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1. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Not Rated | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Sihung Lung, Kuei-Mei Yang, Wang Yu-wen, Chien-Lien Wu
Votes: 23,168 | Gross: $7.29M
2. The Wedding Banquet (1993)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Winston Chao, May Chin, Ah-Lei Gua, Sihung Lung
Votes: 17,112 | Gross: $6.93M
3. Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Ah-Lei Gua, Chun-Hsiung Ko
Votes: 5,423
4. Huang tian hou tu (1981)
120 min | Drama
A US educated scientist returns to China and suffers during the years of the Cultural Revolution.
Director: Ching-Jui Pai | Stars: Chun-Hsiung Ko, Charlie Chin, Sibelle Hu, Paul Chang Chung
Votes: 71
5. Intimates (1997)
117 min | Drama, Romance
Foon escapes an arranged marriage by walking the road of a Ji Sor. After an affair with Shing, she becomes pregnant. An attempted abortion nearly costs Foon her life. Wan, the young owner ... See full summary »
Director: Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Stars: Carina Lau, Charlie Yeung, Ah-Lei Gua, Theresa Lee
Votes: 582
6. Miss Granny (2015)
PG-13 | 131 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A 70-year old woman living unhappily with her son's family is magically restored to her beauty of 50 years earlier. Complications ensue.
Director: Leste Chen | Stars: Zishan Yang, Ah-Lei Gua, Chen Bo-lin, Han Lu
Votes: 1,325 | Gross: $0.23M
7. Baby Steps (II) (2015)
TV-MA | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Danny, a Taiwanese-American man, and his partner Tate long to have a baby, but the complex world of international surrogacy is further complicated by Danny's well-meaning but extremely ... See full summary »
Director: Barney Cheng | Stars: Tzi Ma, Ellyn Jameson, Nadège August, Aalok Mehta
Votes: 348
8. Ju san liang yi yi (1981)
99 min | Romance
Kao Han (Kenny Bee) and Pan-yun (Xiu-ling Lu) meet for the first time as strangers in a pet shop. It is destiny that they meet a second time and Kao Han takes a chance in this second ... See full summary »
Director: Li-Li Liu | Stars: Kenny Bee, Hsiu-Ling Lu, Paul Chang Chung, Shu-Hai Chao
Votes: 22
9. Palace of Devotion (2021– )
45 min | Drama, History, Romance
Love story of Liu E (Tao Liu) and Zhao Heng (Vic Chou) between year 985 to 1033.
Stars: Tao Liu, Winston Chao, Vic Chou, Ah-Lei Gua
Votes: 17
10. 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
11. A Dream in Red Mansions (2010– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
Story of Jai Bao Yu's (inheritor) love affairs with his two cousins in the midst of his family's struggle to remain influential.
Stars: Dayong Fu, Yi Song, Mengjie Jiang, Roman Xing
Votes: 120
12. Flowers of Pinellia Ternata (2013– )
45 min | Drama
Adapted from the same name novel, this is love story of college student Xia Ruhua (Li Qin) and Wei Rufeng (Lin Shen).
Stars: Jaime Mei-Chun Chik, Bin Fang, Ah-Lei Gua, Qingzi Kan
Votes: 6
13. Last Eunuch in China (1987)
90 min | Drama
Affected by traditional values, young Lai Shi had himself castrated in order to become a eunuch to the Manchu Emperor. But the Dynasty collapsed promtly after, and Lai Shi was forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Stars: Andy Lau, Siu Chung Mok, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Irene Wan
Votes: 213
14. Han Wu Da Di (2005– )
Biography, Drama, History
Based on the story of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han empire, showing his victories and failures, his path through life and the harshness of reality.
Stars: Baoguo Chen, Ah-Lei Gua, Huang Jiao, Chun Du
Votes: 95
15. Palace of Desire (2000– )
47 min | Drama, History
The series tells the tragic story of the most famous and influential princess of the Tang dynasty, princess Taiping, the youngest daughter of Empress Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong.
Stars: Ah-Lei Gua, Hong Chen, Winston Chao, Biao Fu
Votes: 149
16. Beneath the Banyan Tree (2021)
110 min | Drama
After her son is jailed, Mrs. Woo, a matriarch with high expectations, struggles to uphold her family's remaining reputation by parenting her estranged daughter, with whom Woo and her son's... See full summary »
Director: Nani Li Yang | Stars: Ah-Lei Gua, Kathy Wu, Demi Ke, Jiayu Wang
Votes: 49
17. Legend of the Last Emperor (2014–2015)
45 min | History, Mystery
This drama tells the story of China's last emperor, Puyi, his three ascensions to the throne, four marriages, five wives and five exiles.
Stars: Hongwu Yang, Zongwan Wei, Kent Cheng, Shaoqun Yu
Votes: 11
18. 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
19. Joyful Reunion (2012)
107 min | Comedy, Romance
The film aims to present the deep meaning of humanistic philosophy and medicinal cuisine in Chinese cuisine.
Director: Jui-Yuan Tsao | Stars: Siyan Huo, Ah-Lei Gua, Blue Cheng-Lung Lan, Kenneth Tsang
Votes: 191
20. Summer's Desire (2016)
98 min | Romance
Yin Xia Mo is torn between her rich boyfriend, Ou Chen, and the charismatic orphan Luo Xi, who would do anything to win her heart.
Director: Donnie Chun-Yu Lai | Stars: Cancan Huang, Him Law, Jerry Yan, Allie Chan
Votes: 18
21. Inferno Thunderbolt (1985)
86 min | Thriller
A young beautiful woman goes undercover into a wealthy powerful crime family to investigate and avenge her younger sister's tragic death.
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Richard Harrison, Hsiao-Fen Lu, Don Wong, Claire Angela
22. The Lost Generation (1983)
Drama
Some illegal immigrants from the mainland works in a large hotel.
Director: Chia-Chang Liu | Stars: Zhen Zhen, Han Chin, Chun-Hsiung Ko, Ah-Lei Gua
Votes: 14
23. Qi zheng piao piao (1987)
Drama, Thriller, War
Director: Shan-Hsi Ting | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Hsiu-Ling Lu, Patricia Ha, Chia-Tai Chang
Votes: 17
24. Zhong Guo nu bing (1981)
Drama, War
Director: Wei-Bin Liu | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Ling-Ling Hsia, Ah-Lei Gua, Lan-Hua Tang
Votes: 16
25. Han shan fei hu (1982)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Drama
The Purple Jade Badger: is what all martial artists seek, a magical elixir that will transform the drinker into an all-powerful kung-fu master! The Flying Fox comes seeking the murderer of ... See full summary »
Director: Chao-Yung Li | Stars: Peng Tien, Ho Tien, Hua Tsung, Chun-Erh Lung
Votes: 87
26. Hei yu da tao wang (1982)
97 min | Action, Thriller, War
A group of men escape a prison camp during the Japanese invasion of China. It's up to them to fight their captors and take back their homeland.
Directors: Kang Cheng, Peng Tien | Stars: Peng Tien, Hui-Shan Yang, Pu-Liao Hsu, Yun Ling
Votes: 14
27. Cui hua zhe si (1983)
Drama
Ah-feng is a teenager who is raped by her Mother's boyfriend. Following her subsequent pregnancy she decides to seek revenge.
Director: Yung-Chang Li | Stars: Ray Lui, Sau Lan Chow, Pei-Hsi Chen, Chih-Chiang Chung
Votes: 20
28. Qing qing he bian cao (1992)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Steve Ma, Ling Yue, Ming Jin, Qing He
Votes: 30
29. Ju Zi Hong Le (2001)
46 min | Drama, History, Romance
Can infertility cause you to find your own replacement? Da Ma (Gui Ya Lei), known as Madam Rong, is infertile. Because she can't bear any children for her husband, Rong Yao Hua (Kou Shi Xun... See full summary »
Stars: Lei Huang, Johnny Kou, Xun Zhou, Ah-Lei Gua
Votes: 44
30. Hou niao (2001)
111 min | Comedy, Romance
Fong, a Taiwanese woman has relocated to Canada with her husband Kwok. Fong suspects that Kowk is cheating on her on his regular business trips to Taiwan.
Director: Yah-Ming Ding | Stars: Rene Liu, Pin-Yuan Huang, Ah-Lei Gua, Elly Leung
Votes: 58
31. The Winter (1969)
96 min | Drama
The winters in Northern China could become rather bitter and harsh especially if one must endure it alone. Hoping to spend his last winter in solitude, a timid man must declare his love for... See full summary »
Director: Han Hsiang Li | Stars: Ah-Lei Gua, Yeh Tien, Po-kien Chang, Hsieh Chao
Votes: 55
32. Ku Lian (1982)
105 min | Drama
Patriotism motivates a Chinese American painter to return to motherland after civil war. He was accused to be capitalism during Anti-Rightist Movement, which caused him to flee. He goes exile into a wild bulrush in order to avoid the hunt.
Directors: Chin-Chuan Li, Toon Wang | Stars: Chung Fei Hsu, Kuan-Chen Hu, Hui-Lou Chen, Yu-Hsin Chen
Votes: 31
33. The Story of Daniel (1980)
97 min | Drama
Director: Wei-Bin Liu | Stars: Daniel Kelly, Debbie Chou, Ah-Lei Gua, Di Hui
34. Forbidden Imperial Tales (1990)
100 min | Drama
Director: Ching-Jui Pai | Stars: Wei Bien, Chen Hua Chang, Hung-Lieh Chen, Yuen-Man Cheng
Votes: 11
35. The Pioneers (1980)
127 min | Drama, History
Director: Yao-Chi Chen | Stars: Don Wong, Feng Hsu, John Phillip Law, Chun Ying Chang
37. Miraculous Flower (1981)
87 min | Action
An orphan girl becomes a martial arts expert to revenge her murdered family, and discovers that the evil monk behind the play has turned her loved ones against her.
Director: Hao Fang | Stars: Ling Chang, Hua Tsung, Ah-Lei Gua, Hsieh Wang
Votes: 62
39. Chu Liu Xiang chuan qi (1980)
Adventure, Fantasy
Directors: Lung Ku, Kuo-Liang Lin | Stars: Te-Kai Liu, Chia-Lin Sun, Ming-Hui Chou, Paul Chang Chung
40. Jin tian bu hui jia (1996)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
It all starts on Mr. Chen's 60th birthday. To a semi-retired dentist, still physically fit and full of charisma, reaching 60 is not the best of news. His wife constantly says he is now an ... See full summary »
Director: Sylvia Chang | Stars: Sihung Lung, Ah-Lei Gua, Winston Chao, Rene Liu
Votes: 108
41. Bai zhan bao shan he (1978)
95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A story about the takeover of the Sung Dynasty by the Ching and two kids that were saved when the royal family was being killed.
Directors: Tseng-Chai Chang, Kang Cheng, Sheng-En Chin, Teng-Hung Hsu, Tien-Yung Hsu, Joseph Kuo, Kuan-Chang Li, Wei Lo, Chiang Shen, Sheng-Yuan Sun, Yang-Ming Tsai, Hsing-Lai Wang | Stars: Ling Chang, Hsiu-yen Chen, Kuan-Chun Chi, Ching-Hsia Chiang
Votes: 16
42. Burn Phoenix Burn (1982)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Li-Li Liu | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Hsiu-Ling Lu, Wen-Ching Liu, Chung-Yueh Yun
Votes: 19
43. Duan chang hong (1970)
Drama, Musical
Director: Chung Yen | Stars: Ah-Lei Gua, Ming Kang, Tu Chin, Tan Han
44. The Rain of Sorrow (1965)
110 min | Drama, Romance
Directors: Pingqian Li, Yin Wang | Stars: Ah-Lei Gua, Yin Wang, Bih-Yun Lu, Chia Chi Wu
45. Love Is Thicker Than Wine (1967)
90 min | Drama, Romance
A romance that was destined to be, becomes altered by a man's insecurity and a woman's pride. Will their love stand the test of time?
Director: Joseph Kuo | Stars: Ping-Yu Chang, Tu Chin, Yu Chou, Yun Fei
46. Love's Many Faces (1978)
Drama, Romance
Director: Ching-Jui Pai | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Yung-Lin Ma, Ah-Lei Gua, Chi-Lin Li
Votes: 11
47. You Can't Tell Him (1971)
87 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Tsun-Shou Sung | Stars: Ah-Lei Gua, Hsiang Li, Jung Wang, Chun Yang
48. Sha jia shi wu nu ying hao (1981)
97 min | Adventure
Director: Kang Cheng | Stars: Ah-Bao, Emily Y. Chang, Kai-Chi Chang, Hung-Lieh Chen
49. Zhong Guo nu jing (1982)
Action, Drama
Director: Hsin-Yi Chang | Stars: Feng Wu, Ah-Lei Gua, Emily Y. Chang, Li-Li Chiang
50. Da mo tian ling (1974)
83 min | Drama, War
Director: Chia Li | Stars: Han Chin, Feng Hsu, Feng Chang, Chung-Lien Chou