My Chinese Movie
by twhijoe | created - 31 Jan 2017 | updated - 10 May 2019 | PublicChinese Movie I've seen
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1. Dust in the Wind (1986)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Romance
A young couple leave their mining town home for Taipei where they struggle to eke out a living in an industrial wasteland.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Grace Chen, Shu-Fang Chen, Shu-Fen Hsin, Chi-Ying Kao
Votes: 3,180
2. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Unrated | 98 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
After a string of bad luck, a debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a ravishing female ghost and later battles to save her soul from the control of a wicked tree demon.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Wu Ma, Wai Lam
Votes: 11,065
3. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,399 | Gross: $43.98M
4. Strawman (1987)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Chronicles the last days of Japanese rule in a Taiwanese village, in a quasi-comical style.
Director: Toon Wang | Stars: Chun-Fang Chang, Po-Chou Chang, Sheng-Li Cho, Chun-Hsiung Ko
Votes: 321
5. A City of Sadness (1989)
157 min | Drama, History
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Shu-Fen Hsin, Sung-Young Chen, Jack Kao
Votes: 6,089
6. A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
Unrated | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A Chinese Ghost Story II Chinese 倩女幽魂 II人間道 is a 1990 Hong Kong romantic comedy-horror film directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Tsui Hark. It is the sequel to A Chinese Ghost Story and is followed by A Chinese Ghost Story III.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Michelle Reis, Jacky Cheung
Votes: 3,978
7. The Swordsman (1990)
TV-14 | 118 min | Action, History
A kung-fu manual known as the sacred scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.
Directors: Siu-Tung Ching, King Hu, Raymond Lee, Hark Tsui, Ann Hui, Yeung-Wah Kam | Stars: Samuel Hui, Cecilia Yip, Jacky Cheung, Sharla Cheung
Votes: 2,569
8. A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)
Unrated | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Basically a retread of the first movie, in which the evil Tree Spirit is back with yet another ghost played by Joey Wong. The Swordsman Yen and Leslie Cheung characters are replaced by a ... See full summary »
Directors: Siu-Tung Ching, Hark Tsui | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Joey Wang, Jacky Cheung, Nina Li Chi
Votes: 2,941
9. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
R | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Biao Yuen, Jacky Cheung
Votes: 19,869
10. Hill of No Return (1992)
165 min | Crime, Drama, History
Set in 1920s Taiwan under Japanese rule, two men join the Chiu-Fen gold rush hoping for riches, while a widow struggles and a prostitute yearns for freedom. A mine collapse traps miners as the widow leaves town.
Director: Toon Wang | Stars: Jen Chang-bin, Xianmei Chen, Pin-Yuan Huang, Chia-Chia Peng
Votes: 375
11. Swordsman II (1992)
R | 112 min | Action, Fantasy
Ling Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying has been abducted.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Michelle Reis, Waise Lee
Votes: 4,786
12. Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Arriving by train in Guangzhou, 1895, the trio fight off White Lotus followers, who want to kill all foreigners and the cute, European dressed 13th Aunt. It's not kung fu master Dr. Wong's (Jet Li) last fight.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Siu Chung Mok, David Chiang
Votes: 10,621
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: 2,067
14. Swordsman III: The East Is Red (1993)
98 min | Action, Romance
A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred ... See full summary »
Directors: Siu-Tung Ching, Raymond Lee | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Joey Wang, Rongguang Yu, Jean Wang
Votes: 1,692
15. 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: 33,080 | Gross: $5.22M
16. Once Upon a Time in China III (1992)
R | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Siu Chung Mok, Xin Xin Xiong
Votes: 7,657 | Gross: $3.56M
17. Green Snake (1993)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Joey Wang, Maggie Cheung, Wenzhuo Zhao, Hsing-Kuo Wu
Votes: 3,640
18. Chungking Express (1994)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong
Votes: 95,600 | Gross: $0.60M
19. Siao Yu (1995)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
Siao Yu needs a Green Card. Mario Moretti needs his debts paid. Getting married could solve their problems, or multiply them.
Director: Sylvia Chang | Stars: Rene Liu, Marj Dusay, Chung-Hua Tou, Daniel J. Travanti
Votes: 450
20. Shower (1999)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A young wealthy businessman's icy attitude toward his working-class background is about to thaw as he is forced to reconnect with his elderly father and mentally challenged younger brother, who together run a public bathhouse.
Director: Yang Zhang | Stars: Jiayi Du, Zheng Fang, Bing He, Wu Jiang
Votes: 4,220 | Gross: $1.15M
21. Postmen in the Mountains (1999)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
A father, a retiring mailman, walks his son over his job in the mountainous regions of Hunan province.
Director: Jianqi Huo | Stars: Rujun Teng, Ye Liu, Hao Chen, Hao Dang
Votes: 1,787 | Gross: $0.20M
22. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 281,496 | Gross: $128.08M
23. In the Mood for Love (2000)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Siu Ping-Lam, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Votes: 166,636 | Gross: $2.73M
24. Infernal Affairs (2002)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Stars: Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Eric Tsang
Votes: 131,287 | Gross: $0.17M
25. Hero (2002)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang
Votes: 187,567 | Gross: $53.71M
26. Infernal Affairs II (2003)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In this prequel to Mou gaan dou (2002), Chan Wing Yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while Lau Kin Ming joins the police force. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss.
Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Stars: Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng
Votes: 19,730
27. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen, Siu-Lung Leung
Votes: 150,703 | Gross: $17.11M
28. House of Flying Daggers (2004)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Dandan Song
Votes: 116,219 | Gross: $11.05M
29. Mountain Patrol (2004)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Drama
A moving true story about volunteers protecting antelope against poachers in the severe mountains of Tibet.
Director: Chuan Lu | Stars: Duobujie, Lei Zhang, Dao Qi, Xueying Zhao
Votes: 5,427 | Gross: $0.14M
30. Breaking News (2004)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a disastrous failure to stop a robber gang, the police attempt to redeem themselves through a series of publicity stunts and shootouts.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Richie Jen, Kelly Chen, Nick Cheung, Yong You
Votes: 5,770
31. A World Without Thieves (2004)
113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A con-team couple (Andy Lau & Rene Liu) head west after taking a city businessman for his BMW. But an encounter with a naive young carpenter travelling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.
Director: Xiaogang Feng | Stars: Andy Lau, Rene Liu, Baoqiang Wang, You Ge
Votes: 5,533
32. Triad Underworld (2004)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Triad leader Hung's wife gives birth to a baby boy, Hung considers leaving the world of the gangsters. Despite the fact that he is not sure of his decision, word gets out fast and now,... See full summary »
Director: Ching-Po Wong | Stars: Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Shawn Yue, Edison Chen
Votes: 1,532
33. Jasmine Women (2004)
130 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Generational family saga set in Shanghai in the thirties, sixties and eighties.
Director: Yong Hou | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Joan Chen, Lili Ge, Daliang Huang
Votes: 869
34. Seven Swords (2005)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Leon Lai, Donnie Yen, Charlie Yeung, Honglei Sun
Votes: 9,913
35. 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: 5,623 | Gross: $0.25M
36. Sunflower (2005)
129 min | Drama, Romance
Relationship between father and son on a background of Maoist regime in China in the mid-20th century. The father, a painter by profession, interned in a labor camp for "re-education" and ... See full summary »
Director: Yang Zhang | Stars: Joan Chen, Zhang Fan, Ge Gao, Bin Li
Votes: 725 | Gross: $0.02M
37. A Chinese Tall Story (2005)
Not Rated | 106 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A love story between an alien and a monk.
Director: Jeffrey Lau | Stars: Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi, Bingbing Fan, Chen Bo-lin
Votes: 1,123
38. Three Times (2005)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Three stories set in three times, 1911, 1966 and 2005. Two actors play the two main characters in each story.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Fang Mei, Shu-Chen Liao
Votes: 6,148 | Gross: $0.15M
39. The Promise (2005)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Empowered by the love of a slave (Jang), a royal concubine (Cheung) is given the chance to make an extraordinary decision.
Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Cecilia Cheung, Jang Dong-Gun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Nicholas Tse
Votes: 9,484 | Gross: $8.19M
40. Initial D (2005)
TV-PG | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.
Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, Ralph Rieckermann | Stars: Jay Chou, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue
Votes: 9,730
41. Election (2005)
Unrated | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of Hong Kong's Triad society.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Louis Koo, Suet Lam, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Eddie Cheung
Votes: 11,358
42. Lung do kei yuen (2005)
Not Rated | 85 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A town is attacked by a deadly creature. The only thing that can stop it is the DragonBlade, but the one who knows where it is won't tell others, since untold peril await anyone who finds this legendary weapon.
Director: Antony Szeto | Stars: Karen Mok, Daniel Wu, Stephen Fung, Sandra Kwan Yue Ng
Votes: 459
43. Kong que (2005)
136 min | Drama
China in the late 1970s and early 1980s: the life of an ordinary working family as seen through its three siblings.
Director: Changwei Gu | Stars: Jing An, Li Feng, Changwei Gu, Meiying Huang
Votes: 1,123
44. Still Life (2006)
Unrated | 111 min | Drama
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Tao Zhao, Zhou Lan, Sanming Han, Lizhen Ma
Votes: 7,296 | Gross: $0.07M
45. Confession of Pain (2006)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective helps a friend investigate the mysterious death of his father-in-law.
Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi, Jinglei Xu
Votes: 2,823
46. The Go Master (2006)
104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A Chinese man becomes an expert player of the traditional game of Go.
Director: Zhuangzhuang Tian | Stars: Sylvia Chang, Chang Chen, Akira Emoto, Aki Fujî
Votes: 588
47. Tuya's Marriage (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Romance
Set in Inner Mongolia, a physical setback causes a young woman to choose a suitor who can take care of her, as well as her disabled husband.
Director: Quan'an Wang | Stars: Nan Yu, Ba'toer, Sen'ge, Bao'lier
Votes: 2,446 | Gross: $0.09M
48. Battle of the Warriors (2006)
R | 133 min | Action, Drama, War
Story centers on a battle during China's Warring States Period, a series of civil wars, which spanned from the 5th to the 3rd century B.C. Based on a popular Japanese manga, which was in turn based a Japanese novel inspired by Warring States history in China.
Director: Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Stars: Andy Lau, Ahn Sung-ki, Zhiwen Wang, Bingbing Fan
Votes: 4,403
49. Ye yan (2006)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.
Director: Xiaogang Feng | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, You Ge, Daniel Wu, Xun Zhou
Votes: 7,168
50. Silk (2006)
Not Rated | 108 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In Taipei, the crippled scientist Hashimoto uses his invention of "Menger Sponge" to capture the energy of the spirit of a child in an old building. He invites the specialist in reading ... See full summary »
Director: Chao-Bin Su | Stars: Chang Chen, Yôsuke Eguchi, Karena Kar-Yan Lam, Barbie Hsu
Votes: 3,496
52. Re-cycle (2006)
R | 108 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A writer wants to get a glimpse of some genuine supernatural occurrences while doing research for a novel, but her experiences lead her down a dark path as she witnesses vivid hallucinations and begins to lose her grip on reality.
Directors: Danny Pang, Oxide Chun Pang | Stars: Angelica Lee, Soi Cheang, Lawrence Chou, Viraiwon Jauwseng
Votes: 5,201
53. Blood Brothers (2007)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama
Set in Shanghai during the 1930s, the story is inspired by John Woo's classic work Bullet in the Head, released in 1990.
Director: Alexi Tan | Stars: Daniel Wu, Chang Chen, Ye Liu, Shu Qi
Votes: 1,216
54. The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2006)
111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ye Rutang, a single-living woman in her late fifties, struggles to maintain a dignified life amid the dangers of Shanghai.
Director: Ann Hui | Stars: Siqin Gaowa, Chow Yun-Fat, Wei Zhao, Lisa Lu
Votes: 971
55. Wo jiao Liu Yue Jin (2008)
85 min | Drama
Director: Liwen Ma | Stars: Jin Chen, Zhicheng Ding, Jun Guo, Henan Li
Votes: 157
56. 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: 27,804 | Gross: $0.13M
57. Song shu zi sha shi jian (2006)
118 min | Mystery, Romance
Oshima wakes up in the middle of a desert with no memory. A woman lying beside him tells him that he was originally planning on crossing the desert with his girlfriend to get to Snow Mountain, but suddenly she disappeared.
Director: Mi-sen Wu | Stars: Yôsuke Kubozuka, Rachel Ngan, Han Chang, Wei-Ning Hsu
Votes: 75
58. Island Etude (2006)
Not Rated | 108 min | Adventure, Drama
A deaf man decided to cycle around Taiwan before graduating from college.
Director: Huai-En Chen | Stars: Ming-hsiang Tung, Danny Deng, Saya Chang, Tender Huang
Votes: 643
59. Lust, Caution (2007)
NC-17 | 157 min | Drama, History, Romance
During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Leehom Wang
Votes: 45,463 | Gross: $4.60M
60. Getting Home (2007)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
A black comedy about a migrant construction worker who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from his town.
Director: Yang Zhang | Stars: Benshan Zhao, Qiwen Hong, Dandan Song, Degang Guo
Votes: 1,901
61. The Kite Runner (2007)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Khalid Abdalla, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub
Votes: 82,514 | Gross: $15.80M
62. The Most Distant Course (2007)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Three young souls, with different purposes, comes to the coast and search for the meaning of their life, a journey considerably longer than any of them has taken before.
Director: Jing-Jie Lin | Stars: Gwei Lun-Mei, Morning Tzu-Yi Mo, Hsiao-Kuo Chia, Iris Li-Ting Tseng
Votes: 680
63. 1895 (2008)
110 min | History
"1895" tells the story of the resistance against the Japanese invasion in 1895 (the biggest war in Taiwan's history). After the 1894 Sin-Japanese war, the Qing government ceded Taiwan to ... See full summary »
Director: Chih-Yu Hung | Stars: Sheng-hao Wen, Cheryl Yang, Josephine A. Blankstein, Bryan Shu-Hao Chang
Votes: 168
64. Three Kingdoms (2008)
R | 102 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guangzhong. It ranks as one of China's four most important pieces of literature.
Director: Daniel Lee | Stars: Andy Lau, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Maggie Q, Cunxin Pu
Votes: 6,674
65. Winds of September (2008)
107 min | Drama
The "Winds of September" are the wind of Hsinchu, a strong wind that visits the county and city between September and November. Lin Shu Yu's semi auto-biographical debut, produced by Eric ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Lin | Stars: Rhydian Vaughan, Chieh Chang, Jennifer Chia-Ching Chu, Bo-Chieh Wang
Votes: 714
66. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to ancient China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Director: Rob Minkoff | Stars: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Juana Collignon
Votes: 109,483 | Gross: $52.08M
67. Kung Fu Dunk (2008)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Sport
Fang Shijie is found as a baby in the garbage and raised at a martial arts academy. With the help of a man, he gets into college and is promoted to the basketball championship as he searches for his real parents.
Director: Yen-Ping Chu | Stars: Jay Chou, Eric Tsang, Gang Wang, Charlene Choi
Votes: 3,726
68. Orz Boyz (2008)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
They're more than just naughty: they play tricks on classmates, tease girls at school, fight with other boys, and lie to everyone until their teacher breaks down. They are called Liar No. 1... See full summary »
Director: Ya-che Yang | Stars: Umin Boya, Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen, Ching-Ssu Hsieh, Chi-wen Hsu
Votes: 489
69. Shôrin shôjo (2008)
107 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A Shaolin-trainer young woman returns to Japan to resuscitate her grandfather's defunct martial arts school.
Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro | Stars: Kô Shibasaki, Tôru Nakamura, Yuqi Zhang, Kai-Man Tin
Votes: 710
70. Ganglamedo (2006)
93 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The movie is about one of the most popular Tibetan folk songs, Ganglamedo ("Snow lotus"), about two girls and two men. The story begins sixty years ago, in Tibet. A local girl, who sings ... See full summary »
Director: Wei Dai | Stars: Bojie Hao, Renqing Dunzhu, Kang Se-jung, Hao Zheng
Votes: 31
71. Sparrow (2008)
87 min | Drama, Romance
A gang of pickpockets roam the streets of Hong Kong.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Simon Yam, Kelly Lin, Ka-Tung Lam, Hoi-Pang Lo
Votes: 3,091
72. Butterfly Lovers (2008)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Romance
Zhu Yanzhi (Charlene Choi), disguised as a man, seeks to learn martial arts with an elite clan. Once she begins her intense training, Zhu finds herself at odds with her trainer and superior, Liang (Chun Wu).
Director: Jingle Ma | Stars: Charlene Choi, Chun Wu, Ge Hu, Siu-Wong Fan
Votes: 440
73. An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, History
After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Kelly Chen, Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Xiaodong Guo
Votes: 4,140
74. Cape No. 7 (2008)
129 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A unusual group of people in a village on the coast of Taiwan form a band to perform at a beach concert, while the lead singer searches for the intended recipient of 7 lost love letters.
Director: Te-Sheng Wei | Stars: Van Fan, Chie Tanaka, Min-Hsiung, Wei-min Ying
Votes: 4,454
75. Painted Skin (2008)
103 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
An action-thriller centered on a vampire-like woman who eats the skins and hearts of her lovers.
Directors: Gordon Chan, Andy Wing-Keung Chin, Danny Ko | Stars: Donnie Yen, Xun Zhou, Kun Chen, Wei Zhao
Votes: 5,272
76. Ip Man (2008)
R | 106 min | Action, Biography, Drama
During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka-Tung Lam
Votes: 233,461
77. Missing (2008)
118 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After her husband is killed in a mysterious accident, a widow is haunted by images of things she has never seen or experienced.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Angelica Lee, Isabella Leong, Chang Chen, Xiaodong Guo
Votes: 539
78. Red Cliff (2008)
R | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 48,473 | Gross: $0.63M
79. Red Cliff II (2009)
142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 25,349 | Gross: $0.63M
80. Assembly (2007)
124 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A soldier fights to gain recognition for comrades who died during the Chinese Civil War.
Director: Xiaogang Feng | Stars: Hanyu Zhang, Chao Deng, Wenkang Yuan, Yan Tang
Votes: 7,332
81. Shuang shi ji (2008)
98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A mystery about a gourmet in love with two different women who winds up poisoned.
Director: Tianyu Zhao | Stars: Francis Ng, Nan Yu, Yiyan Jiang, Yuchen Zhu
Votes: 338
82. Cannot Live Without You (2009)
93 min | Drama
A down and out man and his daughter live in an illegal hovel. The two live a happy peaceful life until the authorities intervene when the child reaches school age.
Director: Leon Dai | Stars: Yo Hsuan Chao, Akira Chen, Chih-Ju Lin, Sze-Chi Lo
Votes: 612
83. Gong fu chu shen (2009)
92 min | Action, Comedy
Ousted chef Wong Bing-Yi is determined to help Shen Qing at her restaurant "Four Seas". He trains a young chef, Lung Kin-Yat to compete against Chef Tin, the head chef at "Imperial Palace", for the title of "Top Chef".
Director: Wing-Kin Yip | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Vanness Wu, Cherrie Ying, Ai Kago
Votes: 664
84. Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.
Director: Teddy Chan | Stars: Xueqi Wang, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Jun Hu, Bo-Chieh Wang
Votes: 8,536
85. On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009)
98 min | Action, Comedy
Director: Jing Wong | Stars: Louis Koo, Barbie Hsu, Dawei Tong, Jia Song
Votes: 484
86. Night and Fog (2009)
122 min | Crime, Drama
Starts at the end of the story, with the brutal murder by a man of his wife and daughters. Hui gradually unmasks the idyll of the peaceful family and that of Hong Kong as the promised land for gold seekers.
Director: Ann Hui | Stars: Simon Yam, Jingchu Zhang, Ariel Hiu-Man Chan, Audrey Hiu-Yau Chan
Votes: 596
87. All's Well, Ends Well 2009 (2009)
100 min | Comedy
A man asks a womanizer to court his eldest sister in hopes of fulfilling a family marriage tradition.
Director: Vincent Kok | Stars: Raymond Pak-Ming Wong, Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Louis Koo, Miki Shen
Votes: 513
88. Dui bu qi wo ai ni (2009)
75 min | Drama, Romance
Chie Tanaka comes to Taiwan to study Chinese but is unexpectedly cast as the leading actress in a movie. Wu Huai-chung wants to be a filmmaker but he can only find a part-time projectionist... See full summary »
Director: Yu-Hsien Lin | Stars: Chie Tanaka, Huai-chung Wu
Votes: 102
89. 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
90. John Rabe (2009)
134 min | Biography, Drama, History
A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.
Director: Florian Gallenberger | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Brühl, Steve Buscemi, Anne Consigny
Votes: 6,741 | Gross: $0.07M
91. Shinjuku Incident (2009)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
Director: Tung-Shing Yee | Stars: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu, Jinglei Xu
Votes: 13,563
92. Colorful Mind (2009)
96 min | Drama, Family
When an art teacher moves from the big city to teach in a remote town, he discovers a student with a tremendous gift for drawing. He inspires his student to take part in an international ... See full summary »
Director: Kun-Hou Chen | Stars: Jade Yu-Ting Chou, Zhi-Kai Chen, Jun-kai Wu, Ching-Hsia Chiang
Votes: 20
93. Prince of Tears (2009)
122 min | Drama
Two sisters whose family moves to Taiwan after their father fights in the civil war against the communists in mainland China, find their lives turned upside-down after their parents are thrown into jail and accused of being spies.
Director: Yonfan | Stars: Hsiao-chuan Chang, Xuan Zhu, Wing Fan, Terri Kwan
Votes: 255
94. Life Is Wonderful (2009)
78 min | Drama, Family
A granddaughter from the city, a grandma from the country, two parallel paths cross because of love.
Director: Looloo Lu | Stars: Yi-ching Lu, Sandy Yan-Chen Lin, Yung-Yu Hsueh, Sara Yu
Votes: 70
95. Crazy Racer (2009)
99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Assassins, scammers, gangsters, cops, a washed-up bicycle racer, and a body continually cross paths; usually with negative outcomes.
Director: Ning Hao | Stars: Huang Bo, Kung-Wei Lu, Morris Hsiang Jung, Jack Kao
Votes: 2,613
96. Bai yin di guo (2009)
113 min | Biography, Drama, Family
In 1899, a care-free young man must prepare to take over his family's Chinese banking empire.
Director: Christina Yao | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Tielin Zhang, Lei Hao, Jennifer Tilly
Votes: 835
97. Mi Xiang (2009)
Drama
Mi Xiang, with her son, abandoned by her husband. She then went to a small coal mine to get marry for a big compensation afterwards. Later, turn out she wants to keep her unexpected happiness more than that money.
Directors: Hongfei Wang, Hai-bin Bai | Stars: Höng Tao, Hao-lin Niu, Tai-ming Pan, Liang Sun
Votes: 21
98. Finding Shangri-La (2009)
105 min | Drama, Romance
Ji Ling lives with her husband in Taibei, Taiwan. After a crash that killed their young child, Ji Ling is overcome with grief and unable to forgive the couple who were driving the other vehicle.
Director: Ismene Ting | Stars: Zhi-Ying Zhu, Matt Chung-tien Wu, Chao-te Yin, Samantha Shu-Chin Ko
Votes: 28
99. Iron Road (2009)
180 min | Drama
A poor but feisty Chinese woman, disguised as a boy, joins the railroad crew in the Rocky Mountains to search for her long-lost father, and falls in love with the son of the railroad tycoon.
Stars: Li Sun, Luke Macfarlane, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole
Votes: 558
100. Yang Yang (2009)
112 min | Drama
Yang-yang is a French-Taiwanese mix. She has never seen her French father. She does not speak a single French word. Her mum has re-married but she has been very lonely. She started working ... See full summary »
Director: Yu-Chieh Cheng | Stars: Sandrine Pinna, Ray Chang, Bing-Chen Chen, Yi-Fu Cheng
Votes: 290
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