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Best Chinese Movies of the 2000s

This collection ranks 601 movies from China released in the 2000s. 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 Hero.

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

  1. 1

    Hero

    2002· 1h 39m· zh

    7.52.6K
  5. 5

    Ip Man

    2008· 1h 46m· zh

    7.84.2K
  7. 7

    Fearless

    2006· 1h 43m· zh

    7.51.4K
  12. 12

    2046

    2004· 2h 8m· zh

    7.21.1K
  13. 13

    Red Cliff

    2008· 2h 25m· zh

    7.1884
  14. 14

    Red Cliff II

    2009· 2h 21m· zh

    7.3502
  18. 18

    Unleashed

    2005· 1h 43m· en

    6.92.2K
  25. 25

    The Warlords

    2007· 2h 6m· zh

    6.8371
  27. 27

    The Message

    2009· 1h 58m· zh

    7.4119
  30. 30

    Crazy Racer

    2009· 1h 39m· zh

    7.7105
  36. 36

    Assembly

    2007· 2h 3m· zh

    6.9152
  38. 38

    Still Life

    2006· 1h 48m· zh

    7.2171
  39. 39

    The Myth

    2005· 1h 58m· zh

    6.4429
  42. 42

    Protégé

    2007· 1h 46m· zh

    6.9118
  44. 44

    The Warrior

    2001· 2h 35m· ko

    7.0147
  46. 46

    John Rabe

    2009· 2h 14m· de

    7.1127
  48. 48

    Together

    2002· 1h 56m· zh

    6.963
  50. 50

    Overheard

    2009· 1h 40m· zh

    6.9118

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Frequently asked questions

How many chinese movies were made in the 2000s?

601 China productions from the 2000s 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 2000s?

Hero currently holds the #1 position.