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Best Chinese Movies of the 1960s

This collection ranks 68 movies from China released in the 1960s. 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 The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven.

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

  1. 2

    Early Spring

    1963· 2h 0m· zh

    8.019
  2. 16

    Serfs

    1963· 1h 33m· zh

    5.73
  3. 30

    Ashima

    1965· 1h 28m· zh

    7.05
  4. 38

    On the Trail

    1963· 1h 38m· zh

    7.52
  5. 39

    Lei Feng

    1965· 1h 18m· zh

    5.03
  6. 41

    Red Crag

    1965· 2h 18m· en

    10.01

Frequently asked questions

How many chinese movies were made in the 1960s?

68 China productions from the 1960s 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 1960s?

The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven currently holds the #1 position.