Best movies on Netflix (Chine) : our Top 20
We present a curated selection of notable films originating in China that are currently available on Netflix. The list spans genres — from historical drama and martial arts to contemporary social realism — and aims to showcase titles that are culturally significant, well-crafted, or widely discussed. Our choices are based on factors such as direction, storytelling, critical reception and current availability on Netflix. Streaming catalogs change regularly, so check each title on Netflix for the latest status. Use this guide to explore Chinese cinema on Netflix, whether you’re discovering it for the first time or revisiting familiar favorites.
Updated on 02/06/2026
2000 · Ang Lee
Pursuing a stolen blade and a notorious fugitive, two warriors’ search brings them to a headstrong, athletically gifted teenage daughter of a nobleman—an impulsive young woman standing at a crossroads between duty and the life she yearns for.
With Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Sihung Lung, Cheng Pei-pei and Li Fazeng
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2022 · Ng Yuen-fai
In the wake of a devastating global war, a coastal realm called the Valley of the Wind endures as one of the few safe havens, spared from a poisonous, spreading forest and the giant insects that patrol it. Led by the brave Princess Nausicaä, the valley’s people embark on a perilous struggle to heal the damaged bond between humanity and the Earth and to restore balance to their world.
With Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan, Carina Lau, Philip Keung Hiu-Man, Tse Kwan-Ho, Janice Wu and Wan Guopeng
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2016 · Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Visiting a hidden panda community with his father, Po must gather an unlikely, makeshift army to defend all of China when a sinister spirit rises to threaten the land.
With Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, J.K. Simmons, Jackie Chan and Seth Rogen
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2007 ·
A raw, true account of three teenage Venice Beach surfers—Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams—who reinvented skateboarding with a daring, surf-inspired approach and became known as the Z-Boys. From anonymous kids carving concrete pools to icons of a global movement, their bold new style transforms a pastime into a cultural phenomenon. But as fame and commercialization follow, the pressure of success fractures their bonds and tests the limits of their loyalty.
With Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xu Jinglei, Wei Zongwan, Gu Bao-Ming and Wang Kuirong
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2017 · George Nolfi
En 1964, à San Francisco, Bruce Lee, alors méconnu, défie les conventions en enseignant les arts martiaux aux non-initiés. Cette audace irrite les puristes du Kung Fu, qui dépêchent Wong Jack Man, un maître de Shaolin, pour le défier. Leur confrontation, tenue secrète, reste encore aujourd'hui entourée de mystère quant à son résultat. Cet événement marquant incite Bruce Lee à revoir sa manière de pratiquer et sa philosophie des arts martiaux.
With Philip Ng, Billy Magnussen, Yu Xia, Ron Yuan, Darren E. Scott, King Lau and Yee Jee Tso
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2018 · Travis Knight
In 1987, Bumblebee, on the run, takes shelter among the scrap at a small California beach town junkyard. Charlie, almost eighteen and searching for her place in the world, discovers the wounded, battle-scarred machine. When she nurses him back to functioning, she soon realizes he’s far more than a simple yellow Volkswagen.
With Dylan O'Brien, Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Stephen Schneider and Jason Ian Drucker
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2018 · Ruben Fleischer
Eddie Brock, a disgraced investigative reporter trying to resurrect his career after a public scandal, finds his life overturned when he unexpectedly merges with Venom, a savage and extraordinarily powerful alien symbiote. As he struggles to control these volatile abilities, he must use them to stop a covert organization determined to obtain a symbiote of their own and unleash it on the world.
With Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, Jenny Slate and Melora Walters
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2016 · Duncan Jones
Azeroth’s tranquil societies teeter on the verge of war when a fearsome horde of orc warriors—desperate refugees from a dying homeland—arrive bent on claiming new lands. A suddenly opened rift links the two worlds and sets them on a collision course: one army faces obliteration while an entire people risks extinction. From opposite sides, two champions are drawn into a decisive confrontation that will determine the survival of their loved ones, their cultures, and the world they call home.
With Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Ben Schnetzer, Toby Kebbell and Robert Kazinsky
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2011 · Andrew Lau
Fang Zhen Dong, a night patrol officer in Beijing, crosses paths one evening with Li Pei Ru, a Hong Kong real-estate agent who, flushed and tipsy after a karaoke session at a KTV, stumbles into his watchful presence. Ambitious and intent on carving out a fortune in the sprawling, cosmopolitan capital, Li finds her plans complicated by the city's moral and emotional entanglements and becomes involved in a secret relationship with a married man. As their lives collide, both are forced to face the costs of desire, compromise and survival in a place that promises opportunity but exacts a price.
With Liu Ye, Anthony Wong, Shu Qi, Liang Tian, Feng Danying, Sa Rina and Zhang Songwen
2005 · Doug Liman
A married couple fighting to salvage their relationship discovers that both secretly work as contract killers, and their newest assignments unexpectedly put them on opposite sides of a mission to eliminate one another.
With Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, Keith David and Chris Weitz
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2014 · Soi Cheang
Born from a celestial stone, a bold monkey gains extraordinary powers. After rebelling against the heavens he is punished and trapped beneath a mountain for five centuries. Liberated later, he joins the monk Xuanzang on a perilous pilgrimage to India—an odyssey that, according to legend, brings Buddhist teachings to ancient China.
With Donnie Yen, Aaron Kwok, Joe Chen, Chow Yun-fat, Peter Ho, Kelly Chen and Gigi Leung
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2018 · Jon Turteltaub
Born into a family of police officers, Tom Hardy's life erupts after his father's murder, and his accusations against a fellow cop set him at odds with his own uncle. Branded a troublemaker and reassigned to the river unit, Tom and his new partner, Jo Christman, patrol the three rivers, following scant leads and uncovering bodies. As the case deepens and the victims turn out to be women from Tom's past, the hunt becomes intensely personal — he must unmask the killer to clear his name and bring justice to his family.
With Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, Ruby Rose, Jessica McNamee and Masi Oka
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2023 · Scott Waugh
Two battle-tested special-ops soldiers shepherd a group of frightened civilians across a shattered cityscape as gunfire and explosions erupt around them.
With Jackie Chan, John Cena, Ma Chunrui, Jiang Wenli, Xu Jia, Gong Jun and Rima Zeidan
2023 · Scott Waugh
Two seasoned soldiers must shepherd a group of civilians across a war-torn corridor raked by bullets and torn by explosions.
With Jackie Chan, John Cena, Ma Chunrui, Jiang Wenli, Xu Jia, Gong Jun and Rima Zeidan