The best Zhang Guoli’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Zhang Guoli’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Zhang Guoli.
Operation Mekong
6.5/10
Chinese narco-cops take their mission to the Golden Triangle following the Mekong River massacre of innocent fishermen by the region's drug lord.
The Battle at Lake Changjin
5.5/10
Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.
Kung Fu Yoga
5.2/10
Two professors team up to locate a lost treasure and embark on an adventure that takes them from a Tibetan ice cave to Dubai, and to a mountain temple in India.
Back to 1942
6.9/10
In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
The Founding of a Republic
4.9/10
The Founding of a Republic is a Chinese historical film commissioned by China's film regulator and made by the state-owned China Film Group (CFG) to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The film retells the tale of the Communist ascendancy and triumph.
Under the Light
6/10
An urban crime drama film which will cover topics from anti-corruption to anti-crime. The story revolves around Su Jian Ming and Li Hui Lin jointly investigating an undercurrent criminal case involving a huge interest group. In order to investigate the case, Su Jian Ming ignores the persuasion of his powerful father Zheng Gang, and rushes to the "Hongmen Banquet", hosted by rich businessman Li Zhi Tian. More and more clues gradually surface. The undercurrent surging behind these clues makes people faintly feel that a big game of chess is being planned.
Youth
7/10
A group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives.
The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven
7.4/10
A completely remade animation film based on the original 1961 animation The Monkey King. Mythical ancient China. Born from some magic stones that fell to Earth a long time ago when Goddess Nüwa mended the sky, Sun Wukong, aka Monkey King, sets off on his first adventure to gain a worthy weapon. This earns the attention of the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
The Faces of My Gene
3.7/10
Bei Xiaobei is a self-abased writer because he feels himself too fat. Because of his poor appearance, he often ran into a wall in real life. Later, he unwittingly finds a long dusty family tree and accidentally crosses through the ages to meet with his ancestors.
Lady Cop & Papa Crook
5.3/10
A corrupt red oil kingpin enlists the aid of a female police officer to help find his son.
Cell Phone
7/10
Written by Liu Zhenyun, based on his own novel of the same title, the film revolves around two successful men whose marriages were wrecked when their wives uncovered their extramarital affairs through traces left in their cellphones. More broadly, the film explores the role of cellphones in interpersonal relationships in modern China, where the rapid development in information technology is having huge impacts on the way people communicate.
The Troubleshooters
7.5/10
For anyone with tricky personal troubles — marital, professional and otherwise — Yu Guan and his buddies have a new business that will provide the solution, from taking the abuse of a man’s nagging wife to showering an obscure writer with awards.
Silence of Smoke
6.4/10
Tells a series of misunderstandings between Liu Tingshen, the seventh-generation heir of the century-old store "Tong Shunxiang", and his son Liu Jiansan, who lost his mother and has depended on him since childhood.
Song of Youth
6.2/10
A story between school kids and the teacher in a high school happened in 1985 China.
Everybody's Fine
6/10
From acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Meng (The Piano in a Factory), this Chinese remake of Giuseppe Tornatore’s (Cinema Paradiso) Everybody's Fine and its American version starring Robert De Niro is an emotionally stirring drama. The story follows a widower’s visits to his four adult children, who lead distinctly different lives in four rapidly changing Chinese cities. It offers an intimate look at struggles of the young generation in a society transitioning from a collective past to a materialist present.
A Sigh
7.1/10
A Sigh tells the story of an affair between a struggling Chinese screenwriter and his young female assistant, its effects on his marriage and the impact on the man himself.
Iron Lion
6.1/10
This is a Chinese Action Movie. Produced by Georges Lai Hing Lun.
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The Story of Xinghua
6.5/10
Xinghua lives with her husband, who makes money by selling stones from the Great Wall. But she is unable to give him a son to inherit this wealth. When her husband hatches a plan to tear down the local historic fortress to find a legendary hidden treasure, she finds herself drawn to a gentler, more educated man who wants to preserve it.
Memoirs in China
In the Qing Dynasty era, Yunan, trapped in a loveless, arranged marriage, finds herself drawn to Lucas, a man who challenges her ideas of the restrictive social norms of the day. In a wealthy and judgmental family, Yunan is forced to battle against the rules and standards of the day in search of true love.
