Hero / Shi jian you ta (2022)
Drama
During the initial outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, the interconnected stories of three female protagonists unfold simultaneously in different cities across China. 'Hero' tells stories of love, faith, courage and strength.
Starring: Xun Zhou, Sammi Cheng, Jackson Yee, Di Xu, Stephen Fung, Miyi Huang
Director: Sylvia Chang, Joan Chen, Shaohong Li
Suzhou River / Su zhou he (2000)
Drama | Romance
The river Suzhou that flows through Shanghai is a reservoir of filth, chaos and poverty, but also a meeting place for memories and secrets. Lou Ye, who spent his youth on the banks of the Suzhou, shows the river as a Chinese Styx, in which forgotten stories and mysteries come together. Mardar, a motorcycle courier in his mid-twenties, rides all over the city with all kinds of packages for his clients. He knows every inch and is successful thanks to the fact that he never asks questions. One day he is asked by a shady alcohol smuggler to deliver his sixteen-year-old daughter, Moudan, to her aunt. Mardar and Moudan grow fond of each other. But their tender happiness is disrupted when Moudan thinks that Mardar has kidnapped her for a ransom. She is so disappointed in him that she jumps off the bridge into the Suzhou River. Mardar is now suspected of murder. When a couple of years later he comes out of jail, he meets the dancer Meimei, an alter-ego of Moudan, and becomes fascinated by her.
Starring: Xun Zhou, Hongshen Jia, Zhongkai Hua, Anlian Yao, Nai An
Director: Ye Lou
Our Time Will Come / Ming yue ji shi you (2017)
Drama | Thriller | War
In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerrilla fighters, forging their own path to freedom.
Starring: Xun Zhou, Eddie Peng, Wallace Huo, Deannie Yip, Tony Leung
Director: Ann Hui
Born in China (2016)
Documentary
Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
Starring: John Krasinski, Xun Zhou
Director: Chuan Lu
The Message / Feng sheng (2009)
Crime | Drama | Thriller | War
1942, Nanjing (Nanking). Following a series of assassination attempts on officials of the Japanese-controlled puppet government, the Japanese spy chief gathers a group of suspects in a mansion house for questioning. A tense game of "cat and mouse" ensues as the Chinese code-breaker attempts to send out a crucial message while protecting his/her own identity.
Starring: Xun Zhou, Hanyu Zhang, Bingbing Li, Xiaoming Huang, Alec Su, Zhiwen Wang, Da Ying
Director: Kuo-fu Chen, Qunshu Gao
Women Who Flirt / Women Who Know How to Flirt Are the Luckiest / Sa jiao nu ren zui hao ming (2014)
Comedy
When a woman decides to take it upon herself to win back the love of her live, she realizes she'll have to sink to using her female prowess — and becoming what she despises the most — a woman who flirts.
Starring: Xun Zhou, Xiaoming Huang, Yi-Lin Sie, Sonia Sui
Director: Ho-Cheung Pang
Overheard 3 / Sit yan fung wan 3 (2014)
Thriller
In the 1970s, the Hong Kong government enacted a policy that granted each male heir of New Territories villagers the privilege to build a house without paying any dues to the government. Since then, those grants have become a commodity that village leaders can profit from. Luk is one of those leaders. However, the Luk family's NT Land Group shocks the village when it decides to go public thanks to an ambitious residential high-rise project made possible with the grants it bought up and the help of a businessman from Mainland China. Bitter over not receiving a share of the new company, the Luk Brothers set a plan in motion to grab the company shares they should've gotten. Meanwhile, Jau, one of the Luk Brothers, has been released from prison after serving five years for committing a murder that paved the way for the high-rise project. On the surface, he appears to be rejoining the Luk Brothers, but he's secretly working with technology expert Joe to spy on the four men for someone from his past.
Starring: Ching Wan Lau, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Xun Zhou, Michelle Ye, Alex Fong
Director: Felix Chong, Alan Mak
The Silent War / Ting feng zhe (2012)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A blind man works for a piano tuner. He is recruited for a spy mission because of his exceptional hearing.
Starring: Xun Zhou, Tony Leung, Mavis Fan, Xuebing Wang, Yong Dong
Director: Felix Chong, Alan Mak
Painted Skin: The Resurrection / Painted Skin 2 / Hua pi 2 (2012)
Action | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance
According to the demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. However, there is a legend that if a pure human heart is freely offered to a demon, it can become a mortal and experience true life. Xiaowei, a fox spirit, has been imprisoned for centuries under a frozen lake for violating the laws of the demon world. Her sheer will to survive attracted the bird spirit Que'r, who broke through the ice and revived her. Xiaowei saw two choices: experience true death or become truly human. She regains her strength – and youth – by consuming the heart of a stranger, transforming herself into a beautiful seductress. Unknown to her, the stranger is the Prince of Tian Lang Kingdom…
Starring: Xun Zhou, Kun Chen, Wei Zhao, Mini Yang, Shaofeng Feng, Fei Xiang, Tingjia Chen
Director: Wuershan
Painted Skin / Hua pi (2008)
Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller
Follows the love hate relationship between a vixen spirit and a group of humans.
Starring: Donnie Yen, Xun Zhou, Kun Chen, Wei Zhao, Betty Sun, Yuwu Qi
Director: Gordon Chan
Beginning of the Great Revival / The Founding of a Party / Jian Dang Wei Ye (2011)
Drama | History
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Starring: John Woo, Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Daniel Wu, Bingbing Fan, Leehom Wang, Ye Liu, Xun Zhou, Nick Cheung, Jie Dong, Xueqi Wang, Kun Chen, Daoming Chen, Alex Fong, Chao Deng, Miriam Yeung, Xiaodong Guo, Lei Huang, Benshan Zhao, Wei Fan, Tao Guo, Xuebing Wang, Guoli Zhang
Director: Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate / Long men fei jia (2011)
Action | Adventure
The bad guys are the eunuchs of the Imperial Court, who have created their own unaccountable secret police, armed with bizarre weapons and utterly ruthless in their quest for power and wealth. The good guys are led by a former general, stripped of his rank by the eunuchs, who set out to shield the innocent, right some wrongs and restore decency to the Imperial Court. And the ugly guys are a gang of cut-throat bandits who have caught scent of a hoard of hidden treasure. Their conflicts come to a head at Dragon Inn, a remote outpost in the desert at the very frontier of the kingdom.
Starring: Jet Li, Xun Zhou, Kun Chen, Lunmei Kwai, Yuchun Li, Mavis Fan, Siu-Wong Fan, Chia Hui Liu
Director: Hark Tsui
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The Great Magician / Daai mo seut si (2012)
Drama | Mystery
In 1916, China was in turmoil with warlords battling against each other and Japanese conspirators lurking in the dark. One day, a mysterious man named Zhang Xian takes the capital city by storm with his mesmerizing magic tricks. He soon catches the attention of ruthless warlord Commander Lei, who is eager to please his seventh wife Liu Yin by taking her to see Zhang's performance. Unbeknownst to Lei, his favorite concubine was once the fiancée of Zhang, and approaching him to earn his trust is just the first step in the vengeful illusionist's secret agenda…
Starring: Tony Leung, Ching Wan Lau, Xun Zhou
Director: Tung-Shing Yee
