votes: 1,412
85. Quasimodo
Drama | Announced
In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Director: Yimou Zhang
86. The Parsifal Mosaic
Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Announced
A U.S. intelligence agent lands in the middle of an elaborate blackmail scheme after he spots his lover, a one-time agent who he thought was executed years ago.
Director: Yimou Zhang
87. Festival de cine de San Sebastián 2021 - Gala de inauguración (2021 TV Special)
69 min
Directors: Jon Maya, José María Sánchez-Chiquito Morón | Stars: Izar Aizpuru, Maite Alberdi, Georgina Amorós, Eneko Atxa
88. New Chinese Cinema (1989 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.
Director: Tony Rayns | Stars: Kaige Chen, Mei Hu, Jianxin Huang, Jianzhong Huang
89. Zhu Shaoyu: You and Me (2014 Video)
140 min | Music
Director: Barbara Willis Sweete | Stars: Meng Guanglu, Li Mingyan, Chen Shaoyun, Yihong Shi
90.
The Culture Show (2004–2015)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2004)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Martina Cole, Kar-Wai Wong, Yimou Zhang
91.
Primer plano (1990–1996)
Episode:
Episode dated 27 April 1996
(1996)
News
Stars: Gong Li, Yimou Zhang
92.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
Zhang Yimou
(1993)
Documentary
Director of Ju Dou, Red Sorghum and Raise the Red Lantern is interviewed from within China whilst making a commercial for Philip Morris (China is one of the largest consumers of cigarettes ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Bruce | Stars: Sylvia Chang, Gong Li, Yan Mo, Barbara Robinson
93.
Da zhai men (2001–2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.14
(2001)
Drama
Director: Baochang Guo | Stars: Yang Bai, Yanjun Bi, Baoguo Chen, Siqin Gaowa
94.
Da zhai men (2001–2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.15
(2001)
Drama
Director: Baochang Guo | Stars: Yanjun Bi, Baoguo Chen, Siqin Gaowa, Baochang Guo
95.
Da zhai men (2001–2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.16
(2001)
Drama
Director: Baochang Guo | Stars: Yanjun Bi, Baoguo Chen, Xiangyin Cheng, Siqin Gaowa
96.
World Film Report (2002– )
Episode:
Zhong guo dian ying huo jiang zhi lv zong shu: Wen ding tian xia
(2009)
Talk-Show
Stars: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Joan Chen, Kaige Chen, Zhibo Fan
97.
NHK Special (1989– )
Episode:
China Power 1/3
(2009)
49 min | Documentary
Stars: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, William Kong, Kenji Tanigaki, Tung-Shing Yee
98.
Cinema 3 (1984–2016)
Episode:
Episode dated 20 February 2010
(2010)
News
Director: Jaume Figueras | Stars: Jaume Figueras, Miguel Albaladejo, Alejandro Amenábar, Jo Baier
99.
Cinema 3 (1984–2016)
Episode:
Episode dated 19 May 2011
(2011)
News
Director: Jaume Figueras | Stars: Jaume Figueras, Woody Allen, Bérénice Bejo, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
100.
Días de cine (1991– )
Episode:
Episode dated 19 May 2011
(2011)
News
Director: Gerardo Sánchez | Stars: Pedro Almodóvar, Bertrand Bonello, Jodie Foster, Pilar López de Ayala