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1. Empire of the Sun (1987)
PG | 153 min | Drama, War
A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers
Votes: 134,249 | Gross: $22.24M
2. The Sand Pebbles (1966)
PG-13 | 182 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen
Votes: 16,425
3. Red Cliff (2008)
R | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 48,484 | Gross: $0.63M
4. Jiang hu er nü (2018)
Not Rated | 136 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Tao Zhao, Fan Liao, Zheng Xu, Casper Liang
Votes: 10,604 | Gross: $0.42M
5. Nanking (2007)
R | 88 min | Biography, History, War
Through readings of historical account by actors and the testimony of survivors, the events of the Nanjing Massacre are recounted.
Directors: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman | Stars: Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff, John Getz
Votes: 3,586 | Gross: $0.16M
6. Still Life (2006)
Unrated | 111 min | Drama
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Tao Zhao, Zhou Lan, Sanming Han, Lizhen Ma
Votes: 7,301 | Gross: $0.07M
7. The Founding of a Republic (2009)
138 min | Drama, History, War
Inspired by true events, Founding of a Republic weaves a rousing tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
Directors: Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang | Stars: Guoqiang Tang, Guoli Zhang, Qing Xu, Jin Liu
Votes: 3,871
8. Manufactured Landscapes (2006)
Unrated | 86 min | Documentary
Photographer Edward Burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing.
Director: Jennifer Baichwal | Star: Edward Burtynsky
Votes: 3,063 | Gross: $0.24M
9. La stella che non c'è (2006)
103 min | Drama
Labourer Vincenzo travels from Italy to China in search of a machine with a deficiency that was produced in the now defunct establishment at which Vincenzo worked for years.
Director: Gianni Amelio | Stars: Sergio Castellitto, Ling Tai, Angelo Costabile, Hiu Sun Ha
Votes: 922
10. Up the Yangtze (2007)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up employment on a cruise ship, where they confront rising waters and a radically changing China.
Director: Yung Chang | Stars: Jerry Bo Yu Chen, Campbell Ping He, Cindy Shui Yu
Votes: 1,945 | Gross: $0.78M
11. 6 Days
Action, Adventure, History | Pre-production
The Millions Chinese battle flood disaster for 6 days and nights without sleeping.
12. Wu Shan Yun Yu (1996)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
Mai Qiang is a 30-year old bachelor, withdrawn, with little in his life besides his job at an isolated signal station along the Yangtze River and his ink drawings he uses as toilet paper. ... See full summary »
Director: Ming Zhang | Stars: Xiu Jiang, Bing Li, Shengguo Wang, Wenqiang Wang
Votes: 177
13. Waking the Green Tiger (2011)
78 min | Documentary, History, News
Seen through the eyes of activist, farmers and journalists, Waking the Green Tiger follows an extraordinary campaign to stop a huge dam project on the Upper Yangtze river in southwestern ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Marcuse | Stars: David Hewlett, Jianqiang Liu, Jun Ma, Geping Qu
Votes: 20
15. Seeds of Change: The ECO Story (2008 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
Canadian Biologist Dr. Larry Wang, along with fellow scientist and childhood friend Dr.Sam Chao, decide to give back to the land of their birth by restoring the silt-ridden Yangtze River to... See full summary »
Director: Ava Karvonen | Stars: Sam Chao, Larry Wang
16. Kløvedal i Kina (2004)
58 min | Documentary
In an unprecedented journey for a foreign camera team, Troels Kløvedal and his crew sail his ship Nordkaperen to China and up Yangtze River to the Valley of the Three Gorges.
Stars: Troels Kløvedal, Jeppe Zhang Andersson, Thomas Bergstrand, Jørgen Valdbjørn Christensen
Votes: 11
17.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk on Wheels
(2009)
TV-PG | 41 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monk makes Natalie's life miserable after he's shot trying to solve a case she asked him to take as a favor.
Director: Anton Cropper | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,148
18.
OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode:
Three Kingdoms
(2019)
TV-14 | 17 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy
Oversimplified explains the Chinese history of The Three Kingdoms.
Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster
Votes: 34
19.
Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997– )
Episode:
China
(1997)
49 min | Adventure, Documentary
Palin travels through China and visits Qingtao, Shanghai, and a trip along the Yangtze. Finally, he reaches Vietnam.
Director: Clem Vallance | Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 76
20.
An Idiot Abroad (2010–2012)
Episode:
The Short Way Around: China
(2012)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
Still in India, Karl and Warwick are still clashing over Karl's want to be part of the Spider Sister's "act", as Warwick feels it's solely to capitalize on his dwarfism and the old ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Campbell | Stars: Karl Pilkington, Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais, Luke Campbell
Votes: 236
21.
Strange Evidence (2017– )
Episode:
Russian Car Bomb
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, Mystery
A dash cam captures a bizarre blast as an explosion blows out the backseat and windows of a car in Russian highway traffic; experts use the latest tech to investigate and uncover a vehicle ... See full summary »
Stars: Carin Bondar, Sarah Cruddas, Ashanti Davis, Rachel DeBarros
22.
An Idiot Abroad (2010–2012)
Episode:
A Commentary
(2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
A commentary track for An Idiot Abroad: The Short Way Around: China (2012).
Director: Luke Campbell | Stars: Karl Pilkington, Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais, Luke Campbell
Votes: 94
23.
CaspianReport (2010– )
Episode:
Taiwan has a secret doomsday plan for China
(2023)
14 min | Documentary
In a plan reminiscent of the Soviet-American strategy of Mutual Assured Destruction in the Cold War, Taiwan is preparing the capability to destroy the Three Gorges Dam.
Star: Shirvan Neftchi
24.
The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode:
Missouri Mish Mash: Parts 17-18
(1962)
TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rocky and Bullwinkle "Missouri Mish Mash" Part 17, Fractured Fairy Tales "The Ugly Almond Duckling", Peabody's Improbable History "Lawrence of Arabia", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Missouri Mish Mash" Part 18.
Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried
Votes: 16