Chinese Movies on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2024
Operation Condor
1991 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn what many consider to be one of Jackie Chan's best roles, he plays a secret agent embarking on his biggest mission yet: To find the fortune in gold that the Nazis buried in the Sahara Desert during World War II. This recut American version of Chan's 1991 hit (also known as Armour of God II) features stunning locations from Spain, Morocco and the Philippines as well as some of Chan's greatest set pieces, including the famous wind tunnel climax.
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Jackie Chan's Project A
1983 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis acrobatic action flick stars the inimitable Jackie Chan as an upright sailor in turn-of-the-century Hong Kong who's out to stop buccaneers from running roughshod over the South China Sea. So far, the crooked police captain and a band of thugs in league with the looters have hamstrung all efforts to battle the problem. Can Jackie foil the culprits with a little help from a wily con man (Sammo Hung)?
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Dragon Lord
1982 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDragon and his buddy Cowboy get hopelessly mired in a scheme to steal some valuable Chinese antiques. Along the way there are plenty of heart-stopping set pieces where the two try to one-up each other and win the affection of a local beauty.
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Farewell My Concubine
1993 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA seemingly unshakable friendship between two Chinese opera stars gets put to the test in the face of war, a communist takeover, the Cultural Revolution and the intrusion of a woman who tempts both of them. In a plot that captures 50 years of Chinese history, the once-inseparable Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) and Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) find themselves increasingly at odds after Xiaolou weds a lovely courtesan (Li Gong).
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King of Beggars
1992 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsHong Kong funnyman Stephen Chow plays real-life legendary figure So-Hat-Yi, the spoiled son of a millionaire who finds his dream girl and soul mate but must win a "Kung Fu Scholar" tournament to win her hand.
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Operation Condor 2: Armour of the Gods
1987 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAll the requisite kung-fu action, explosions and spectacular stunts populate this 1987 Jackie Chan vehicle. Jackie portrays a professional fortune hunter who's out to get rich by recovering exotic artifacts. To persuade Jackie to locate the items missing from the Armour of the Gods -- which is thought to possess supernatural power -- a cult of malevolent monks abducts Jackie's ex-girlfriend Lorelei (Rosamund Kwan) and holds her captive.
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Tai Chi Zero
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis fantasy epic narrates the furious conflict between a Tai Chi master and a marauding army of soldiers armed with powerful steam-driven machines. Although many view Yang Luchan as a fool, his unique powers may be all that can stop the invaders.
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Kung Fu Dunk
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFeaturing an all-star cast, this action-driven comedy charts the rise of Fang Shi-Jie, an orphaned kung fu student who blossoms into a basketball star when a street hustler tries to make money off of the young man's talents.
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The Blood of Yingzhou District
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this Oscar-winning documentary short, Hong Kong filmmaker Ruby Yang chronicles the lives of young orphans living in the Yingzhou district of China's Anhui province, children whose parents have died from AIDS and now face a life of painful choices. The film centers on a silent boy named Gao Jun, who's been stigmatized, abandoned and kept away from other children for fear that he will infect them.
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Sacrifice
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen the Zhao family is massacred at the hands of a ruthless general, a doctor and his wife take in the clan's only surviving member, a baby boy. But in the process, their own infant son is killed.
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Electric Shadows
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAfter a bicycle collision leaves Mao with a lump on his head, he promises the girl he hit that he'll care for her fish while she recuperates. When he stumbles across her diary, he learns the truth about her past, which rekindles his love of cinema.
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Swordsman 2
1991 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAction and fantasy combine in the sequel to the 1990s film The Swordsman, featuring a new cast headed by Jet Li as Blademaster Ling Wu Chang. Chang and his fellow martial arts students engage in battle with the Highlander clan, led by the supernatural Invincible Asia. Co-directed by genre masters Stanley Tong and Ching Siu Tung, this film's original Chinese title is Xiao Ao Jiang Hu Zhi Dong Fang Bu Bai.
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Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan and His Lost Family
2003 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe world may know his on-screen persona, but Jackie Chan knew little of his own family until he embarked on this journey into their past. Chan's research reveals not only his ancestry, but also a tumultuous century of Chinese history.
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Fallen Angels
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA disillusioned Hong Kong killer embarks on what he hopes to be his last hit -- all the while realizing that to truly get out of the game, he must overcome his romantic obsession with his rarely seen partner.
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The Touch
2002 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTalk about limber plots! In this Hong Kong adventure story, a family of circus acrobats is searching for a stolen mystical artifact that's as valuable as it is portentous and deadly.
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The Assassin's Blade
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsZhu Yanzhi is the daughter of a wealthy wine merchant who's sent into the mountains disguised as a man to learn martial arts with an elite clan. Once she begins her intense training, Zhu finds herself at odds with her trainer and superior, Liang.
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Love in Space
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis comedy follows the unlikely romances of three sisters: astronaut Rose, who finds herself alone in orbit with her ex; hygiene-obsessed Lily, who falls for a grungy garbage man; and second-rate actress Peony, who falls in love with a waiter.
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Shinjuku Incident
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFleeing mainland China to search for his lost love, Xiu Xiu, an illegal immigrant known as Steelhead travels to Tokyo -- where he reluctantly becomes a yakuza hit man after discovering that Xiu Xiu has married into the mob.
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Supercop
1992 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsHong Kong policeman Chia Chu (Jackie Chan) goes undercover in mainland China to bust a drug-smuggling ring and, with the help of undercover agent Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh), breaks the drug lord's brother out of prison to gain the trust of the syndicate. But when Chia accidentally runs into his girlfriend, May (Maggie Cheung), his cover is blown, and he's forced to help the criminals pull off another jailbreak.
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Triple Tap
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen champion sharpshooter Ken Yao happens upon an armored van robbery, he kills four of the five thugs and saves a cop. But it turns out the robbery wasn't what it seemed, and soon Ken finds himself at odds with the cop handling the case.
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The Assassins
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn 198 B.C., Cao Cao, prime minister of the Han Dynasty, ventures to the east and defeats China's greatest warrior, Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, Cao crowns himself King of Wei.
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The Stool Pigeon
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsHong Kong police investigator Don Lee depends on a variety of shady informants to get his job done, and this nags at his conscience. When he recruits a street racer named Ghost, Lee must navigate a whole new level of the criminal underworld.
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The Accidental Spy
2001 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBuck is a salesman with dreams of a better life who hits the jackpot when he discovers he may be the long-lost son of a wealthy businessman. But Buck's father turns out to be a secret agent who makes Buck the key figure in locating an elusive drug.
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The Great Magician
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn the early 1920s, on the streets of Beijing, the nation's most talented performers have gathered to show off their most spectacular skills. The challenge is set: a handsome prize to whoever can reproduce a magic trick called the Eight Immortals.
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The Raw and the Cooked
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis sumptuous doc explores Taiwan's diverse culinary culture, drawn from both ethnic Chinese and myriad outside influences. The menu includes upscale urban restaurants, dumplings, edible flowers, organic farms and a burgeoning local foods movement.
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