Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "chinese-new-year"

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan

Votes: 535,065 | Gross: $72.86M

2. Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The untold story of one twelve-year-old's dream to become the world's greatest supervillain.

Directors: Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val | Stars: Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson

Votes: 85,919 | Gross: $369.70M

3. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In the Far East, Alex O'Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O'Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.

Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh

Votes: 170,872 | Gross: $102.49M

4. The Joy Luck Club (1993)

R | 139 min | Drama

The life histories of four East Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other.

Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin

Votes: 18,309 | Gross: $32.86M

5. The Way of the Dragon (1972)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them.

Director: Bruce Lee | Stars: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Nora Miao, Ping-Ou Wei

Votes: 41,130 | Gross: $4.06M

6. The NeverEnding Story III (1994)

G | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia.

Director: Peter MacDonald | Stars: Jason James Richter, Melody Kay, Jack Black, Carole Finn

Votes: 12,459

7. The Grandmaster (2013)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Biography, Drama

The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.

Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang, Chang Chen

Votes: 36,822 | Gross: $6.59M

8. Flower Drum Song (1961)

Approved | 133 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo

Votes: 3,716 | Gross: $10.90M

9. Vanguard (2020)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.

Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Lun Ai, Miya Muqi

Votes: 6,670

10. Mountains May Depart (2015)

Not Rated | 126 min | Drama, Romance

The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.

Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Tao Zhao, Yi Zhang, Liang Jingdong, Zijian Dong

Votes: 6,403 | Gross: $0.08M

11. The Quiet American (1958)

TV-PG | 120 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin, Giorgia Moll

Votes: 2,104

12. Prison on Fire (1987)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Inside a Hong Kong prison, two inmates form a friendship and face the difficulty of life on the inside.

Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Ka-Kui Ho, Roy Cheung

Votes: 3,270

13. China Cry: A True Story (1990)

PG-13 | 101 min | Biography, Drama, History

This is the true story of Sung Neng Yee, now known as Nora Lam, who fled from Communist China to Hong Kong for her palpably real Christian faith.

Director: James F. Collier | Stars: Julia Nickson, France Nuyen, James Shigeta, Russell Wong

Votes: 569 | Gross: $4.21M

14. Last Train Home (2009)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Drama

A couple embarks on a journey home for Chinese new year along with 130 million other migrant workers, to reunite with their children and struggle for a future. Their unseen story plays out as China soars towards being a world superpower.

Director: Lixin Fan | Stars: Changhua Zhang, Yang Zhang, Suqin Chen, Qin Zhang

Votes: 3,718 | Gross: $0.29M

15. Fight Back to School III (1993)

89 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Police officer Chow Sing Sing is assigned to work undercover investigating the murder of millionaire Million Wong, to whom Chow has an uncanny resemblance, by posing as an amnesiac Wong.

Director: Jing Wong | Stars: Stephen Chow, Anita Mui, Sharla Cheung, Pak-Cheung Chan

Votes: 2,106

16. Three Strangers (1946)

Approved | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Three strangers, each dealing with a serious problem, share a sweepstakes ticket which they wished upon together before a Chinese idol.

Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Joan Lorring

Votes: 2,565

17. A Simple Life (2011)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama

After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.

Director: Ann Hui | Stars: Andy Lau, Deannie Ip, Hailu Qin, Fuli Wang

Votes: 6,312 | Gross: $0.19M

18. Tiger Claws II (1996)

R | 92 min | Action

The Tiger Claws killer is broken out of jail by a former colleague, who acquires a large shipment of weapons and schemes to open a portal to the past into an ancient martial arts temple.

Director: J. Stephen Maunder | Stars: Jalal Merhi, Bolo Yeung, Cynthia Rothrock, Ong Soo Han

Votes: 717

19. The King of Masks (1995)

91 min | Drama

In a remote area of China, in the 1930s, a street performer named Wang practices the change-mask opera art of bian lian. Seeking to pass his art, Wang buys what he believes to be an orphan boy, but quickly learns his new disciple's secret.

Director: Tian-Ming Wu | Stars: Xu Zhu, Renying Zhou, Zhigang Zhao, Li Chen

Votes: 3,476 | Gross: $1.10M

20. An American Girl Story: Ivy & Julie 1976 - A Happy Balance (2017 TV Movie)

TV-G | 43 min | Family

Set in 1976 San Francisco, Ivy Ling is a Chinese-American who struggles to find a balance between her two cultural identities. With the help of her best friend, Julie Albright, Ivy makes a ... See full summary »

Director: Sasie Sealy | Stars: Nina Lu, Hannah Nordberg, Gwendoline Yeo, Rob Yang

Votes: 139

21. Lan Yu (2001)

R | 86 min | Drama, Romance

A young, gay student has a relationship with an older, successful businessman. The handsome playboy-businessman must choose between his comfortable, yet closeted straight life, or an honest, yet subversive life with the student.

Director: Stanley Kwan | Stars: Ye Liu, Jun Hu, He Du, Bin Li

Votes: 3,031 | Gross: $0.12M

22. King of Chinatown (1939)

Passed | 57 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Violence and death stalk the Chinese of a big American city, but one man, Dr. Chang Ling, and his daughter, Dr. Mary Ling, defy the racketeers who are responsible, and, against terrific odds, bring peace to their oppressed neighbors.

Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, Sidney Toler

Votes: 276

23. The Golden Eye (1948)

Approved | 69 min | Crime, Mystery

Chan discovers a conspiracy when a low paying gold mine seemingly starts to become profitable, and attempts are made on the owner's life.

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Roland Winters, Wanda McKay, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung

Votes: 630

24. Operation C.I.A. (1965)

Approved | 90 min | Drama, Thriller

A young CIA agent is assigned to Saigon to stop a planned political assassination.

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Kieu Chinh, Danielle Aubry, Cyril Collick

Votes: 179

25. Hell of a Cruise (2022)

TV-14 | 78 min | Documentary

Onboard at the luxury Diamond Princess cruise ship in January of 2020, people had no idea that the deadly novel coronavirus boarded the ship with them turning the floating paradise into their worst nightmare.

Director: Nick Quested | Stars: Jennifer Catron, Gordon Christoph, Phil Courtner, Simon Denyer

Votes: 232

26. Angry Birds Seasons (2010 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure

The Angry Birds hunt pigs in holiday-themed levels.

Votes: 311

27. Kung Phooey! (2003)

R | 87 min | Comedy

The chosen one from China's mystical Shur-Li Temple embarks on a hilarious quest in this high-kicking spoof of kung-fu films from director Darryl Fong. The champion fighter, Art Chew (... See full summary »

Director: Darryl Fong | Stars: Michael Man-Kin Chow, Joyce Brew, Colman Domingo, Darryl Fong

Votes: 568

28. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World II (1988)

97 min | Comedy

After losing their lottery winnings during the bank's closure, the Biu family's luck changes again as Bill's job promotion and daughters' education and work careers sent them and the entire... See full summary »

Director: Clifton Ko | Stars: Bill Tung, Lydia Shum, Elsie Chan, Loletta Lee

Votes: 242

29. De l'huile sur le feu (2011)

100 min | Comedy

In Belleville, two restaurants were facing each other: the Berber King of the Chouffry family and the Empire of the Dragon of the Zi family. Everything was going well, until Samir accused Mr. Zi of eating his dog.

Director: Nicolas Benamou | Stars: Nader Boussandel, Vincent Lacoste, Tien Shue, Benamara Azeddine

Votes: 224

30. The House of the Red Dragon (1969)

X | 97 min | Crime

In the 1890's, Suzie, an 18-year-old Chinese stowaway, leaves her hiding place on a ship after it docks in San Francisco, only to find herself in the middle of the tong wars and a witness ... See full synopsis »

Director: Donn Greer | Stars: Suzie Wong, Geraldine Kaye, John Vincent, Diane Hansen

31. Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth (2016)

Documentary

Witness how the Chinese celebrate their new year. From the norhest Haerbin to Beijing and to the very south Hong Kong, see how people of China travel, eat, perform shows and start the year of the monkey.

Stars: Jing Lusi, Ant Anstead, Dave Myers, Si King

Votes: 72

32. The Illegal Immigrant (1985)

98 min | Drama, Romance

Cheung, an illegal immigrant in a completely Chinese area of New York, is caught by two US Immigration Officers. He arranges to pay Cindy Li, the Chinese-American sister of his young friend... See full summary »

Directors: Mabel Cheung, Wanting Zhang | Stars: Yung-Cho Ching, Fu-Sheng Wu, Chung-yu Liao, Ju-Yuan Li

Votes: 83

33. Cat and Mouse (2003)

92 min | Romance, Comedy, Action

Zhan Zhao is a deputy to the wise Judge Bao. When Zhan heads back home for a vacation, he uncovers a plot to assassinate Bao so that a rebel group can overthrow the Emperor.

Director: Gordon Chan | Stars: Andy Lau, Cecilia Cheung, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Donglin Guo

Votes: 543

34. 1965 (2015)

130 min | Crime, Drama, History

A dramatic look back at the Geylang Riots and the days of Konfrontasi when Singapore split from Malaya in 1965.

Directors: Randy Ang, Daniel Yun | Stars: Yuwu Qi, Deanna Yusoff, Joanne Peh, James Seah

Votes: 69

35. Wu qiong dong (2005)

90 min | Drama

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Director: Ying Ning | Stars: Huang Hung, Qinqin Li, Sola Liu, Yanni Ping

Votes: 72

36. Now Chinatown (2000)

112 min | Drama, Romance

Lee's family sent her from China to Los Angeles three years ago to be a waitress in a Chinatown restaurant and send money home to support her ailing grandmother. She lives with her bitter ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Dunning | Stars: Lianne X. Hu, Steve Dunning, Denise Ames, Dana Byrne

Votes: 82

37. The Best and the Loneliest Days (2017)

16 min | Short, Comedy

When Yang, a Chinese girl living in Los Angeles, has a dream in English, she needs to prove that she's still a hundred percent Chinese. So she organizes a big Chinese New Year's party, but things don't end up the way she planned.

Director: Qianzhu Luo | Stars: Eon Song, Yao Xie, Kevin Young, Olivia Liang

38. Wo ai ni mommy (2010)

77 min | Documentary, Family

From 2000 to 2008, China was the leading country for U.S. international adoptions. There are now approximately 70,000 Chinese adoptees being raised in the United States. Ninety-five percent... See full summary »

Director: Stephanie Wang-Breal | Stars: Amanda Baden, Darah Sadowsky, Donna Sadowsky, Faith Sadowsky

Votes: 46

39. Untitled Yolki Remake

Comedy | Announced

Framed around the Chinese New Year, a young orphan girl factors into the intersection of eight peoples' lives over one New Years Eve.

Directors: Timur Bekmambetov, Eva Jin

40. Wang zi cheng chong (1984)

92 min | Adventure, Comedy

A lazy son who knows some Kung Fu but mostly fakes it to show off. After being exposed he does good by improving his skills to the point where he can finally knock down his master father.

Director: Hsia Hsu | Stars: Siu-Ho Chin, Bill Tung, Kuan Tai Chen, Lieh Lo

Votes: 28

41. Reunion (III) (2008)

15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

The Wang family gathers for the annual Chinese New Year's Eve Reunion Dinner. As the dinner progresses, the family's dysfunctional dynamics expose their hierarchy and power structure, as well as each family member's flaws.

Director: Marcia Ong | Stars: Catherine Sng, Erica Lai, Dana Lam, Vincent Tee

42. Freezing (2016)

98 min | Drama, Family

In earlier times Chinese families were expected to take care of their aged parents. However, nowadays family ties have been fraying. The 70-year-old Liu becomes its victim. Mr. Liu was ... See full summary »

Director: Shigang Peng | Stars: Wenli Liu, Fengzhi Pan, Xishan Liu, Yonghui Liu

Votes: 15

43. Reunion (I) (2008)

16 min | Short, Drama

A troubled teenager struggles to find her identity while coping with her alcoholic mother and a father she has just met.

Director: Natalia Fernandez | Stars: Najarra Townsend, Jorge Borrelli, JoBeth Prince, Frieda Jane

Votes: 215

44. Heng or Huat (2008)

98 min | Comedy

8.88 million assistants under the charge of the God of fortune are tasked to help humans prosper within a given time frame but there are ten conditions governing the people that they cannot offer assistance to.

Director: Dennis Wong | Stars: Shawn Tok, Waye Leon Goh, Nathaniel Ho, Belinda Lee

45. Lai see (2007)

11 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

Peng was born 36 years ago in the Year of the Pig but going against his astrological nature by living a life blinkered to the needs of others. He's selfish, greedy, lustful and blind to ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Wu | Stars: Elizabeth Tan, Jon David Yu, Matt Cobb, Babajide Fado

Votes: 24

46. Monkey King at Times Square (2016 TV Special)

10 min | Short

The Monkey King and a hundred little monkeys celebrate the 2016 Chinese New Year in Times Square.

Directors: Jiangyue Lin, Zheng Liu, Taiquan Sun, Kim E. Wang | Star: Liu Xiao Ling Tong

47. NBA: Chinese New Year - So Special (2019 Video)

Short, Sport

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Directors: John Suits, Harris Wilkinson | Stars: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Xukun Cai, Heidi Li, Damian Lillard

48. Jonny Quest (1964–1965)
Episode: Terror Island (1965)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A mad scientist's sloppy handling of growth bacteria results in giant animals running amok. He abducts Dr. Quest to ensure his help, forcing Race to turn to an old friend to find him.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Mike Road, Tim Matheson, Don Messick, Danny Bravo

Votes: 122

49. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode: Bette Davis/Richard Pryor (1983)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Johnny reads audience comments on love and romance. Bette Davis (Right of Way (1983), album "Miss Bette Davis Sings"); Richard Pryor (The Toy (1982)).

Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bette Davis

Votes: 192

50. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Pelican (1968)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

West and his temporary partner Jeremy Pike investigate a Chinese gangster's theft of rare explosives from a San Francisco armory. Artemus Gordon (Martin) is said to be on desk duty in ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Nicol | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Charles Aidman, Khigh Dhiegh

Votes: 143