1. The Sun Also Rises (太阳照常升起)
A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
2. Guns and Roses (黄金大劫案)
The film tells the story of a group of Chinese youths who robbed a bank of the “Manchuguo”, a puppet regime formed in China’s northeastern provinces by Japanese invaders in the 1930s and ’40s.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
3. Devils on the Doorstep (鬼子来了)
During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?
It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.
4. Lost in Thailand (人再囧途之泰囧)
Lost in Thailand is the story of two rival business managers, Xu and Bo, who are fighting over a revolutionary new in-house technology for control of their company. If Xu wins, his future will be secured. The critical task is to secure control over the shares of the chairman, who is at a retreat in Thailand. Xu catches the first plane to Bangkok, where he meets the happy-go-lucky Wang, an unexpected travel companion who will open his eyes to life's true priorities.
It has an average vote of 6.422 on TMDB.
5. The Dream Factory (甲方乙方)
Four friends come up with an unusual idea to make some money and have fun doing it. For a small fee, they will impersonate and act out any character role for their customers. In the course of executing this novel service, they encounter a whole spectrum of people in society, finding ways to genuinely help them boost their morale and overcome their fears, while gaining unusual and new insights into the human condition.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
6. In the Heat of the Sun (阳光灿烂的日子)
Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
7. A World Without Thieves (天下无贼)
A con-team couple head west after taking a city businessman for his BMW. But an encounter with a naive young carpenter traveling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
8. California Dreamin' (Nesfârșit)
1999. Kosovo War. In a small Romanian village, the chief of the railway station, who also happens to be a local gangster, stops a NATO train transporting military equipment. Their arrival in this small village dramatically changes its landscape.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
9. Battle of Memories (记忆大师)
A man becomes involved in a memory manipulation operation to try and regain lost memories. He thinks the exercise may help repair his failed marriage, but accidentally ends up with the mind of a serial killer.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
10. The One-Armed Swordsman (獨臂刀)
A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
11. A Final Reunion (吉祥)
Lili, who hasn't seen her father for a decade, comes back to her hometown. Her father, Jixiang, who has mental problems for years, lives in the village with his mother. As Jixiang's mother has passed away, the family start discussing Jixiang's future.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
12. Summer Snow
Hallie Benson is a small girl with a big heart. Unfortunately, her creative ways of helping often create a mess. Dan Benson doesn't cook, do hair or know how to help his three children without his beautiful wife and her unshakable faith.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
13. Waiting for Godot
Two tramps wait for a man named Godot, but instead meet a pompous man and his stooped-over slave.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
14. AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day (あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。)
High school student Jinta is a hikikomori and lives in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. One summer day, when Jinta is absorbed in a video game, a girl suddenly appears in front of him. The girl is Jinta's childhood friend Meiko, but it seems impossible because Meiko died on a summer day. Meiko wears the same white dress when she died, but she looks a little taller. She tells Jinta that she has a wish and that's why she came back as a ghost, but Meiko can't remember what her wish was. To grant Meiko's wish, Jinta along with his friends Atsumu, Naruko, Chiriko, Tetsudo and Meiko gather together for the first time in 7 years. Jinta soon realizes that he is the only one able to see Meiko.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
15. Accident (意外)
A self-styled accident choreographer, the Brain is a professional hitman who kills his victims by trapping them in well crafted accidents that look like unfortunate mishaps. When the team's next assignment goes disastrously wrong, Brain begins to suspect that someone else has planned an ‘accident’ on them.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
16. All About Ah-Long (阿郎的故事)
Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky. The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance encounter from Ah-Long's ex-girlfriend changes the course of their lives.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
17. The Banquet (夜宴)
Crown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor's brother, Li, kills him and Wu Luan tries to avenge his father's death.
It has an average vote of 6.104 on TMDB.
18. The Founding of a Republic (建国大业)
The 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.
It has an average vote of 5.268 on TMDB.
19. The Island (一出好戏)
A cataclysmic event causes a man, who dreams of winning the lottery, to become stranded on an island with his co-workers.
It has an average vote of 6.61 on TMDB.