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Peaceful Anarchy favourite Chinese Movies

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  • Junichi Kajioka in Devils on the Doorstep (2000)

    1. Devils on the Doorstep

    20002h 19m70Metascore
    8.2 (9K)
    Villagers in World War II China are unsure what to do with the two enemy prisoners who have been left in their care.
    DirectorWen JiangStarsWen JiangKenya SawadaHongbo Jiang
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)

    2. Chungking Express

    19941h 42mPG-1378Metascore
    7.9 (104K)
    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.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsBrigitte LinTakeshi KaneshiroTony Leung Chiu-wai
  • The Blue Kite (1993)

    3. The Blue Kite

    19932h 20m
    7.5 (3.4K)
    The lives of a Beijing family throughout the 1950s and 1960s, as they experience the impact of the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.
    DirectorZhuangzhuang TianStarsTian YiWenyao ZhangXiaoman Chen
  • Leon Lai in Fallen Angels (1995)

    4. Fallen Angels

    19951h 39mNot Rated71Metascore
    7.5 (56K)
    This Hong Kong-set crime drama follows the lives of a hitman, hoping to get out of the business, and his elusive female partner.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsLeon LaiMichelle ReisTakeshi Kaneshiro
  • Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

    5. Raise the Red Lantern

    19912h 5mPG
    8.1 (37K)
    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.
    DirectorYimou ZhangStarsGong LiJingwu MaSaifei He
  • Maggie Cheung in Center Stage (1991)

    6. Center Stage

    19912h 6m
    7.4 (3K)
    Biopic of 1930s Chinese actress Lingyu Ruan.
    DirectorStanley KwanStarsMaggie CheungChin HanTony Ka Fai Leung
  • Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in In the Mood for Love (2000)

    7. In the Mood for Love

    20001h 38mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (177K)
    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.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie CheungPing-Lam Siu
  • Leslie Cheung in Ashes of Time (1994)

    8. Ashes of Time

    19941h 40mR69Metascore
    7.0 (18K)
    A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsBrigitte LinMaggie CheungLeslie Cheung
  • 2046 (2004)

    9. 2046

    20042h 9mR78Metascore
    7.4 (64K)
    Several women enter a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiZiyi ZhangFaye Wong
  • Xun Zhou in Suzhou River (2000)

    10. Suzhou River

    20001h 23m76Metascore
    7.4 (7.5K)
    After getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover.
    DirectorYe LouStarsXun ZhouHongsheng JiaZhongkai Hua
  • Wu Bai and Nicholas Tse in Time and Tide (2000)

    11. Time and Tide

    20001h 53mR60Metascore
    6.7 (5.3K)
    A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership can't last.
    DirectorHark TsuiStarsNicholas TseWu BaiCandy Lo
  • Dragon Inn (1967)

    12. Dragon Inn

    19671h 51mNot Rated100Metascore
    7.4 (3.9K)
    When the children of an executed General are pursued in 1457 China, some heroic martial arts swordsmen intervene.
    DirectorKing HuStarsPolly Ling-Feng Shang-KuanChun ShihYing Bai
  • Boat People (1982)

    13. Boat People

    19821h 49mR
    7.5 (1.8K)
    A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the Liberation and learns harsh truths about its regime and its "New Economic Zones".
    DirectorAnn HuiStarsGeorge LamCora MiaoSeason Ma
  • Jacky Cheung in Bullet in the Head (1990)

    14. Bullet in the Head

    19902h 16mNot Rated
    7.5 (12K)
    When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiJacky CheungWaise Lee
  • Gong Li in To Live (1994)

    15. To Live

    19942h 13mNot Rated
    8.3 (21K)
    After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China.
    DirectorYimou ZhangStarsYou GeGong LiBen Niu
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee in The Killer (1989)

    16. The Killer

    19891h 51mR82Metascore
    7.7 (53K)
    A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore the vision of a singer he accidentally blinded.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatDanny LeeSally Yeh
  • Yôkihi (1955)

    17. Yôkihi

    19551h 38mNot Rated
    7.1 (2.2K)
    In 8th-century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a close relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against all the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
    DirectorKenji MizoguchiStarsMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriSô Yamamura
  • The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)

    18. The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter

    19841h 38mNot Rated
    7.4 (3.8K)
    Mongols with the help of an insider, ambush the influential Yang Family, defenders of the dynasty. The Mongols must hunt down all Yang survivors so their insidious plot to overthrow the dynasty will not be uncovered.
    DirectorChia-Liang LiuStarsChia-Hui LiuSheng FuLily Li
  • Donnie Yen in Ip Man (2008)

    19. Ip Man

    20081h 46mR59Metascore
    8.0 (238K)
    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.
    DirectorWilson YipStarsDonnie YenSimon YamLouis Fan
  • Chia-Hui Liu in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

    20. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    19781h 56mR
    7.6 (19K)
    A school student who conspires with his teacher and others to overthrow the Qing Dynasty sees his family slaughtered at the hands of his enemies. He joins the Shaolin Temple and rigorously studies martial arts to avenge his beloved ones.
    DirectorChia-Liang LiuStarsChia-Hui LiuLo LiehYue Wong
  • Maggie Cheung, Leslie Cheung, and Carina Lau in Days of Being Wild (1990)

    21. Days of Being Wild

    19901h 34mNot Rated93Metascore
    7.4 (27K)
    A man tries to find out who his real mother is after the woman who raised him tells him the truth.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsLeslie CheungMaggie CheungAndy Lau
  • Pickpocket (1997)

    22. Pickpocket

    19971h 50mUnrated
    7.4 (3.6K)
    A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.
    DirectorJia Zhang-keStarsHongwei WangHongjian HaoBaitao Zuo
  • Winston Chao, May Chin, and Mitchell Lichtenstein in The Wedding Banquet (1993)

    23. The Wedding Banquet

    19931h 46mR81Metascore
    7.6 (18K)
    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.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsWinston ChaoMay ChinAh-Lei Gua
  • A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

    24. A Brighter Summer Day

    19913h 57mNot Rated91Metascore
    8.2 (14K)
    Based on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.
    DirectorEdward YangStarsChang ChenLisa YangKuo-Chu Chang
  • My Blueberry Nights (2007)

    25. My Blueberry Nights

    20071h 35mPG-1351Metascore
    6.6 (58K)
    A young lonely woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of off-beat characters along the way.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsNorah JonesJude LawNatalie Portman

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