Chinese Films
by apemenlu | created - 06 Apr 2012 | updated - 16 Apr 2012 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Yi Yi (2000)
Not Rated | 173 min | Drama, Romance
Each member of a middle-class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives.
Director: Edward Yang | Stars: Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Jin, Issei Ogata, Kelly Lee
Votes: 28,393 | Gross: $1.14M
2. 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: 6,098
3. 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: 281,588 | Gross: $128.08M
4. 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: 187,616 | Gross: $53.71M
5. Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
R | 114 min | Action, Drama, Romance
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Ye Liu
Votes: 45,956 | Gross: $6.57M
6. 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: 95,724 | Gross: $0.60M
7. The Killer (1989)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu
Votes: 51,071
8. Heaven Can't Wait (1995)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
Tony is a wily, pessimistic scam artist who uses an ancient superstition to build a hilariously enterprising business. Lam is his sometime business cohort and Chan is the boy next door who falls victim to Tony's tricks.
Director: Chi-Ngai Lee | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jordan Chan, Karen Mok, Bowie Lam
Votes: 149
9. Two Painters (1989)
120 min | Drama, Fantasy
Director: Kan-Ping Yu | Stars: Sylvia Chang, Bor-Jeng Chen, Yi-Ta Chen, Chun-Chun Hsu
Votes: 17
10. All About Ah-Long (1989)
95 min | Drama
A father's ex-girlfriend resurfaces after a 10-year absence wanting to take her son away from him. With his world shattered, he must decide between what is best for his son and his own future happiness.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Sylvia Chang, Kun-Hsuan Huang, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 1,682
11. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Emily Chu
Votes: 25,455
12. Hard Boiled (1992)
R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan
Votes: 54,010
13. Curry and Pepper (1990)
101 min | Action, Comedy
Two best friends and cop partners become the subject of a beautiful news reporter's documentary. The two soon find themselves competing for screen time as well as the love of the reporter while after a murderous arms dealer.
Director: Blackie Shou-Liang Ko | Stars: Stephen Chow, Jacky Cheung, Ann Bridgewater, Eric Tsang
Votes: 1,053
14. The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
A remake of the 1988 American comedy film, Coming to America.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Sylvia Chang, Nina Li Chi, Lawrence Cheng
Votes: 314
15. Na you yi tian bu xiang ni (1995)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Rich man Chu Ah Chai tells, in flashback, the story of why he is offering a huge reward for an old $HK1000 bill with an personal inscription on it.
Director: Lei Cheuk | Stars: Athena Chu, Kin-Kwan Chu, Bonnie Fu, Fan Hui
Votes: 23
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