2023 Chinese Drama List

Chinese Movie List – Best Popular Chinese Films

  • Love Life Light

    #1

    Fantasy, Suspense, Thriller
    Zhang Ruonan, Bai Yufan, Liu Yijun
    At the end of a deep alley, a "Lighting Store" keeps its lights on year-round, with the mysterious owner carefully wiping each light bulb as a variety of customers come and go. Nurse Xu Nian and her boyfriend Zheng Manxin move into an apartment near the store. She gradually discovers that everyone here harbors an unspeakable secret. On a stormy night, she walks into the lighting store...
  • The Invisible Guest

    #2

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller
    Janine Chang, Greg Hsu
    The greedy and relentless police chief Zheng Wei, upon learning that the wife of a wealthy businessman, Qiao Wenna, was wrongly implicated in a locked-room murder case, took the initiative to visit and proposed a deal. He demanded a huge sum of money to help her clear her name. As the deal unfolded, Hong Jie, a helpless mother who lost her family, revealed being oppressed by those in...
  • Bursting Point

    #3

    Crime, Action, Suspense
    Nick Cheung, William Chan
    Narcotics Inspector Li Zhenbang and undercover officer Jiang Ming secretly execute a plan to capture drug traffickers. Unfortunately, they find themselves in a dangerous situation, forcing Jiang Ming to navigate the blurred line between good and evil, gradually losing control. To uphold their principles, former teammates start harboring murderous intentions towards each other. Suspicion,...
  • Trending Topic

    #4

    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Zhou Dongyu, Song Yang, Yuan Hong
    After self-media editor Chen Miao published a viral article, she unexpectedly received a plea for help from the person involved, leading to a series of unforeseen events. Chen Miao's business partner He Yan, and Capital Group's CEO Yue Peng, gradually became entangled in the situation. What is the truth behind all of this, and what other secrets lie beneath the surface? A battle for...
  • Across the Furious Sea

    #5

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller
    Huang Bo, Zhou Xun
    Lao Jin fishes all day long to pay for his daughter Jin Lina's studies aboard, but in return, he learnt that her daughter had been strangely killed by 17 stab wounds, and the biggest suspect points to her boyfriend, Li Miaomiao. While the angry Lao Jin embarks on a quest for revenge across the sea, Li Miaomiao continues to abscond under the protection of her mother, Jing Lan. .........
  • Seven Killings

    #6

    Suspense, Thriller, War
    Zhang Yi, Lang Yueting, Huang Zhizhong
    In 1940, with various forces occupying Nanjing, secret agent Jin Shen Shui navigates daily between the Japanese military, the puppet government led by Wang Jingwei, and the military intelligence agency. Like walking on the edge of a blade, he, with multiple identities, carefully survives in the devastated city of Nanjing. Concealing his true self, he searches for a path not only for...
  • The Abandoned

    #7

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller
    Janine Chang, Ethan Juan
    Moments before committing suicide, policewoman Wu Jie, who is grieving the loss of her beloved, encounters a murder case. The female victim in the case, had her heart removed and her ring finger severed, indicating that these women suffered inhumane torture before their deaths. A series of sadistic murders targeting female laborers unfolds gradually before Wu Jie, pointing to a connection...
  • Who's the Suspect

    #8

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller
    Zhang Xiaofei, Lee Hong Chi, Kara Wai
    Renowned Chinese female lawyer Chen Zhiqi receives a mysterious phone call demanding that she must provide a not guilty defense for a death row inmate within five days, or else her daughter will be harmed. With no other choice, Chen Zhiqi joins forces with police officer Jin Zhixiong to conduct an investigation. During their search for clues, Chen Zhiqi's defense of the death row inmate...
  • Death Stranding

    #9

    Crime, Action, Drama
    Wallace Chung, Francis Ng, Eddie Cheung
    In the year 2000, the government of the gambling city took action to effectively reduce the crime rate in society by cracking down on the chaotic underground gambling industry. They joined forces with the police and the gambling association to carry out a strict operation to combat underground casinos and distributed the rights to operate newly built casinos through auctions, in order...
  • One and Four

    #10

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller

    In the tranquil snowy forest, the sound of knocking on the door echoed through the blanket of snow, under the raging blizzard. Amidst the howling winds, sirens and gunshots suddenly rang out. A mysterious man claiming to be a forest ranger police officer arrived at the cabin of the forest ranger, Sangjie. Faced with the nervous and suspicious Sangjie, the mysterious man indicated that...
  • Only the River Flows

    #11

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller
    Zhu Yilong, Chloe Maayan
    A bizarre and mysterious murder case implicates multiple suspects, and Detective Captain Ma Zhe finds himself entangled in an inexplicable truth that keeps unraveling. He gradually becomes ensnared in moments of absurdity, unease, and a blurred line between what is real and illusionary, along with memories.
  • Moscow Mission

    #12

    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Zhang Hanyu, Andy Lau, Huang Xuan
    This film is adapted from a real cross-border pursuit case in China. In the early 1990s, following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, its economy teetered on the brink of collapse, leading to an extreme scarcity of goods. A large number of Chinese traders boarded the international train K3, which ran between Beijing and Moscow, shuttling between China and Russia. They transported...
  • Under The Light

    #13

    Crime, Action, Drama
    Lei Jiayin, Zhang Guoli, Yu Hewei
    The story revolves around Su Jianming and Li Huilin teaming up to investigate a criminal case shrouded in secrecy, involving a powerful interest group. To delve into the case, Su Jianming ignores the advice of his influential father, Zheng Gang, and rushes to the "Hongmen Banquet" hosted by wealthy businessman Li Zhitian. After witnessing Li Zhitian's audacious acts of deceiving others...
  • Tainted Love

    #14

    Suspense, Thriller, Crime
    Zhou Dongyu, Zhang Yu, Zhang Youhao
    Urban white-collar worker Zhou Ran was deceived of 550,000 RMB in an online romance. Following the clues left by the scammer, Zhou Ran arrived in a coastal town and unexpectedly met the young townsmen Lin Zhiguang and Xu Zhao. Zhou Ran gradually discovered that these two have clues to her own deception, and a plan for revenge unfolded from there...
  • Everything is Unknown

    #15

    Romance, Suspense, Thriller
    Francis Ng, Ren Suxi
    Pan Yiming, who was drifting in Macau, unexpectedly received a will from his father, whom he hadn't seen in 30 years. His father left him a substantial inheritance but required Pan Yiming to attend the funeral in order to inherit it. He complied with the will and returned to the small southern Chinese town where he was born. Here, he reunited with his long-lost lover Lin Yue, and encountered...
  • Ex Kills Me

    #16

    Romance, Suspense, Thriller
    Gao Yuer, Li Zifeng
    Husi Si came to the Liqi Inn as a temporary replacement due to life's pressures. Little did she know that this reluctant decision would turn her into a substitute in a missing persons case. The inn concealed a dark secret. The moment she stepped into the inn, the doorbell rang, and the deadly game officially began. As the former employee who disappeared, the greedy manager, the selfish...
  • Heart's Motive

    #17

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller
    Huang Xiaoming, Yan Ni, Adi Kan
    Down-and-out lawyer Ding Yifeng receives a seemingly ironclad "open-and-shut case" and is determined to make a comeback by mounting a "not guilty defense." Unexpectedly, the suspect, Jin Ximei, rejects Ding Yifeng's offer and instead, expresses a desire to die. Is what meets the eye always the truth? Is what is heard always reality? Amidst layers of confusion and uncertainty, the truth...
  • Death Notice

    #18

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller
    Louis Koo, Julian Cheung, Francis Ng
    Darker, a mysterious assassin who calls himself "The Judge", openly provokes the police by sending out "death notices" one after another, and those who receive them will be brutally executed. In order to find out the truth, Huang Shaoping, a witness to the bombing, Luo Fei, a genius cop, and Han Hao, the head of the special task force, are all involved in the game to find out who Darker...
  • No More Bets

    #19

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller
    Lay Zhang, Gina Jin, Yong Mei
    The movie is based on tens of thousands of real fraud cases, revealing the shocking secrets of the entire overseas online fraud industry for the first time on the big screen. Programmer Pan Sheng and model Anna are lured by high-paying job offers from abroad, seeking their fortune overseas, but they accidentally fall into the trap of an overseas fraud factory. In order to leave, they...
  • The Comeback

    #20

    Crime, Action, Thriller
    Simon Yam, Andy On, Jiang Peiyao
    Uncle Hua, who has been living on the old street for many years, is highly respected by the neighbors and has made a living by selling antiques. "If you have difficulties, find Uncle Hua" has almost become the motto of the neighbors' lives. Due to the real estate business, the old street was forcibly demolished by the local Qinglong Gang. Inside the wall of Uncle Hua's antique shop,...
  • Lost in the Stars

    #21

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller
    Zhu Yilong, Ni Ni, Janice Man
    He Fei's wife, Li Muzi, disappears on their anniversary trip. When his wife reappears, He Fei insists that the strange woman is not his wife. But the wife proves herself by showing her ID card, and it seems that both husband and wife have an ulterior motive. More mysteries emerge as the lawyer Chen Mai gets involved in this bizarre case ......
  • Flashover

    #22

    Adventure, Rescue, Action
    Du Jiang, Wang Qianyuan, Tong Liya
    A sudden earthquake struck the entire Guancheng Chemical Industrial Park, causing pipeline leaks and triggering continuous explosions. Thick smoke billowed and flames soared, and the disaster quickly escalated. If left unchecked, the entire city would be reduced to rubble. Faced with the daunting task of fighting fires and saving lives, the firefighters and rescue team rushed to the...
  • Ocean Rescue

    #23

    Action, Drama, Military
    Kevin Yan, Qu Jingjing, Wu Haochen
    When nuclear weapons expert Steel decided to disclose a long-held secret buried deep within his heart to the world, he was suddenly kidnapped and murdered, and the briefcase containing top-secret information he carried with him was lost, shocking the world. Shortly thereafter, a mysterious ship appeared outside of Chinese territorial waters, carrying a group of unidentified foreigners...
  • Faces in the Crowd

    #24

    Suspense, Thriller, Action
    William Chan, Wang Qianyuan
    In the 1930s in Shantou, Wang Liwen accidentally reunited with his old friend Chen Jiadong while carrying out a mission. The two brothers teamed up to investigate a secret mission, but the appearance of a mysterious person disrupted their original plan. As the investigation deepened, the struggle between the two brothers became increasingly apparent. A storm had arrived, and everyone...
  • To Be Continued

    #25

    Thriller, Comedy
    Fan Chengcheng, Jiang Long, Jiang Yi
    Bao Zi, a short video "talent" who wants to become famous, is facing a double dilemma of the company's bankruptcy and payment of compensation. Partners Dog and Monkey have also proposed to dissolve the partnership. The three brothers came to a horror movie set for a special invitation to take secret photos and planned to do their "last job".  Unexpectedly, they actually captured an...
  • Revival

    #26

    Crime, Suspense, Thriller
    Ren Suxi, Liu Mintao
    After the death of a wealthy businessman, his relatives gathered at the Kairou Tei Hotel to wait for the distribution of his multi-billion dollar inheritance. Each person had their own hidden agenda, and Lin Zhenhui, the butler of the hotel, was also involved. At a critical moment, lawyer Zhou Yang arrived with the will and a mysterious letter, which revealed a fire and murder case...
  • STORY WUYI LANE

    #27

    Historical, Wuxia, Action
    Norman Chui, He Gang, Xu Zhengguo
    The gunpowder from the Ministry of Works in feudal China was stolen, and Yun Zheng, who was responsible for investigating the case, mysteriously disappeared. The agents of Wuyi Lane, Lu Yuan, and Wang Xu, are assigned to the case. With the discovery of Minister Wang's concealment and the assassination of the Censor Cui Zhen, the long-sealed history of Wuyi Lane also came to the surface....
  • Where the Wind Blows

    #28

    Action, Crime, Suspense
    Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Chiu Wai
    Lei Le, a bold and ambitious man, and Nan Jiang, an introverted and scheming man, work together by chance to break the old rules and build up their power. With the help of Cai Zhen, Lei Le's wife, they become famous "twin detetives" in Hongkong for thirty years since then. It seems to be calm in the surface, but there are murders, betrayals and power grabs underneath .......
  • Hidden Blade

    #29

    Suspense, Thriller, War
    Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wang Yibo
    On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbour. The following day, Wang Jingwei’s Puppet Regime followed Japan's declaration of war against Britain and the United States. Japan symbolically occupied all of Shanghai. With the outbreak of the Pacific War, the war situation in China changed completely. The Communist Party of China's Special Branch was in Shanghai, maneuvering between...
  • Full River Red

    #30

    Suspense, Thriller, Comedy
    Shen Teng, Jackson Yee, Zhang Yi
    During the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, four years after the death of Yue Fei, Qin Kuai led a meeting with the Jin Empire. On the eve of the meeting, the Jin envoy died in the Prime Minister's quarters, and the secret letter he was carrying disappeared. Zhang Da, a junior soldier, and Sun Jun, the deputy commander, are coincidentally caught up in this huge conspiracy...
  • Reunion 2: Mystery of the Abyss

    #31

    Suspense, Thriller, Adventure
    Ji Chen, Ji Xiaobing
    The adventurer named Hei Yanjing, who had spent half of his life exploring, began to live a semi-retired life in the Mu Ma Lu tribe on the China-Myanmar border due to the worsening of his eye condition. His good friend, Xie Yuchen, led the pathologist Lao Wei into the Mu Ma Lu jungle in search of rare parasitic wasps for research on eye diseases. Unexpectedly, the team encountered danger...
  • The Hidden Fox

    #32

    Wuxia, Action, Drama
    Zhao Huawei, Chen Yusi
    Ten years ago, Tian Guinong gathered a group of his strong men and set up a trap, luring the great heroes Miao Renfeng and Hu Yidao into a battle for the sake of a treasure. Both Miao and Hu lost their lives in the process. Ten years later, Hu Yidao's son, Hu Fei, sharpened his skills and sought revenge for his father. A revenge battle begins, and a "hunting game" unfolds.
  • Song of the Assassins

    #33

    Wuxia, Suspense, Action
    Feng Shaofeng, Gina Jin, Hu Jun
    The excellent disciple, Qi Junyuan, of the Assassin Organization "Lihen Valley," received his first assassination mission this year. However, he failed to complete the task and became the target of pursuit by the imperial court, other assassin organizations, and various other forces. Using his "assassin skills," Qi Junyuan discovered that he had become entangled in a conspiracy that...
  • The Mystic Nine: Qing Shan Hai Tang

    #34

    Action, Suspense, Thriller
    Dong Haoran, Zhu Zanjin
    The Strongest Prequel of the series tells the story of Zhang Qishan, a young man burdened with national hatred and family feuds, who arrives in Changsha in the Republican era. He encounters the skilled martial artist, Er Yue Hong. Together, they join forces to punish evil and fight against injustice. They confront the warlord, Zuo Qianzhi, who has been occupying Changsha and committing...
  • Schemes in Antiques

    #35

    Adventure, Suspense, Thriller
    Lei Jiayin, Li Xian, Xin Zhilei
    Miss Mu Hu Jia Nai from Japan is about to return a Buddha head from the Tang Dynasty Wu Zetian period to China, but she has specified that the descendants of the Xu family under the "Plum Blossom Five" of the cultural relics industry should come forward to receive it. However,  the White Sect of the Plum Blossom Five has long since declined, and the whereabouts of the Xu family...
  • The Door Lock

    #36

    Suspense, Thriller, Crime
    Bai Baihe, Bai Ke, Fan Chengcheng
    Fang Hui, a beautiful and single woman, is living alone in a big city, struggling with a monotonous life. One night, she suddenly hears someone violently pulling the doorknob from outside, attempting to break in. Although she couldn't see who was outside, she learns from the security guard Xiao Wu that the surveillance on her floor is broken. This abruptly shrouds Fang Hui's peaceful...
  • Cloudy Mountain

    #37

    Rescue, Thriller, Action
    Zhu Yilong, Huang Zhizhong, Chen Shu
    An unprecedented geological disaster strikes, with earthquakes, ground subsidence, and mudslides occurring one after another. The lives of 160,000 people residing in Yunjiang County are in imminent danger. Represented by Hong Yizhou, Hong Yunbing, Ding Yajun, and Lu Xiaojin, the construction personnel step forward to rescue and aid the affected individuals. In order to safeguard the...
  • Home Sweet Home

    #38

    Suspense, Thriller, Crime
    Aaron Kwok, Duan Yihong, Zhang Zifeng
    The school bus driver, Yu Kunqiao, caused a major school bus accident due to negligence. Kunqiao risked his life to rescue Wang Chuqi, who seemed to be closely related to the truth behind the accident. Unfortunately, no other students on the school bus survived. Upon learning of this incident, Wang's wealthy father had to hide Kunqiao in the basement of their home for three years in...
  • Detective Chinatown 3

    #39

    Action, Suspense, Thriller
    Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran
    After Bangkok and New York, there is another big case in Tokyo. Chinatown detectives Tang Ren and Qin Feng are invited by Detective Noda Hiroshi (Ye Tian Hao) to solve the case. The detectives in the "CRIMASTER World Detective Ranking" have also gathered in Tokyo to join the challenge. The number one ranked detective, Q, appears, making the case even more confusing. A battle between...
  • Vanguard

    #40

    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Ai Lun
    Chinese businessman Qin Guoli is kidnapped by the mercenary group "Arctic Wolf" in the UK, and Qin's daughter Fareeda is also involved, being hunted down. In the nick of time, the team of Emergency Security Team becomes their only hope. Led by the chief commander Tang Huanting, the team consists of Lei Zhenyu, Zhang Kaixuan, Mi Ya, and Shen Diao, they travel around the world to carry...
  • The Beauty Skin

    #41

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Han Dong, Zhang Yuxi, Wang Yitong
    In Jinning city, several men have died in a row, with their bodies shriveled and their deaths tragic. Rumors say that a female demon seduced and killed them. On his way back to the city, Qiao Sheng saved a girl named Bin Nian and she fell in love with him, but he was already in a deep and committed relationship with Lian Cheng. Wang Huacheng, who was attracted to Lian Cheng's beauty,...
  • The Climbers

    #42

    Adventure, Drama, Action
    Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Yi
    In 1960, when the Chinese climbing team made their first assault on Everest, Fang Wuzhou, the temporary team leader, chose to save his companion Qu Songlin instead of protecting the camera in Qu Songlin's hands. Although the Chinese team successfully summit from the North Face, a task considered impossible by the world of mountaineering, the feat was not internationally recognized because...
  • The Captain

    #43

    Action, Thriller, Drama
    Zhang Hanyu, Ou Hao, Du Jiang
    The crew of Sichuan Airlines Flight 3U8633 was on a flight when they encountered an extremely rare and dangerous situation in which the cockpit windscreen burst off and the cockpit released pressure at an altitude of 10,000 meters. With very few instruments still in working order, the crew members struggled to fly manually. When the cockpit pressure release occurred, the crew immediately...
  • Bodies at Rest

    #44

    Action, Crime, Thriller
    Nick Cheung, Yang Zi, Richie Jen
    On a rainy night, the Hong Kong Forensic Centre is ransacked by a group of trained and tough bandits. The bandits threaten the two forensic pathologists, Chen Jiahao and Qiao Lin forcing them to find a special corpse and locate a bullet inside it. During the autopsy, the forensic scientist discovers that the bullet was related to a gangland fight and that the identity of the bandit...
  • The Bravest

    #45

    Thriller, Action, Drama
    Huang Xiaoming, Du Jiang, Tan Zhuo
    A pipeline explosion at an oil terminal in the coastal city has affected the entire crude oil storage area. A tank with a storage capacity of 100,000 cubic meters has exploded and leaked, leaking crude oil threatening to detonate nearby tanks at any moment, fires escalating and explosions occurring one after another. However, this is not the worst of it. Not far from the fire stands...
  • The Shadow Play

    #46

    Suspense, Thriller, Crime
    Jing Boran, Song Jia, Ma Sichun
    In a city in southern China, Tang Yijie, the director of a development zone, fell to his death during a riot over a demolition dispute. Young police officer Yang Jiadong began investigating and discovered that the "falling case" was closely related to another missing person case involving Lian Ayun several years ago. Real estate developer Jiang Zicheng, Tang Yijie's wife Lin Hui, and...
  • The Yin and Yang Formula

    #47

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Miles Wei, Shi Xuejing
    As chaos approaches and evil spirits roam freely, the down-and-out young man Xi Lansheng sets out with his brother A Man to find his missing wife. However, they are waylaid by Zou Wenxue, a young girl determined to become a great yin-yang master. The qin master Jiang Heming always seems to appear mysteriously by their side, and every time Xi Lansheng is about to uncover the truth behind...
  • Animal World

    #48

    Action, Adventure, Suspense
    Li Yifeng, Zhou Dongyu
    Zheng Kaisi, burdened with millions of debts due to being deceived by a friend, faces his seriously ill mother and Liu Qing, his childhood sweetheart who has been waiting for him faithfully. He determines to board the "Fate" cruise ship to change his life of mediocrity. As long as he can win in the games on the ferry, he will have a chance to clear his debts and provide a better life...
  • Operation Red Sea

    #49

    Military, Action, War
    Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Hai Qing
    A coup d'état occurs in the Middle Eastern country of Ivia Republic, leading to escalating armed conflicts. The naval escort vessel Linyi, which has just completed a hostage rescue mission in Somalia, is tasked with carrying out an evacuation mission in Ivia. Captain Gao Yun dispatches Yang Rui and his Dragon Strike Force team to land in the war zone and safely evacuate overseas Chinese....
  • Till the End of the World

    #50

    Romance, Adventure, Thriller
    Mark Chao, Yang Zishan
    In Antarctica, during a plane crash, Wu Fuchun, the owner of a wedding planning company, and Jing Ruyi, a high-altitude physicist, meet. The two individuals, who have no common language, embark on a perilous 75-day survival journey in the uninhabited wilderness of Antarctica. In the harsh environment, with extreme cold, no supplies, and adversity at every turn, their greatest wish becomes...
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