Taiwanese Movies
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1. Qi ji de xia tian (2006)
103 min | Documentary
In Hualien, players of Mei Lun Junior High School football team are preparing for the upcoming National High School Games, one of the major youth football competitions in Taiwan. It is the ... See full summary »
Directors: Jung-chi Chang, Li-chou Yang
Votes: 39
2. Secret (2007)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Ye Xiang Lun, a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious Tamkang School. On his first day, he meets Lu Xiao Yu, a pretty girl playing a mysterious piece of music.
Director: Jay Chou | Stars: Jay Chou, Gwei Lun-Mei, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Ming-Ming Su
Votes: 9,279
3. Summer's Tail (2007)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Taking you back to those heady teenage days when all problems and challenges were momentary and one wished the now would last forever even while the passage of time was not something anyone... See full summary »
Director: Wen-tang Cheng | Stars: Ray Chang, Dean Fujioka, Enno Cheng, Hannah Lin
Votes: 191
4. Cape No. 7 (2008)
129 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A unusual group of people in a village on the coast of Taiwan form a band to perform at a beach concert, while the lead singer searches for the intended recipient of 7 lost love letters.
Director: Te-Sheng Wei | Stars: Van Fan, Chie Tanaka, Min-Hsiung, Wei-min Ying
Votes: 4,440
5. Cannot Live Without You (2009)
93 min | Drama
A down and out man and his daughter live in an illegal hovel. The two live a happy peaceful life until the authorities intervene when the child reaches school age.
Director: Leon Dai | Stars: Yo Hsuan Chao, Akira Chen, Chih-Ju Lin, Sze-Chi Lo
Votes: 612
6. Tears (2009)
111 min | Drama
A detective seeks redemption after taking on an assignment involving the death of a girl.
Director: Wen-tang Cheng | Stars: Chen-Nan Tsai, Enno Cheng, Serena Fang, Jag Huang
Votes: 135
7. Yang Yang (2009)
112 min | Drama
Yang-yang is a French-Taiwanese mix. She has never seen her French father. She does not speak a single French word. Her mum has re-married but she has been very lonely. She started working ... See full summary »
Director: Yu-Chieh Cheng | Stars: Sandrine Pinna, Ray Chang, Bing-Chen Chen, Yi-Fu Cheng
Votes: 290
8. Hear Me (2009)
109 min | Drama, Romance
A delivery boy falls for a young girl who is hearing impaired. Comparing themselves with "water birds" and trees, together they are going to break the barrier and pursue their dreams and take their relationship to the next level.
Director: Fen-fen Cheng | Stars: Eddie Peng, Ivy Yi-Han Chen, Michelle Chen, Mei-Hsiu Lin
Votes: 3,371
9. Taipei Exchanges (2010)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
What are you willing to give up in exchange for fulfilling your dreams?
Director: Ya-chuan Hsiao | Stars: Gwei Lun-Mei, Han Chang, Zaizai Lin, Kôsuke Atari
Votes: 690
10. Ai ni yi wan nian (2010)
108 min | Drama
A Japanese girl (Kato Youki) is on a three month visit in Taiwan after breaking up with her boyfriend to study Chinese at a language center. One day she has a brief affair with Wu and later... See full summary »
Director: Toyoharu Kitamura | Stars: Vic Chou, Youki Kato, Aaron Chen, Bing-Chen Chen
Votes: 705
11. Monga (2010)
Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Set in 1980s Taiwan after the end of military dictatorship, Monga centers around the troubled lives of five boys coming of age together. The narrator of the story, Mosquito, is invited to ... See full summary »
Director: Doze Niu | Stars: Ethan Juan, Mark You-Ting Chao, Ju-Lung Ma, Chia-Yen Ko
Votes: 3,092
12. The Killer Who Never Kills (2011)
104 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Quiet youth Ouyang Feng is an apprentice to an aged hitman who practically raised him from childhood. Feng is expected to take over his mentor's place and is given his first assignment by ... See full summary »
Directors: Fung-Bok Lee, Chi-Man Wan | Stars: Jam Hsiao, Zaizai Lin, Li-Cheng Huang, Chrissie Chau
Votes: 228
13. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I (2011)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them.
Director: Te-Sheng Wei | Stars: Masanobu Andô, Jun'ichi Haruta, Sabu Kawahara, Shiang-Chu Tang
Votes: 7,304 | Gross: $0.14M
14. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II (2011)
132 min | Action, Drama, History
After the uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces a guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese and Seediq clans. He and his followers must fight for their dignity and honor so that they can truly be "Seediq Bale" or "real men."
Director: Te-Sheng Wei | Stars: Nolay Piho, Umin Boya, Masanobu Andô, Sabu Kawahara
Votes: 1,831
15. Go Grandriders (2012)
80 min | Documentary, Adventure, Family
17 riders with average age 81 decide to follow the dream of their youth and start their journey to ride around Taiwan island.
Director: Tian-Hao Hua
Votes: 218
16. When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
Life is tough in a big city. Especially for a young Taiwanese photocopy clerk, whose recent breakup haunts him day in and day out. But like all urban romance he soon meets the eccentric ... See full summary »
Director: Chi-jan Hou | Stars: Kai Ko, Man-shu Jian, Bryan Shu-Hao Chang, Shu-yao Kuo
Votes: 429
17. My Dear Stilt (2012)
107 min | Drama
Directors: Yin-chuan Tsai, Isaac Li | Stars: Sheng-hao Wen, Bianca Bai, Kaiser Chuang, Helen Thanh Dao
Votes: 37
18. Touch of the Light (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama
A drama centered on the experiences of a blind piano prodigy.
Director: Jung-chi Chang | Stars: Sandrine Pinna, Yu-Siang Huang, Lieh Lee, Samantha Shu-Chin Ko
Votes: 1,016
19. Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above (2013)
93 min | Documentary, Drama
Documenting Taiwan from an aerial perspective offering a glimpse of Taiwan's natural beauty as well as the effect of human activities and urbanization on our environment.
Director: Po-lin Chi | Stars: Xiang Hong, Cing-Soong Lai, Nolay Piho, Nien-Jen Wu
Votes: 704
20. Twelve Nights (2013)
98 min | Documentary
Twelve Nights, a documentary about dogs in a Taiwan animal shelter.
Votes: 65
21. Rock Me to the Moon (2013)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary
Six dads of terminally ill children form a rock band called "Sleepy Dads". With an average age of 52, they aim to to hit the stage of the highly competititve Sea Music Festival. For this ... See full summary »
Director: Chia-Chun Huang
Votes: 72
22. 100 Days (2013)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a cold hearted telecommunications executive returns to his small island town for his estranged mother's burial, he learns about the true Taiwanese tradition that mandates him to marry ... See full summary »
Director: Henry Chan | Stars: Chang-Mien Chang, Akira Chen, Johnny Chen, Tracy Chou
Votes: 112
23. A ma de meng zhong qing ren (2013)
Not Rated | 124 min | Comedy, Romance
The feel-good sleeper hit of 2013, Forever Love is the story about chasing dreams and following your heart. A bubbly aspiring actress and a charming screenwriter team up to shake up the ... See full summary »
Directors: Toyoharu Kitamura, Aozaru Shiao | Stars: Blue Cheng-Lung Lan, Amber An, Po-Chieh Wang, Tien-Hsin
Votes: 829
24. Sweet Alibis (2014)
Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Starting from a seemingly pointless case of a puppy's accidental death, from eating chocolate, the essentially incompatible pair unexpectedly digs up the clues to a series of mysterious deaths.
Director: Yi-chi Lien | Stars: Alec Su, Ariel Lin, Hung Lei, Matt Chung-tien Wu
Votes: 407
25. The Rice Bomber (2014)
118 min | Biography, Drama
Based on a controversial true story, this acclaimed political drama follows farmer-insurgent Yang Rumen's incendiary plan to take a stand against the government's policies damaging agriculture: by planting rice bombs.
Director: Li Cho | Stars: Jag Huang, Nikki Hsieh, Michael Chang, Shao-Huai Chang
Votes: 79
26. (Sex) Appeal (2014)
110 min | Drama, Romance
22 year old Bai arrives in a small town of Taiwan to pursue a Masters degree in music. She is quickly involved in a weird relationship with her teacher, Lee, which slowly turns into a ... See full summary »
Director: Wei-Ming Wang | Stars: Amber Kuo, Vivian Hsu, Alyssa Chia, Leon Dai
Votes: 133
27. The Bride (2015)
88 min | Horror, Thriller
Han and Hao are about to get married soon when Hao picks up a strange red envelope on the street and then all hell breaks loose with a vengeful supernatural bride wreaking havoc on his life.
Director: Lingo Hsieh | Stars: Kang Ren Wu, Nikki Hsieh, Reina Ikehata, Vera Yen
Votes: 362
28. Wansei Back Home (2015)
111 min | Documentary
Wansei refers to Japanese who were born in Taiwan during the colonial period. After WWII, wansei were repatriated to Japan. Since then, painful separation stories have occurred throughout ... See full summary »
Director: Ming-cheng Huang
Votes: 98
29. Fly, Kite Fly (2015)
78 min | Documentary
The black kite, generally referred to as 'the eagle' in Taiwan, has become so rare that few people ever see it. Shen Zhen-Zhong, nick-named 'Mr. Kite', vows to safeguard this endangered ... See full summary »
Director: Chieh-Te Liang
Votes: 25
30. Wawa No Cidal (2015)
99 min | Drama, Family
Panay worked in the city as a journalist. One day, she found her tribe had been overdeveloped and changed by tourism. They were losing their land and their culture, so she decided to return home to bring back the abandon terrace. In this process, she found it's not only about the land, but also about who she really is.
Directors: Yu-Chieh Cheng, Lekal Sumi | Stars: Ado Kaliting Pacidal, Yi-Fan Hsu, Kaco Lekal, Dongi Kacaw
Votes: 149
31. Zui hou de shi ju (2017 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
The millennium summer was the best days in Ren-jie's life. He met Xiao-ping, walked hand in hand with her through their youth and wrote the opening sentence of his life poem. But a visit by... See full summary »
Director: Ying-Ting Tseng | Stars: Meng-Po Fu, Chen-Ling Wen, Run-yin Bai, Wendy Ya-Wen Chang
Votes: 193
32. Mom Thinks I'm Crazy to Marry a Japanese Guy (2017)
92 min | Comedy, Romance
Lin, has a thing for Japanese culture while living in Taiwan. Lin got a Facebook message from a Japanese guy, Mogi. The two start to interact through Facebook. During the golden week holiday, they finally met in person in Taiwan.
Director: Akihisa Yachida | Stars: Yuta Nakano, Man-shu Jian, Yoshikazu Ebisu, Lotus Wang
Votes: 92
33. Who Killed Cock Robin? (2017)
118 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The story about an ambitious journalist who eagerly pursues a long-forgotten accident. When the sole survivor of the accident suddenly disappears, he realizes that nothing is what it seems, and the unimaginable dark truth will haunt him for the rest of his life.
Director: Wei-Hao Cheng | Stars: Wei-Ning Hsu, Kaiser Chuang, Chia-Yen Ko, Christopher Ming-Shun Lee
Votes: 2,256
34. The Tag-Along 2 (2017)
Not Rated | 113 min | Horror, Thriller
A mother goes in search of her missing teenage daughter after her sudden disappearance. She is told that her daughter was last seen in the company of a girl in red, leading the mother to attempt to unravel the mystery behind the girl.
Director: Wei-Hao Cheng | Stars: Rainie Yang, Wei-Ning Hsu, Francesca Kao, Shao-Hua Lung
Votes: 1,230
35. The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful (2017)
112 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Madame Tang colludes and mediates between the government and the private businesses for the benefits of her all-female family. One case does not go according to plan, and an entire family close to Madame Tang fall victim to a cruel murder.
Director: Ya-che Yang | Stars: Kara Wai, Ke-Xi Wu, Vicky Chen, Sha-Li Chen
Votes: 3,511
36. The Great Buddha+ (2017)
102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
One day when Pickle and his friend Belly Bottom watch the dashcam recordings of Pickle's boss they stumble upon a secret.
Director: Hsin-yao Huang | Stars: Cres Chuang, Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen, Leon Dai, Shao-Huai Chang
Votes: 4,812
37. Alifu (2017)
97 min | Drama
Alifu, a 25 year-old Paiwan boy, works as a hair-dresser in Taipei. Alifu struggles between his dream of getting a sex change operation and inheriting as the chief of the Paiwan tribe. His ... See full summary »
Director: Yu-Lin Wang | Stars: Utjung Tjakivalid, Yi-lan Chao, Pong Fong Wu, Bamboo Chu-Sheng Chen
Votes: 190
38. Chuan liu zhi dao (2016 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
In 2013, Taiwan bids goodbye to the toll booth system as it launches a new electrical device called eTag. With the new system, Chia-wen, a middle-aged divorcee working in a toll booth on ... See full summary »
Director: Ching-lin Chan | Stars: Ivy Yin, Jen-Shuo Cheng, Andrew Chen, Sean Liu
Votes: 91
39. Detention (2019)
TV-MA | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1962 Taiwan, student Fang and teacher Mr. Chang fall in love amidst the restrictive White Terror period banning sensitive books. Despite this, Mr. Chang secretly organizes a banned book study group with fellow teacher and student.
Director: John Hsu | Stars: Gingle Wang, Meng-Po Fu, Jing-Hua Tseng, Cecilia Choi
Votes: 3,796
40. We Are Champions (2019)
118 min | Drama, Sport
Born into the bottom rungs of society, two teenage brothers with nothing but each other hope to change their fate through their love of basketball. Little brother Tung-hao joins an elite ... See full summary »
Director: Jung-chi Chang | Stars: Fandy Fan, Berant Zhu, Chun-hao Tuan, David Wu
Votes: 241
41. Dear Ex (2018)
TV-MA | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teenage boy and his mother are further driven apart when they find out that his father's life insurance policy is to be received by his lover.
Directors: Chih-Yen Hsu, Mag Hsu | Stars: Roy Chiu, Ying-Hsuan Hsieh, Spark Chen, Joseph Huang
Votes: 7,334
42. Maverick (2015)
114 min | Crime, Drama
Soon after a young police officer reports for duty, he is confronted with the unspoken rules. There are people who cannot be questioned and cases that cannot be further investigated. ... See full summary »
Director: Wen-tang Cheng | Stars: Chris Wang, Kaiser Chuang, Man-shu Jian, Gin Oy
Votes: 86
43. Late Life: The Chien-Ming Wang Story (2018)
99 min | Documentary, Sport
The first and only Taiwanese player for the New York Yankees, Chien-Ming Wang held many titles: American League Wins Leader, World Series Champion, Olympian, Time 100 Most Influential, and ... See full summary »
Director: Frank W Chen | Stars: Chien-ming Wang, Neil Allen, Brian Cashman, Billy Connors
Votes: 522
44. Cha Cha for Twins (2012)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A comedy about the love stories of two twin sisters who are in the high school basketball team.
Directors: Jim Wang, Yi-Chien Yang | Stars: Peijia Huang, Paul Chiang, Lun OuYang, Winnie Shih-Ying Chang
Votes: 159
45. I WeirDO (2020)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
This film is Asia's first feature film shot on an iPhone, telling the story of two weirdos becoming a positive made by two negatives.
Director: Ming-Yi Liao | Stars: Po-Hung Lin, Nikki Hsieh, Shao-Huai Chang, Aviis Zhong
Votes: 701
46. The Bridge Curse (2020)
88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
University students, planning a bravery initiation test for their fellow classmates, choose a campus bridge rumored to be haunted by a vengeful female ghost.
Director: Lester Hsi | Stars: Ning Chang, Cheng Ko, J.C. Lin, Summer Meng
Votes: 2,152
47. The Scoundrels (2018)
105 min | Action
With a single mistake, Rui, a former star basketball player, loses his job and has nothing to do. Collecting parking fees on the street, he's snooping around a dark world. He knows it is ... See full summary »
Director: Tzu-Hsuan Hung | Stars: Kang Ren Wu, J.C. Lin, Nikki Hsieh, Chien-Na Lee
Votes: 382
48. 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: 1,937
49. 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: 28,127 | Gross: $1.14M
50. Gatao 2: Rise of the King (2018)
127 min | Crime
Ren has finally succeeded his boss as the head of the North Fort Gang. For so long, his ambitions had been held back; now, he can realize them.
Director: Cheng-Kuo Yen | Stars: Collin Chou, Shih-Sian Wang, Jack Kao, Chen-Nan Tsai
Votes: 524
51. The Garden of Evening Mists (2019)
120 min | Drama, Romance
A woman seeking a quiet life in post-World War II British Malaya finds love and a common interest in gardening with a mysterious Japanese man.
Director: Tom Lin | Stars: Angelica Lee, Hiroshi Abe, Sylvia Chang, David Oakes
Votes: 838
52. 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: 3,049
53. You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Jiayi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ke Jingteng, but he ends up loving her as well.
Director: Giddens Ko | Stars: Kai Ko, Michelle Chen, Shao-Wen Hao, Owodog
Votes: 11,511
54. Blue Gate Crossing (2002)
85 min | Drama, Romance
An is-she-or-isn't-she gay comedy focused on a Taiwanese teen, the boy she might like, and the girl she may love.
Director: Chih-yen Yee | Stars: Gwei Lun-Mei, Chen Bo-lin, Yolin Liang, Joanna Chou
Votes: 4,353
55. American Girl (2021)
101 min | Drama
During the SARS outbreak of 2003, 13-year-old Fen returns to Taiwan.
Director: Feng-I Fiona Roan | Stars: Karena Kar-Yan Lam, Kaiser Chuang, Caitlin Fang, Pin-Tung Lin
Votes: 1,715
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