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Best Chinese Movies of the 1950s

This collection ranks 90 movies from China released in the 1950s. 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. At the top sits Five heroes on Langya Mountain.

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

  8. 8

    Family

    1957· 1h 51m· zh

    7.82
  31. 31

    Fu Shi

    1950· 2h 26m· zh

    —0
  43. 43

    Li Shizhen

    1956· 1h 44m· zh

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many chinese movies were made in the 1950s?

90 China productions from the 1950s have real rating data.

How are these chinese 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 chinese movie of the 1950s?

Five heroes on Langya Mountain currently holds the #1 position.