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1. Bao (2018)

G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Drama

A Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.

Director: Domee Shi | Stars: Sindy Lau, Kai Li, Sharmaine Yeoh, Tim Zhang

Votes: 33,224

This is just a short film (without any voice acting at that) but it was really good. The symbolic meaning of the dumpling son is the trade off between a mothers love and sacrifice, a child’s independence, as well as letting go and family.

2. The Man from Nowhere (2010)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.

Director: Lee Jeong-beom | Stars: Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Tae-hoon, Kim Hee-won

Votes: 74,841 | Gross: $0.01M

I remember watching this movie and being very inspired by Wonbin's face. Very sexy.

3. Oldboy (2003)

R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

78 Metascore

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.

Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok

Votes: 635,732 | Gross: $0.71M

This was a gritty dark movie based on revenge. I thought it was just okay.

4. Goth (2008)

95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Morino and Kamiyama share a morbid fascination with cruelty and murder in this horror. Together they track down a brutal serial killer to find the latest two victims - not necessarily to ... See full summary »

Director: Gen Takahashi | Stars: Kanata Hongô, Rin Takanashi, Kunihiko Ida, Mika Kamiya

Votes: 617

A very slow paced horror movie. I'm not sure what to feel about it.

5. The Chorus (2004)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Music

56 Metascore

Pierre, a successful orchestra conductor, returns home when his mother dies. He stumbles upon an old diary and recollects the childhood school memories and his music teacher Clement Mathieu.

Director: Christophe Barratier | Stars: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Kad Merad

Votes: 67,153 | Gross: $3.64M

I watched this movie first as part of French class in high school. I was actually really moved by it and looked it up to watch the ending. A great movie on growth.

6. A Frozen Flower (2008)

TV-MA | 133 min | Drama, History, Romance

A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.

Directors: Shin Jae Myung, Kim Su-Jin-I, Ha Yoo, Park Young-Sik | Stars: Zo In-sung, Ju Jin-mo, Song Ji-Hyo, Cho Jin-woong

Votes: 5,138

This movie feels a bit similar to the Chinese one above. I really like the female lead's actress though.

7. The Lives of Others (2006)

R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

89 Metascore

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur

Votes: 410,440 | Gross: $11.29M

I watched this movie in school - I thought it was really unique. When people keep watching, they really get invested.

8. Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)

Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

From legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international smash hit Detective Dee - Mystery Of The Phantom Flame comes the captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in ... See full summary »

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Carina Lau, Chien Sheng, Mark You-Ting Chao, Angelababy

Votes: 5,188 | Gross: $0.09M

It's a very interesting movie, but it wasn't as good as the original.

9. Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

75 Metascore

An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.

Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Tony Ka Fai Leung, Chao Deng, Carina Lau, Bingbing Li

Votes: 11,879 | Gross: $0.46M

I don't recall much on this movie - I think it was a "mystery/action" movie.

10. 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: 9,319

I remember when I first saw this movie. I was still in high school and we watched in class. I was in love with the concept.

11. Aftershock (2010)

Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, History

The epic story of a family separated as a result of the Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976.

Director: Xiaogang Feng | Stars: Daoming Chen, Chen Li, Yi Lu, Fan Xu

Votes: 9,737 | Gross: $0.06M

This was a movie about the Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976. This was something personal to my family since we're from Tangshan, the movie struck a personal chord with us.

12. Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

R | 114 min | Action, Drama, Romance

70 Metascore

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Ye Liu

Votes: 45,960 | Gross: $6.57M

I wasn't sure what to think about this movie. There was a lot of big names but I thought it was very weird.

13. Love O2O (2016)

TV-14 | 103 min | Drama, Romance

A college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game.

Director: Tianyu Zhao | Stars: Angelababy, Boran Jing, Yu Bai, Qian Wu

Votes: 1,215

A decent remake of the novel. I really like Angelababy and think she's a lot prettier than the drama lead.

14. Attack on the Pin-Up Boys (2007)

G | 81 min | Comedy

After the unusual attack (tossing of a bag of feces) on a school 'flower boy' (heartthrob or pretty boy), Sungmin, on February 14, the same attacks begin to happen at different high schools... See full summary »

Director: Kwon Lee | Stars: Ki-bum Kim, Dong-hae Lee, Kim Heechul, Young-woon Kim

Votes: 347

I remember this being funnier when I first watched it (maybe because I was a big fan of Super Junior at the time). When I rewatched I didn't enjoy it as much.

15. Mr. Vampire 1992 (1992)

88 min | Horror

Master Lam and his two disciples must battle a horde of Chinese vampires in order to get the teeth dust needed to cure an ailing general. Meanwhile, the general's wife is pregnant, and the ... See full summary »

Director: Ricky Lau | Stars: Ching-Ying Lam, Ricky Hui, Siu-Ho Chin, Billy Lau

Votes: 316

I watched this movie with ZLF. Again, this style of movie isn't my usual - but I thought it was decent. There were a few funny moments here and there.

16. Hello Mr. Billionaire (2018)

118 min | Comedy

A pathetic minor league Soccer Goalkeeper was given a task - to spend 1 Billion in thirty days, if successful he will get 30 Billion. However, he's not allowed to tell anyone about the task and he must not own any valuables by end of it.

Directors: Da-Mo Peng, Fei Yan | Stars: Teng Shen, Vivian Sung, Lun Ai, Bei'er Bao

Votes: 2,674

Watched this movie with some friends. We all thought it was pretty hilarious and enjoyed watching his antics.

17. The Ex-File 3: Return of the Exes (2017)

PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Romance

A couples relationship is tested by the untimely appearances of their exes!

Director: Yusheng Tian | Stars: Geng Han, Ryan Zheng, Kelly Yu, Mengxue Zeng

Votes: 573 | Gross: $0.84M

I bawled liked a baby when I watched this movie with ZLF. I thought it was so sad.

18. From Today, It's My Turn: The Movie (2020)

114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Three years after the event of the series, Takashi Mitsuhashi and Shinji Ito face the new enemies.

Director: Yûichi Fukuda | Stars: Kento Kaku, Kentarô Itô, Nana Seino, Kanna Hashimoto

Votes: 603

I watched this movie with ZLF. He really likes these kinds of movies but the humor isn't really my cup of tea.

19. Hi, Mom (2021)

128 min | Comedy, Romance

A woman travels back in time to befriend her own mother in an attempt to make her life better.

Director: Ling Jia | Stars: Ling Jia, Xiaofei Zhang, Teng Shen, He Chen

Votes: 3,000

This was so good! I watched this with my mom and she was telling me that it was very nostalgic. I loved the ending and it showed her mom's side.

20. Battle Royale (2000)

Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

81 Metascore

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama

Votes: 194,412

This was actually pretty fun. I love battle royale and all the various spin-offs that came out after this classic.

21. Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge (2006 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The story takes place when Shinichi was still a high school student. The talented young detective Kudo Shinichi receives a message: "I will kidnap one of your classmates during your class trip". Shinichi is going to find out the truth.

Director: Koichi Okamoto | Stars: Becky, Ryo Fukawa, Masatô Ibu, Mayuko Iwasa

Votes: 172

Live action movies of Detective Conan! I love watching these but sometimes I feel like some things are better left off to be animated.

22. Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case (2012 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The high school detectives of the East and West meet as Shinichi and Heiji compete to solve a murder at a Kyoto film studio.

Stars: Shioli Kutsuna, Tôri Matsuzaka, Junpei Mizobata, Rei Okamoto

Votes: 48

Despite this one having Heiji, I thought it was just okay.

23. Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary Strange Bird (2011 TV Movie)

95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

This is a 12 episode series showing different cases Kudo Shinichi solved before he became a kid named Edogawa Conan. The story starts with Shinichi and Ran, his childhood friend and ... See full summary »

Director: Takeshi Shirakawa | Stars: Junpei Mizobata, Shioli Kutsuna, Masao Kusakari, Sayaka Akimoto

Votes: 139

This one was actually a little better, the mystery was more exciting.

24. Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization (2007 TV Movie)

88 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Conan attends a party for the "Miss Japanesque" awards, where he happens to eat a cake that temporarily transforms him back into Kudo Shinichi. While there, a murder takes place and he has to solve the case.

Director: Koichi Okamoto | Stars: Masatô Ibu, Mayuko Iwasa, Takanori Jinnai, Yû Kashii

Votes: 94

This one is probably one of my favorites of the TV movies. Especially since it has the Black Organization.

25. Love Never Ends (2023)

116 min | Drama, Romance

The story of two lonely and impoverished elderly lovers at the end of their lives.

Director: Yan Han | Stars: Dahong Ni, Kara Wai, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Cecilia Yip

Votes: 358

This was better than I expected, I was especially moved by the funeral scene and cried so much when they died

26. Lost in the Stars (2022)

121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

He Fei's wife, Li Muzi, disappears during their anniversary trip. When she reappears, he insists that she is not his wife. As Chen Mai, a top lawyer gets involved in this bizarre case, more mysteries start to emerge.

Directors: Rui Cui, Xiang Liu | Stars: Yilong Zhu, Ni Ni, Janice Man, Jiang Du

Votes: 2,392 | Gross: $1.72M

This was great, I loved the twist, 心疼男人就是倒霉的开始

27. Johnny Keep Walking! (2023)

117 min | Comedy, Drama

Fitter Hu Jianlin gets promoted during layoffs, but his rural roots clash with corporate culture. Can he survive office politics and uncover the truth?

Director: Runnian Dong | Stars: Da Peng, White-K, Dafei Zhuang, Xun Wang

Votes: 1,167

This was really funny, I loved the humour, it really ticked all my boxes, even if they made it a classic happy end haha

28. Pegasus 2 (2024)

121 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A former rally driving champion, now down on his luck, finds new partners to re-enter a famed rally race.

Director: Han Han | Stars: Teng Shen, Chengcheng Fan, Zheng Yin, Benyu Zhang

Votes: 531

To be fair, this was a pretty good movie. I really enjoyed the humour and the twists it took me through. I was pleasantly surprised that things I predicted didn’t happen the way I thought. The end was also very heartwarming.



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