HKFA's The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures

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To celebrate one hundred years of Chinese cinema, Hong Kong Film Awards released a list of The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures. Among the 103 films on the list, there are 11 films from China (pre-1949), 13 films from the mainland China (post-1949), 61 films from Hong Kong, 16 films from Taiwan (post-1949), 1 Hong Kong/mainland China co-production and 1 Taiwan/Hong Kong co-production.

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  1. 1 -

    Xiao cheng zhi chun

    1948 — a.k.a. Spring in a Small Town, in 10 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 3 -

    Ah Fei jing juen

    1990 — a.k.a. Days of Being Wild, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 4 -

    Huang tu di

    1984 — a.k.a. Yellow Earth, in 9 top lists Check
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    Bei qing cheng shi

    1989 — a.k.a. A City of Sadness, in 10 top lists Check
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    Tau ban no hoi

    1982 — a.k.a. Boat People, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 10 -

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
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    Ma lu tian shi

    1937 — a.k.a. Street Angel, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 12 -

    Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian

    1991 — a.k.a. A Brighter Summer Day, in 19 top lists Check
  10. 14 -

    Cheung foh

    1999 — a.k.a. The Mission, in 5 top lists Check
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    Du bei dao

    1967 — a.k.a. The One-Armed Swordsman, in 4 top lists Check
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    Jing wu men

    1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 17 -

    Yang guang can lan de ri zi

    1994 — a.k.a. In the Heat of the Sun, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 18 -

    Wei lou chun xiao

    1953, in 1 top list Check
  15. 21 -

    Dong fu ren

    1968 — a.k.a. The Arch, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 22 -

    Yim ji kau

    1987 — a.k.a. Rouge, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 23 -

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 24 -

    Si shui liu nian

    1984 — a.k.a. Homecoming, in 1 top list Check
  19. 25 -

    Tóngnián wangshì

    1985 — a.k.a. A Time to Live, a Time to Die, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 26 -

    Hong gao liang

    1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 27 -

    Foo ji ching

    1981 — a.k.a. Father and Son, in 1 top list Check
  22. 28 -

    Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu

    1947 — a.k.a. The Spring River Flows East, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 29 -

    Tian mi mi

    1996 — a.k.a. Comrades, Almost a Love Story, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 30 -

    Shen nu

    1934, in 10 top lists Check
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    Dalu

    1935 — a.k.a. The Big Road, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 32 -

    Fung gip

    1979 — a.k.a. The Secret, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 33 -

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 36 -

    Dung che sai duk

    1994 — a.k.a. Ashes of Time, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 37 -

    Heung Gong jai jo

    1997 — a.k.a. Made in Hong Kong, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 40 -

    Ying xiong ben se

    1967 — a.k.a. The Story of a Discharged Prisoner, in 1 top list Check
  31. 42 -

    Kong bu fen zi

    1986 — a.k.a. The Terrorizers, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 43 -

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 44 -

    Wong Fei-Hung

    1991 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 45 -

    Ruan Ling Yu

    1991 — a.k.a. Center Stage, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 46 -

    Qiu Ju da guan si

    1992 — a.k.a. The Story of Qiu Ju, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 48 -

    Jiang shan mei ren

    1959 — a.k.a. Kingdom and the Beauty, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 49 -

    Dong nuan

    1969 — a.k.a. The Winter, in 1 top list Check
  38. 50 -

    Chou tin dik tong wah

    1987 — a.k.a. An Autumn's Tale, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 53 -

    Ren hai gu hong

    1960 — a.k.a. The Orphan, in 1 top list Check
  40. 54 -

    Wutai jiemei

    1964 — a.k.a. Two Stage Sisters, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 55 -

    Lung foo fung wan

    1987 — a.k.a. City on Fire, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 56 -

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  43. 57 -

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  44. 58 -

    Han ye

    1955 — a.k.a. Cold Nights, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 59 -

    Po xiao shi fen

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 60 -

    Kong shan ling yu

    1979 — a.k.a. Raining in the Mountain, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 62 -

    San bat liu ching

    1993 — a.k.a. Endless Love, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 63 -

    Xi yan

    1993 — a.k.a. The Wedding Banquet, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 64 -

    Zhantai

    2000 — a.k.a. Platform, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 69 -

    Boon bin yen

    1983 — a.k.a. Ah Ying, in 3 top lists Check
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