Movie List for "china"

A Chinese Odyssey: Part One – Pandora’s Box (1995) Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Movie

Fantasy adventure about the arrival of Buddhism in China. When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain … Year 1995.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Jeffrey Lau
Writer: Jeffrey Lau, Cheng’en Wu (novel)
Actors: Stephen Chow, Man-Tat Ng, Kar-Ying Law, Kit Ying Lam

Peacock (2005) Drama Movie

China in the late 1970s and early 1980s: the life of an ordinary working family as seen through its three siblings. Year 2005.

Generes: Drama
Director: Changwei Gu
Writer: Qiang Li
Actors: Jing An, Li Feng, Changwei Gu, Meiying Huang

Seventh Son (2014) Action Adventure Fantasy Movie

When Mother Malkin, the queen of evil witches, escapes the pit she was imprisoned in by professional monster hunter Spook decades ago and kills his apprentice, he recruits young Tom, the seventh son of the seventh son, to help him. Year 2014.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Writer: Charles Leavitt (screenplay by), Steven Knight (screenplay by), Matt Greenberg (screen story by), Joseph Delaney (based on the book titled “The Spook’s Apprentice” by)
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander

Red Cliff II (2009) Action Adventure Drama Fantasy History War Movie

Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history. Year 2009.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, War
Director: John Woo
Writer: John Woo (screenplay), Khan Chan (screenplay), Cheng Kuo (screenplay), Heyu Sheng (screenplay), Guanzhong Luo (novel)
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chen Chang

Assembly (2007) Action Biography Drama History War Movie

A soldier fights to gain recognition for comrades who died during the Chinese Civil War. Year 2007.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Xiaogang Feng
Writer: Heng Liu, Jingyuan Yang (original novel)
Actors: Hanyu Zhang, Chao Deng, Wenkang Yuan, Yan Tang

Cloud Atlas (2012) Action Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Movie

An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. Year 2012.

Generes: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Writer: David Mitchell (novel), Lana Wachowski (written for the screen by), Tom Tykwer (written for the screen by), Lilly Wachowski (written for the screen by), Chris Lindsay (additional material)
Actors: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving

Chasing the Dragon (2017) Action Biography Crime History Movie

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless and emerging drug lord. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Biography, Crime, History
Director: Jason Kwan, Jing Wong, Aman Chang(co-director)
Writer: Koon-Nam Lui (screenplay), Jing Wong, Ming-Ho Yip (screenplay)
Actors: Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Philip Keung, Wilfred Lau

The Flowers of War (2011) Drama History Romance War Movie

An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety. Year 2011.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Heng Liu (screenplay), Geling Yan (novel)
Actors: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang, Tianyuan Huang

A Cool Fish (2018) Comedy Movie

While two criminals hide out at a woman’s apartment after a botched robbery, an ex-cop tries to find a missing gun. Year 2018.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Xiaozhi Rao
Writer: Zhilong Lei, Xiaozhi Rao
Actors: Jianbin Chen, Suxi Ren, Binlong Pan, Yu Zhang

Let the Bullets Fly (2010) Action Comedy Drama Western Movie

In 1920s China, a bandit arrives in a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, where he faces off against a tyrannical local nobleman. Year 2010.

Generes: Action, Comedy, Drama, Western
Director: Wen Jiang
Writer: Junli Guo (screenplay), Wen Jiang (screenplay), Bukong Li (screenplay), Ma Shitu (adapted from ”Ye Tan Shi Ji” by), Ping Shu (screenplay), Xiao Wei (screenplay), Sujin Zhu (screenplay)
Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, You Ge, Wen Jiang, Carina Lau

Red Sorghum (1988) Drama History Romance War Movie

When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army. Year 1988.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Yimou Zhang
Writer: Jianyu Chen, Yan Mo (books), Wei Zhu
Actors: Li Gong, Wen Jiang, Rujun Teng, Ji Liu

The Silent War (2012) Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Movie

An espionage thriller set in the 1950s and adapted from the novel “Year Suan/Plot Against” by May Jia. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays a blind man who works for a piano tuner. He is recruited for a spy mission because of his exceptional hearing. Year 2012.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Felix Chong, Alan Mak
Writer: Felix Chong, Si Luo (writter), Jia Mai (original novel), Alan Mak
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Xun Zhou, Xuebing Wang, Mavis Fan

Cow (2009) Drama Movie

A Chinese peasant is given the responsibility of protecting his village’s special dairy cow during a particularly harsh winter in 1940. Year 2009.

Generes: Drama
Director: Hu Guan
Writer: Hu Guan (screenplay)
Actors: Bo Huang, Ni Yan, Hu Gao, Tsukagoshi Hirotaka

Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015) Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery Thriller Movie

In 1969 PRChina, two men survive a supernatural tomb. They later become tomb raiders with Shirley/Qi Shu. 20 years later in NYC, one is hired to find that tomb again and the 2 friends follow later. Year 2015.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Wuershan
Writer: Chia-Lu Chang (screenplay), Muye Zhang (novel)
Actors: Kun Chen, Angelababy, Qi Shu, Keith Collea

Ip Man 3 (2015) Action Biography Drama History Movie

When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over a local school, Master Ip is forced to take a stand. Year 2015.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Director: Wilson Yip
Writer: Tai-lee Chan, Lai-Yin Leung, Edmond Wong
Actors: Donnie Yen, Lynn Xiong, Jin Zhang, Mike Tyson