Chinese Movies on Netflix
Last updated March 09, 2025
Rumble in the Bronx
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsVisiting the Bronx from Hong Kong, a martial arts expert helps out at his uncle's grocery store. But when a gang terrorizes the shop, the helpful visitor leaps into action and puts his formidable fighting skills to good use.
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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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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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CJ7
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDicky (Jiao Xu) yearns for the hottest new toy -- a robotic dog -- but his poor father (Stephen Chow) gives him a strange, green ball he found in a junkyard instead. Turns out the unassuming present is actually an alien endowed with unearthly powers. Is Dicky ready for the responsibility of a pet that's capable of granting his every whim? Chow also directs, lending his off-kilter sensibility to this fable about being careful what you wish for.
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Battle of the Warriors
2006 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTension swirls in ancient China as the evil Zhao commander Xiang Yan-zhong (Sung-kee Ahn) sets his sights on conquering the small city-state of Liang, where the residents would be otherwise defenseless if it weren't for the valiant warrior Ge Li (Andy Lau). Jacob C.L. Cheung (Hero) directs this epic action-drama based on the popular Japanese manga, based in turn on a Japanese novel about China's Warring States Period.
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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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The Guillotines
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsOnce used by the emperor to quash all opposition, a secret squad of assassins known as the Guillotines falls out of favor when a new monarch takes the throne. Deemed expendable, the Guillotines soon end up with a price on their heads.
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Drug War
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen an illegal-drug manufacturer gets arrested after a wild attempt to evade capture, police captain Zhang Lei senses an opportunity. But after convincing the man to betray his own cronies, Zhang wonders if he's not the one being played.
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The Treasure Hunter
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsQiaofei is a relic expert with a gritty past. When his mentor's daughter is held hostage over a map with a deadly history, the rugged warrior whips into action. Chaos erupts as he swoops in to the rescue and scours the sands for legendary riches.
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Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis lavish epic from director Yimou Zhang follows the romantic intrigue and political machinations in the house of the Emperor Ping and his ailing wife -- a couple whose secret passions and schemes ultimately affect their children's lives.
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Let the Bullets Fly
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this comedic Western set in 1920s China, outlaw Zhang hijacks a train carrying the governor and a whole lot of loot. When the train derails, Zhang hatches a scheme to impersonate the governor with the help of the official's shady assistant.
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The King of the Streets
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsYue Feng is a young thug with exceptional streetfighting abilities. He will stop at nothing to defeat all challengers until a tragic accident sends him to prison. Eight years later, Yue Feng seeks a new life of peace and fulfillment.
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4 Assassins
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsFour professional assassins share an elaborate dinner together in Hong Kong and reflect on their best work over the years. But as they share stories and resolve unfinished business, they ponder whether the emotional cost of their job is worth it.
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Jackie Chan Is the Prisoner
1990 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsJackie Chan is jailbait when he's incarcerated in a maximum-security pen for killing the brother of a Hong Kong crime kingpin. All that stands between him and oblivion are his wits, fists and flying feet. In the lockup with Chan is Andy (Tony Leung), an undercover cop who won't risk blowing his cover to beat a murder rap. Together, they join forces to survive a world of brutal inmates.
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Dangerous Liaisons
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsTwo experts in seduction, Mo Jieyu and her ex-lover Xie Yifan, decide to entertain themselves with a wager involving the innocent beauty Du Fenyu. But when Xie begins falling in love with Du, the cruel erotic game begins to backfire on the players.
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City Under Siege
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a group of unruly circus performers stumbles upon an old cache of weapons-grade chemicals, they morph into mutants who unleash a wave of mayhem across the city. But one mutant -- circus clown Sunny -- uses his new powers to stop the marauders.
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Dream Home
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsCheung (Josie Ho) will do anything to own her perfect little dream home -- anything. And with a mix of cold-hearted determination and homicidal tendencies, the title and deed do become hers. But who will have to pay the price for Cheung's outrageous methods? Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eason Chan, Lawrence Chou, Michelle Ye Suen and Juno Mak co-star in this shocking slasher from director Ho-Cheung Pang.
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Champions
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn the 1930s, China announces its first entry in the Olympics, and thousands nationwide vie for a chance to introduce martial arts to the world. Tension mounts as two very different men take the lead: a nationalistic street thug and a noble dreamer.
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As Tears Go By
1988 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsHong Kong gangster Ah Wah (Andy Lau) does all he can to keep his friend and fellow mobster Fly (Jackie Cheung) out of trouble, but Fly continues to wind up in hot water. Ah Wah's crime boss has had about as much as he can stand of Fly, but Ah Wah continues to stand by his friend. To complicate matters, Ah Wah begins to fall for his cousin (Maggie Cheung) but can't find the time to start a relationship and keep Fly out of trouble at the same time.
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Empire of Assassins
2011 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsWhen tragic events claim the lives of his family, a vengeful man lays his grief aside and sets his sights on the man responsible ... never realizing that the enemy he seeks to destroy is actually his brother.
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In Love We Trust
2007 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsWhen they're told that the only thing that can save their young daughter's life is a bone marrow transplant from a sibling, divorced parents Mei Zhu (Weiwei Liu) and Xiao Lu (Jia-yi Zhang) must put their differences aside in an effort to conceive another child. Written and directed by Xiaoshuai Wang, this contemplative drama explores the depths of trust and betrayal and the lengths to which a parent would go for the life of his or her child.
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Still Life
2006 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsTwo couples reunite amid the construction of a new neighborhood along the Yangtze River near the old city of Fengjie, which is now under water after the opening of the Three Gorges Dam. After 16 years apart, Han Sanming returns to look for his ex-wife, while Shen Hong has come back in search of her husband who's been away for more than two years. Like the submerged city, the couples must decide what's worth saving and what's best left behind.
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Female Convict Scorpion
2007 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsForced to commit murder by a trio of sadistic thugs, mild-mannered Nami Matsushima lands in women's prison, where she learns to survive through violence. But Nami eventually escapes -- and sets out on a blood-spattered quest for revenge.
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A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsMaster director Yimou Zhang tackles an adaptation of the Coen brothers' classic Blood Simple in this period dramedy full of slapstick and plot twists. When the owner of a Chinese noodle shop attempts to kill his adulterous wife, the fireworks fly. The proprietor also hopes to eliminate his wife's woebegone lover, but complications and high-flying action arise courtesy of a rampaging band of feudal soldiers and the shop's wacky employees.
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The Child's Eye
2010 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsWhen six young travelers try to leave Thailand, political unrest closes the airport and they're forced to check into a rundown hotel, where they become victims of the building's sinister past and a bloody mystery involving three children and a dog.
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