AMP's The 50 Best Chinese Language Films of the Decade (2011-2020)
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The 50 Best Chinese Language (China, Hong Kong, Tibet, Bhutan, Taiwan) Films of the Decade (2011-2020)
March 1, 2021
Panos Kotzathanasis
Considering the political issues that torment the whole Sinophone world, and the ways all these countries (even this term is under consideration) are connected and clashing at the same time, coming up with a title and which films to include in that list is at least as difficult as winnowing the films in the list.
Despite all the turmoil, however, films of utmost quality continue to come out from this region, if even the “Hollywood of the East” (aka Hong Kong) is definitely not in the place it used to be during the 90s, with the fact that Chinese “Better Days” and Taiwanese “A Sun” are shortlisted for the Oscar for Foreign Movie, highlighting the fact in the most eloquent fashion.
In an effort to select some of the best Sinophone movies of the decade (2011-2020), we came up with 50 we felt were the ones that truly stand out in terms of quality, impact and sheer entertainment they offered. The order of this list could be different of course and the number much bigger, but our effort was towards presenting great films and not cataloguing all of them, always with a focus on diversity in style, themes, origin, and filmmaker
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Ying
2018 — a.k.a. Shadow, in 0 top lists -
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Zhuang si le yi zhi yang
2018 — a.k.a. Jinpa, in 0 top lists -
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Jiao you
2013 — a.k.a. Stray Dogs, in 3 top lists Check -
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Shaonian de ni
2019 — a.k.a. Better Days, in 2 top lists -
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The Great Buddha +
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Da xiang xidi erzuo
2018 — a.k.a. An Elephant Sitting Still, in 3 top lists -
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Tian zhu ding
2013 — a.k.a. A Touch of Sin, in 4 top lists Check -
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Cike Nie Yin Niang
2015 — a.k.a. The Assassin, in 4 top lists Check -
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Guai guai guai guaiwu!
2017 — a.k.a. Mon Mon Mon Monsters, in 0 top lists -
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Shan he gu ren
2015 — a.k.a. Mountains May Depart, in 1 top list Check -
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Yangguang puzhao
2019 — a.k.a. A Sun, in 2 top lists -
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Dead Souls
2018, in 1 top list -
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Na xie nian, wo men yi qi zhui de nu hai
2011 — a.k.a. You Are the Apple of My Eye, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tharlo
2015, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bai ri yan huo
2014 — a.k.a. Black Coal, Thin Ice, in 1 top list Check -
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Wo bu shi Pan Jin Lian
2016 — a.k.a. I Am Not Madame Bovary, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lou xia de fang ke
2016 — a.k.a. The Tenants Downstairs, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sai de ke · ba lai: Tai yang qi
2011 — a.k.a. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I, in 0 top lists Check -
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Diqiu zuihou de yewan
2018 — a.k.a. Long Day's Journey Into Night, in 3 top lists -
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Ri Chang Dui Hua
2016 — a.k.a. Small Talk, in 0 top lists -
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Juo ren mi mi
2019 — a.k.a. Nina Wu, in 0 top lists -
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Lao pao er
2015 — a.k.a. Mr. Six, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lu bian ye can
2015 — a.k.a. Kaili Blues, in 1 top list Check -
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Rizi
2020 — a.k.a. Days, in 1 top list -
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Munmo tashi khyidron
2016 — a.k.a. Honeygiver Among the Dogs, in 0 top lists -
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Sam foo
2018 — a.k.a. Three Husbands, in 0 top lists -
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G Saat
2018 — a.k.a. G Affairs, in 0 top lists -
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Chunjiang shuinuan
2019 — a.k.a. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, in 1 top list -
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Yat nim mou ming
2016 — a.k.a. Mad World, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bei xi mo shou
2015 — a.k.a. Behemoth, in 2 top lists Check -
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Tou ze
2011 — a.k.a. A Simple Life, in 1 top list Check -
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The Fourth Wall
2019, in 0 top lists -
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Jia nian hua
2017 — a.k.a. Angels Wear White, in 0 top lists -
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Bao lie wu sheng
2017 — a.k.a. Wrath of Silence, in 0 top lists -
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Zhong Ying jie 1 hao
2018 — a.k.a. No. 1 Chung Ying Street, in 0 top lists -
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Qi yue yu an sheng
2016 — a.k.a. Soulmate, in 0 top lists Check -
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Nanfang chezhan de juhui
2019 — a.k.a. The Wild Goose Lake, in 0 top lists -
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I WeirDO
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Chu dai chiu fung
2016 — a.k.a. Trivisa, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Name Engraved in Your Heart
2020 — a.k.a. Your Name Engraved Herein, in 0 top lists -
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Shei xian ai shang ta de
2018 — a.k.a. Dear Ex, in 0 top lists -
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Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait
2016, in 0 top lists Check -
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Free and Easy
2016, in 0 top lists -
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Guo chun tian
2018 — a.k.a. The Crossing, in 0 top lists -
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Ta fang jian li de yun
2020 — a.k.a. The Cloud in Her Room, in 0 top lists -
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Di jiu tianchang
2019 — a.k.a. So Long, My Son, in 1 top list -
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Du zhan
2012 — a.k.a. Drug War, in 2 top lists Check -
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Rou qing shi
2018 — a.k.a. Girls Always Happy, in 0 top lists -
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Yi lu shun feng
2016 — a.k.a. Godspeed, in 0 top lists -
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Geung si
2013 — a.k.a. Rigor Mortis, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 3, 2021; source