Contemporary Chinese Cinema + TV
by jojitska | created - 06 Jan 2019 | updated - 21 Feb 2019 | PublicList of new (good and bad) Chinese cinema. (2007-present)
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1. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018)
Drama, History
Chronicle the marriage of the Qing China emperor Qianlong and the step empress Ru Yi, lady Ulanara.
Stars: Xun Zhou, Wallace Huo, Ma Cheng, Janine Chun-Ning Chang
Votes: 990
2. The Rise of Phoenixes (2018)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
The story of power, desire, lust and love among people of different kingdoms in ancient China. No matter who you are, you have to rise from the mud to become The Great Phoenix.
Stars: Kun Chen, Hong Yuan, Ni Ni, Ou Wang
Votes: 1,762
3. Hsue-shen Tsien (2012)
120 min | Drama
Caltech professor Qian Xuesen endures five years of McCarthy-era investigations before returning to China to become the father of the country's space program.
Director: Jianya Zhang | Stars: Kun Chen, Yuqi Zhang, Georg Anton, Steve Boergadine
Votes: 103
4. Fleet of Time (2014)
119 min | Drama, Romance
A drama about a group of school friends growing up in the 1990s and 2000s.
Director: Yibai Zhang | Stars: Eddie Peng, Ni Ni, Ryan Zheng, Vision Wei
Votes: 649 | Gross: $0.57M
5. The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017)
Not Rated | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A group of warriors protect the world from a monster invasion.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Da Peng, Ni Ni, Aarif Lee, Dongyu Zhou
Votes: 1,422 | Gross: $0.12M
6. Story of Yanxi Palace (2018)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A young girl searches for the truth about her older sister's death by becoming a seamstress in the Emperor's harem.
Stars: Jinyan Wu, Yuan Nie, Enshang Liu, Charmaine Sheh
Votes: 1,608
7. The King's Woman (2017)
TV-14 | Action, Drama, History
A sad love triangle in the ancient imperial palace.
Stars: Dilraba Dilmurat, Vin Zhang, Tong Yang, Chang Liu
Votes: 700
8. Empresses in the Palace (2015)
90 min | Drama, History, Romance
Six episode cut version of the China's royal harem story Empresses in the Palace (2011).
Stars: Li Sun, Kang Luo, Qian Sun, Lyric Lan
Votes: 383
9. Legend of Fuyao (2018– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Meng Fu Yao, a woman born from a divine lotus petal. She journeys towards the heavens in search of a secret order and to reveal a conspiracy originating from the heavens. In the process, she falls in love with the crown prince.
Stars: Mi Yang, Ethan Juan, Kei Gambit, Tu-Te-Ha-Meng
Votes: 1,040
10. Nothing Gold Can Stay (2017)
45 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of legendary widow Zhou Ying who revitalized the business of Wu's family, a prominent clan in Guanzhong of Shaanxi, in late Qing Dynasty.
Stars: Li Sun, Mimi Chi-Yan Kung, Xiao Chen, Morning Chang
Votes: 253
11. Confucius (2015 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography
This documentary explores the life of Confucius and the impact of his teachings on modern Chinese society.
Directors: Hugo Macgregor, Fei Deng, Dong Yan | Stars: Minglin Qiao, Yonglin Yu, Roger Ames, Daniel A. Bell
Votes: 40
12. Red Sorghum (2014– )
Action, Drama
Red Sorghum tells the story of a young woman from a rural village who gets married in an arranged marriage. She later becomes the leader of the family winery and has a complicated relationship with the man who saved her life.
Stars: Xun Zhou, Rongguang Yu, Matt William Knowles, Xuan Huang
Votes: 112
13. Nirvana in Fire (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Story about a son's search for his family's lost honor.
Stars: Kei Gambit, Ge Hu, Tu-Te-Ha-Meng, Kai Wang
Votes: 2,796
14. Meet Miss Anxiety (2014)
99 min | Comedy, Romance
After Qi Jia's marriage proposal is rejected by her boyfriend in front of everybody during the graduation ceremony, she moves to share a flat with her best friend Xu Nian. The latter has ... See full summary »
Director: Jae-young Kwak | Stars: Xun Zhou, Dawei Tong, Wallace Chung, Zilin Zhang
Votes: 214
15. My Queen (2009)
75 min | Comedy, Romance
Shan Wu Shuang, a 33-year-old journalist meets 25-year-old Lucas, who is a jack-of-all-trades. When they end up working together, they help each other professionally while also realizing their own lost dreams, feelings, and aspirations.
Stars: Cheryl Yang, Ethan Juan, Harry Chang, Ya-Chu Yang
Votes: 122
16. Three Kingdoms (2010)
45 min | Drama, History, War
Long story of the rivalry, intrigues and wars of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. Based on the classical Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other related sources.
Stars: Hewei Yu, Yi Lu, Kai Kang, Jianbin Chen
Votes: 1,321
17. Legend of Miyue (2015–2016)
Drama, History, Romance
A drama about Mi Yue, the outstanding female politician in Chinese history, who made a great contribution to the unification of China two thousand years ago.
Stars: Li Sun, Tao Liu, Chuyue Chen, Yu Shen
Votes: 410
18. Da jiang da he (2018–2024)
45 min | Drama
The lives of three young men since the national college entrance examination reopens in 1978. The three men develop their own careers respectively.
Stars: Kai Wang, Shuo Yang, Lixin Yang, Hui Feng
Votes: 148
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