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Best Drama Movies Directed By Chen Kaige

This collection ranks 20 drama movies directed by Chen Kaige. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Farewell My Concubine tops the list with a 7.9/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1984–2025.

20 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    Yellow Earth

    1984· 1h 31m· zh

    7.261
  5. 5

    Together

    2002· 1h 56m· zh

    6.963
  16. 16

    Sacrifice

    2010· 2h 8m· zh

    6.055
  17. 17

    The Promise

    2005· 2h 1m· zh

    5.6133

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Frequently asked questions

How many drama movies has Chen Kaige made?

20 drama movies directed by Chen Kaige carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Chen Kaige films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Chen Kaige drama movie?

Farewell My Concubine currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Chen Kaige drama movie is the most popular?

Farewell My Concubine has the largest audience (701 votes) among these titles.