TIME’s Movie Critic Richard Corliss selects the top ten Chinese movies going back to the 1930s. His selections cover a wide variety of Chinese directors (Chen Kaige, Wong Kar-Wai, Zhang Yimou, and more) to major stars (Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun Fat, and more). Here’s his picks:
The Goddess (1934)
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
A Touch of Zen (1969)
Police Story (1985)
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Chungking Express (1994)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2003)
What Chinese movies would you have added to the list? Come Drink with Me (1965)? Enter the Dragon (1973)? The Last Emperor (1987) ?
Hero (2004) ? something else? Let us know.
TIME’s Favorite Chinese Movies
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