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Chinese cinema began in Shanghai in the 1920s and 30s, with left-leaning studios and a thriving star system. After 1949 film served the state, and the Cultural Revolution almost stopped production. The Fifth Generation, graduates of the reopened Beijing Film Academy such as Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, brought lush images and historical allegory to the world in the 1980s, and later directors like Jia Zhangke turned to modern China's social change.

8 major international awards
4 Golden Lion4 Golden Bear

Famous Directors

Chen KaigeChinaDiao YinanChinaJia ZhangkeChinaWang BingChinaWang Quan'anChinaXie FeiChinaZhang YimouChina

Top films · 50 films

  1. To Live 1994 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 8.3
  2. Raise the Red Lantern 1991 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 8.1
  3. Farewell My Concubine 1993 · Chen Kaige · IMDb 8.1
  4. Dead Souls 2018 · Wang Bing · IMDb 8.0
  5. Hero 2002 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.9
  6. Til Madness Do Us Part 2013 · Wang Bing · IMDb 7.9
  7. Not One Less 1999 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.7
  8. The Road Home 1999 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.7
  9. Fengming: A Chinese Memoir 2007 · Wang Bing · IMDb 7.7
  10. Ju Dou 1990 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.6
  11. The Story of Qiu Ju 1992 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.5
  12. House of Flying Daggers 2004 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.5
  13. Together 2002 · Chen Kaige · IMDb 7.4
  14. Xiao Wu 1997 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 7.4
  15. Platform 2000 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 7.4
  16. Red Sorghum 1987 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.3
  17. Coming Home (2014) 2014 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.3
  18. Still Life (2006) 2006 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 7.3
  19. Crude Oil 2008 · Wang Bing · IMDb 7.3
  20. Three Sisters 2012 · Wang Bing · IMDb 7.3
  21. The Emperor and the Assassin 1998 · Chen Kaige · IMDb 7.2
  22. Tuya's Marriage 2006 · Wang Quan'an · IMDb 7.2
  23. Apart Together 2010 · Wang Quan'an · IMDb 7.2
  24. Yellow Earth 1984 · Chen Kaige · IMDb 7.1
  25. King of the Children 1987 · Chen Kaige · IMDb 7.1
  26. The World 2004 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 7.1
  27. 24 City 2008 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 7.1
  28. A Touch of Sin 2013 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 7.1
  29. The Ditch 2010 · Wang Bing · IMDb 7.1
  30. Youth (Spring) 2023 · Wang Bing · IMDb 7.1
  31. Curse of the Golden Flower 2006 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.0
  32. Shadow 2018 · Zhang Yimou · IMDb 7.0
  33. Ash Is Purest White 2018 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 7.0
  34. Bitter Money 2016 · Wang Bing · IMDb 7.0
  35. Life on a String 1991 · Chen Kaige · IMDb 6.9
  36. I Wish I Knew 2010 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 6.9
  37. Mountains May Depart 2015 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 6.9
  38. Unknown Pleasures 2002 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 6.8
  39. Caught by the Tides 2024 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 6.7
  40. Black Coal, Thin Ice 2014 · Diao Yinan · IMDb 6.7
  41. The Wild Goose Lake 2019 · Diao Yinan · IMDb 6.7
  42. Temptress Moon 1996 · Chen Kaige · IMDb 6.6
  43. Uniform 2003 · Diao Yinan · IMDb 6.4
  44. Night Train 2007 · Diao Yinan · IMDb 6.4
  45. Sacrifice 2010 · Chen Kaige · IMDb 6.2
  46. The Big Parade (1986) 1986 · Chen Kaige · IMDb 6.0
  47. Black Snow 1989 · Xie Fei · IMDb 5.0
  48. Mrs. Fang 2017 · Wang Bing
  49. Women from the Lake of Scented Souls 1993 · Xie Fei
  50. West of the Tracks 2003 · Wang Bing