Watchlist: Mandarin
by diedra-rater | created - 17 Jan 2022 | updated - 5 months ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Continent (2014)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Three men living in the Eastern most island of China go on a road trip to the Western most end of the country, and facing crises of love, friendship, and faith on their journey to the West.
Director: Han Han | Stars: Shaofeng Feng, Chen Bo-lin, Wallace Chung, Luodan Wang
Votes: 1,863
2. A Long Way Home (I) (2018)
73 min | Documentary
Five Chinese artists explore the echoes of the past in order to understand the predicaments of the present. Increasingly, their struggle for a democratic civil society seems as relevant for the world today as it is for China.
Director: Luc Schaedler
Votes: 24
3. In the Heat of the Sun (1994)
134 min | Drama, Romance
Beijing, 1970s. Now that the CR has driven most adults to the provinces, 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery referred to as "girls."
Director: Wen Jiang | Stars: Yu Xia, Wei Chen, Shaobo Dai, Hua Fang
Votes: 5,523
4. Shanghai Strangers (2012)
24 min | Short, Drama, Family
Shanghai Strangers is about the dilemma of a young woman, Xiu Xiu, in post-Communist China, where the fast-growing material wealth and the spiritual void create a longing for a more ... See full summary »
Director: Joan Chen | Stars: Arran Hawkins, Yiyan Jiang, Teo Yoo
Votes: 13
5. Summer Palace (2006)
Unrated | 158 min | Drama, Romance
Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.
Director: Ye Lou | Stars: Lei Hao, Xiaodong Guo, Xueyun Bai, Lin Cui
Votes: 4,314 | Gross: $0.06M
6. Zinnia Flower (2015)
96 min | Drama
On the same day, in the same accident, Wei loses his pregnant wife and Ming her fiancé. In Buddhism, one is given 100 days to mourn for the dead. Like two mice lost in a labyrinth, Wei runs... See full summary »
Director: Tom Lin | Stars: Karena Kar-Yan Lam, Chin-Hang Shih, Bryan Shu-Hao Chang, Chien-Na Lee
Votes: 300
7. I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Drama
After being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman takes on the Chinese legal system.
Director: Xiaogang Feng | Stars: Bingbing Fan, Wei Fan, Xiaogang Feng, Tao Guo
Votes: 2,483 | Gross: $0.44M
8. Warmth (2016)
81 min | Drama
In Taiwan, officially, each year there is an average of 400 cases involving sexual exploitation of underage girls. Out of those cases, an average of 130 girls and a few boys are placed in ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Chern | Stars: Joy Yi-Chun Pan, Zhi-Ying Zhu, Ai-Ning Yao, Yu-Ching Hung
Votes: 225
9. Zhi jian de zhong liang (2006)
90 min | Drama
Da Yu, a 15-year-old boy, wanders aimlessly in the lonely city.
Director: Chih-yuan Pan | Stars: Chun-ming Chang, Jonathan Chang, Akio Chen, Kai-Chung Cheng
Votes: 52
10. Betelnut Girls (2015)
103 min | Drama
Director: Xianjian Xue | Stars: Peggy Tseng, Tengfang Xu, Chia-Yu Chang, Wei-min Chen
Votes: 25
11. One Day (2010)
93 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A visual love poem of magical realism.
Director: Chi-jan Hou | Stars: Bryan Shu-Hao Chang, Nikki Hsieh, Gwen Yao
Votes: 504
12. Au revoir Taipei (2010)
85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A love story takes place over the course of one evening in Taipei.
Director: Arvin Chen | Stars: Chun-Yao Yao, Amber Kuo, Hsiao-chuan Chang, Lawrence Ko
Votes: 1,464
13. King of Peking (2017)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
When home entertainment enters the market in 90s Beijing, a former projectionist ropes his young son into starting their own pirate movie company, but easy money comes with its own price tag.
Director: Sam Voutas | Stars: Jun Zhao, Wang Naixun, Qing Han, Si Chao
Votes: 394
14. Tigertail (2020)
PG | 91 min | Drama
In this multigenerational drama, a Taiwanese factory worker leaves his homeland to seek opportunity in America, where he struggles to find connection while balancing family and new-found responsibilities.
Director: Alan Yang | Stars: Tzi Ma, Christine Ko, Hong-Chi Lee, Queenie Yu-Hsin Fang
Votes: 3,843
15. White Ant (2016)
95 min | Drama
White Ant is a psychological drama that tells a story about sexual fetishism. Bai Yide is a young man living alone. He works at a bookstore and derives sexual pleasure by stealing and ... See full summary »
Director: Hsien-Jer Chu | Stars: Kang Ren Wu, Aviis Zhong, Tai-Yan Yu, Alina Fang-Ting
Votes: 289
16. Man in Love (2021)
115 min | Drama, Romance
A small-time gangster clumsily attempts to court a girl he has a crush on. Can he win her over and leave the underworld behind?
Director: Chen-Hao Yin | Stars: Roy Chiu, Wei-Ning Hsu, Xiao-Ying Bai, Hsin-Ling Chung
Votes: 3,188
17. Shanghai Calling (2012)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A New York attorney is sent to Shanghai on business, where he finds himself in a legal mess that threatens his career. With the help of a relocation specialist and her contacts, he soon learns to appreciate the wonders of Shanghai.
Director: Daniel Hsia | Stars: Le Geng, Daniel Henney, Sean Gallagher, Bill Marcus
Votes: 1,771 | Gross: $0.01M
18. Falling Flowers (2012)
121 min | Drama
Pregnant, abandoned and destitute, gifted writer Xiao Hung embarks on a daring literary career in the face of patriarchy, privation and war.
Director: Jianqi Huo | Stars: Jia Song, Jue Huang, Renjun Wang, Bo Zhang
Votes: 77
19. Miao Miao (2008)
83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The bisexual owner of a record store and a new girl in town bond over Jack Kerouac. Meanwhile, a girl in her class falls in love with her.
Director: Hsiao-tse Cheng | Stars: Chia-Yen Ko, Sandrine Pinna, Wing Fan, Kang Ren Wu
Votes: 1,195
20. That Room (2014)
42 min | Short, Drama, Romance
It's almost been one year since his boyfriend committed suicide on the day of the Moon Festival, in their own home. Wei, left alone, struggles to leave his memory behind and isolates himself in the apartment that torments him.
Directors: Huang DingJun, Ting-Chun Huang | Stars: Figaro Tseng, Joe Black Chou, Belle Hsin, Jim Fan
Votes: 12
21. Paradoxical (2017)
108 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
"PARADOXICAL" is one of the rare science fiction films from Taiwan. A man with a mysterious background meets a beautiful, enigmatic plant designer. As the two embark on a series of ... See full summary »
Director: Mu-Ming Tsai | Stars: Yu-Chen He, Helena Hsu, Yu-Lin Yen, Wen-Hsueh Lu
Votes: 8
22. 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: 116,250 | Gross: $11.05M
23. Light the Night (2021– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.
Stars: Chiung-Hsuan Hsieh, Esther Liu, Nikki Hsieh, Hsueh-Fu Kuo
Votes: 1,520
24. Eternal Summer (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance
Two best friends Shane and Jonathan learn more about themselves in an ever evolving sexuality.
Director: Leste Chen | Stars: Hsiao-chuan Chang, Ray Chang, Kate Yeung
Votes: 3,197
25. Upcoming (2021)
115 min | Drama
Chen Chen, a high school student, finds the love affair of her mother just before the college entrance exam and gets depressed. After the unsuccessful exam, Chen gets acquainted with Zheng ... See full summary »
Director: Leste Chen | Stars: Zifeng Zhang, Lei Wu, Lei Hao, Feng Zu
Votes: 754
26. Love O2O (2016)
TV-14 | 103 min | Drama, Romance
A college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game.
Director: Tianyu Zhao | Stars: Angelababy, Boran Jing, Yu Bai, Qian Wu
Votes: 1,215
27. The Little Nyonya (2020– )
41 min | Drama
A look at the lives of mixed-race Chinese immigrants living in South East Asia.
Stars: Yun Xiang, Xiangyu Dai, Yan Xiao, Kai-wei Chiu
Votes: 20
28. I Missed You (2021)
100 min | Romance
A Facebook post from 5 years ago brings out a piece of memory that Kuo Chinchin doesn't like to recall : the 2 accounts on her blocking list. By reconnecting with them, Chinchin discovers the truth of her unhappiness.
Directors: Chih-Yen Hsu, Mag Hsu | Stars: Kang Ren Wu, Eve Ai, Meng-Po Fu, 9m88
Votes: 313
29. Til Death Do Us Part (II) (2019)
Sci-Fi, Thriller
Based on the speculative short stories of MirrorFiction, this sci-fi thriller anthology plunges headlong into our deepest desires -- and darkest fears.
Stars: Kun-Da Wu, Chen-Ling Wen, Run-yin Bai, Teng-Hung Hsia
Votes: 224
30. Little Big Women (2020)
123 min | Drama
Family members grapple with the passing of their estranged father and the remnants of the life he led during his absence.
Director: Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu | Stars: Shu-Fang Chen, Ying-Hsuan Hsieh, Vivian Hsu, Ke-Fang Sun
Votes: 2,739
31. Girl's Revenge (2020)
81 min | Drama
Bullying. Humiliation. An ugly truth. She's standing up for her friend. But her retaliatory quest is about to unravel. After a sex video subjects her friend to mockery and bullying, a ... See full summary »
Director: Weica Wang | Stars: Yu-Ping Wang, Yi-Ruei Chen, Shiny Yao, Chu-Ping Liu
Votes: 297
32. Nowhere Man (2019)
Action, Crime, Drama
A strange encounter that causes a man awaiting execution to experience alternate timelines. That leads to his escape from prison to protect his family.
Stars: Hsiao-chuan Chang, Alyssa Chia, Mavis Fan, Bo-Chieh Wang
Votes: 436
33. Zhí jùchâng - jîmù zhî jiâ (2017)
90 min | Drama, Horror
Stars: Eli Shih, Phoebe Lin, Ricie Fun, Hsueh-Feng Lu
Votes: 143
34. Yes We Can! (2014)
Drama
After resigning from his fourth job, Liu Jun Wei (Romeo Tan) decides to set up his own company 'Can-do', where he helps people kick-start their own businesses. However, his girlfriend, Zhu ... See full summary »
Stars: Romeo Tan, San Yow, Rebecca Lim, Hanwei Chen
35. 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
36. Meet Yourself (2023)
45 min | Drama, Romance
After the death of her best friend, Xu Hongdou decided to quit her job and have herself a vacation in Dali, Yunnan. There, she met wonderful people and did wonderful things.
Stars: Liu Yifei, Xian Li, Qian Wu, Bingqing Hu
Votes: 478
37. Classmates Minus (2020)
122 min | Comedy, Drama
Four high school buddies -- a director, a temp worker, an insurance salesman, and a paper craftsman -- grapple with unfulfilled dreams amid middle age ennui.
Director: Hsin-yao Huang | Stars: Jen-Shuo Cheng, Kuan-Ting Liu, Lin Na-Dou, Ming-Shuai Shih
Votes: 1,954
38. 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: 33,125 | Gross: $5.22M
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