Movies from China you should've seen yesterday
by chellelovesu | created - 15 Mar 2023 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicChina | Hong Kong | Taiwan. A huge range of culture, food, humor, entertainment, and styles embed themselves in the tapestry that makes Chinese language film a genre you should've already been watching.
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1. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Tang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary Monkey King.
Directors: Stephen Chow, Chi-Kin Kwok | Stars: Zhang Wen, Shu Qi, Huang Bo, Show Lo
Votes: 13,981 | Gross: $0.02M
2. Animal World (2018)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A man finds himself deep in debt and is coerced to board a ship that hosts a risky gambling party.
Director: Yan Han | Stars: Yifeng Li, Yunhe Yi, Bingkun Cao, Yijuan Li
Votes: 5,093
3. The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Qing Ming, the Yin-Yang Master, took his master's last wish and went to the Captial Tiandu City to attend the heaven ceremony.
Director: Jingming Guo | Stars: Mark You-Ting Chao, Allen Deng, Ziwen Wang, Jessie Li
Votes: 5,406
4. Space Sweepers (2021)
TV-MA | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in the year 2092 and follows the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory. When they discover a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal.
Director: Sung-hee Jo | Stars: Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Jin Seon-kyu, Yoo Hae-jin
Votes: 28,713
5. 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: 187,668 | Gross: $53.71M
6. 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: 109,548 | Gross: $52.08M
7. 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: 150,883 | Gross: $17.11M
8. Immortal Demon Slayer (2017)
Not Rated | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A giant rebelled against the heavens. It was declared a devil and defeated. The immortal heart evolved into Sun Wukong. The heavens found him, and ravaged his home. He enters the heavenly kingdom, disguised as a human, seeking retribution.
Director: Chi-Kin Kwok | Stars: Eddie Peng, Shawn Yue, Ni Ni, Xiao Bai
Votes: 1,952
9. CJ7 (2008)
PG | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A poor Chinese laborer learns important lessons after his son gets a strange new toy.
Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Yuqi Zhang, Jiao Xu, Lei Huang
Votes: 17,232 | Gross: $0.21M
10. Double World (2020)
110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Seeing the neighboring country become more and more powerful, a warlord organizes a competition to reveal the best warriors. A young man is eager to bring honour to his clan.
Director: Teddy Chan | Stars: Henry Lau, Peter Ho, Chenhan Lin, Luxia Jiang
Votes: 4,758
11. 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: 281,651 | Gross: $128.08M
12. Shadow (2018)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Chao Deng, Li Sun, Ryan Zheng, Qianyuan Wang
Votes: 18,224 | Gross: $0.52M
13. Shaolin Soccer (2001)
PG | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wei Zhao, Yat-Fei Wong, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 89,216 | Gross: $0.49M
14. 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: 116,270 | Gross: $11.05M
15. Skiptrace (2016)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, Bingbing Fan, Eric Tsang
Votes: 22,407 | Gross: $0.00M
16. Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
Not Rated | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two professors team up to locate a lost treasure and embark on an adventure that takes them from a Tibetan ice cave to Dubai, and to a mountain temple in India.
Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Jackie Chan, Yixing Zhang, Miya Muqi, Disha Patani
Votes: 11,322 | Gross: $0.36M
18. Railroad Tigers (2016)
TV-PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A railroad worker in China in 1941 leads a team of freedom fighters against the Japanese in order to get food for the poor.
Director: Sheng Ding | Stars: Jackie Chan, Jaycee Chan, Zitao Huang, Kai Wang
Votes: 4,898 | Gross: $0.22M
19. Time Raiders (2016)
124 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A tomb raider and a warrior must stop an ancient being from wreaking havoc on the world.
Director: Daniel Lee | Stars: Boran Jing, Han Lu, Jingchun Wang, Sichun Ma
Votes: 896
20. Midnight Diner (2019)
103 min | Drama
Set in a little restaurant in an inconspicuous lane of Shanghai, which opens at midnight everyday. The owner is a man of about fifty, makes a set of special food for each guest who visits the restaurant, and listens everyone's story.
Director: Tony Ka Fai Leung | Stars: Tony Ka Fai Leung, Yo Yang, Tao Liu, Yibai Zhang
Votes: 239
21. Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015)
Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 1969 PRChina, two men survive a supernatural tomb. They later become tomb raiders with Shirley/Shu Qi. 20 years later in NYC, one is hired to find that tomb again and the 2 friends follow later.
Director: Wuershan | Stars: Kun Chen, Huang Bo, Shu Qi, Angelababy
Votes: 4,361 | Gross: $1.24M
22. The Wandering Earth (2019)
TV-MA | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
With the sun dying out, a group of brave astronauts set out to find new planet for the whole human race.
Director: Frant Gwo | Stars: Jing Wu, Chuxiao Qu, Guangjie Li, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 36,342 | Gross: $5.88M
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