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Best Chinese Movies of the 1990s

This collection ranks 1,772 Chinese-language movies released in the 1990s. 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. The #1 entry is Farewell My Concubine. These films were originally released in Chinese (普通话).

1,772 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 4

    To Live

    1994· 2h 13m

    8.1377
  2. 5

    Hard Boiled

    1992· 2h 6m

    7.5973
  3. 14

    Who Am I?

    1998· 2h 0m

    7.21.0K
  4. 28

    The Mission

    1999· 1h 24m

    7.5181
  5. 34

    Iron Monkey

    1993· 1h 30m

    7.4334
  6. 36

    Ju Dou

    1990· 1h 35m

    7.2182
  7. 44

    The Legend

    1993· 1h 46m

    7.0187

Frequently asked questions

How many Chinese movies came from the 1990s?

1,772 Chinese-language films from the 1990s carry 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 highest-rated Chinese movie of the 1990s?

Farewell My Concubine holds the top position in this collection.