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poster
Criterion Channel
88
8.2
/14764/
81
/549/
83
/370/
4.5
/72044/
100
/26/
94
/99/
91
/6/

A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
poster
88
8.5
/1538477/
83
/31603/
81
/15837/
4.3
/1429956/
91
/285/
94
/58098/
85
/39/
cc age 17+

The Departed (2006)
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
poster
85
8.3
/22118/
82
/474/
80
/357/
4.2
/22767/
87
/23/
96
/404/

To Live (1994)
Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.9
/109086/
79
/3177/
79
/2105/
4.3
/688583/
89
/71/
93
/2266/
78
/18/

Chungking Express (1994)
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.5
/6193/
76
/179/
73
/148/
4.0
/36226/
100
/34/
77
/32/
82
/10/

Rebels of the Neon God (1994)
Within the urban gloom of Taipei, four youths face alienation, loneliness, and moments of existential crisis amidst a series of minor crimes.
poster
Netflix
81
7.3
/9581/
77
/549/
78
/280/
4.0
/104663/
89
/9/
92
/51/
cc age 16+

Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.8
/24800/
77
/537/
76
/387/
4.2
/38266/
88
/50/
92
/723/
80
/29/

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.4
/28158/
74
/783/
73
/586/
3.9
/46874/
94
/16/
89
/805/
78
/7/

A Better Tomorrow (1986)
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.6
/18719/
75
/384/
71
/277/
3.8
/23669/
94
/95/
87
/387/
81
/25/

The Wedding Banquet (1993)
A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.
poster
Netflix
79
78
7.6
/11369/
78
/359/
77
/250/
3.9
/31695/
89
cc age 16+

A Sun (2019)
A family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride.
poster
78
7.3
/5607/
72
/91/
69
/114/
4.1
/11661/
85
/55/
79
/132/
79
/20/

What Time Is It There? (2001)
A street vendor with a grim home-life forges a connection with a young woman on her way to Paris.
poster
Kanopy
77
6.0
/14504/
64
/461/
64
/405/
3.1
/7287/
56
/333/

Gorgeous (1999)
When Ah Bu, a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, finds a glass bottle with a romantic message, she travels to Hong Kong to find her prince charming. As it turns out, her prince charming, Albert, happens to be gay. But all is not lost when Ah Bu meets the dashing Chi Wu. Meanwhile, Ah Bu's boyfriend from Taiwan comes looking for her, as the action and romance follow Ah Bu back to Taiwan.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.1
/2072/
70
/60/
68
/31/
3.8
/9390/
96
/52/
75
/38/
85
/4/

Chan Is Missing (1982)
Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the many problems experienced by Chinese-Americans trying to assimilate into contemporary American society.
poster
84
76
7.8
/6892/
77
/133/
75
/146/
4.2
/15947/
100
/13/
90
/77/

A City of Sadness (1989)
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.
poster
Kanopy
86
73
7.4
/4737/
68
/62/
69
/88/
4.0
/17414/
84
/19/
84
/82/

The Hole (1999)
In the final days of the year 1999, almost everyone in Taiwan has died from a strange plague that ravished the island. As rain pours down relentlessly, a single man is stuck with an unfinished plumbing job and a hole in his floor. This results in a very odd relationship with the woman who lives below him.
poster
Netflix
79
72
7.3
/7981/
77
/320/
71
/150/
3.9
/33043/
90
/10/
86
/23/
cc age 16+

Dear Ex (2018)
When Sanlian's ex-husband passes away, she discovers he has altered his insurance policy, cutting out their son in favor of a stranger named Jay.
poster
Netflix
71
6.6
/3991/
67
/242/
67
/92/
3.3
/15268/
83
/81/
67
/38/
65
/19/
cc age 13+

Tigertail (2020)
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.9
/3285/
63
/79/
63
/94/
3.9
/10143/
86
/37/
52
/16/

Stray Dogs (2014)
An alcoholic man and his two young children barely survive in Taipei. They cross paths with a lonely grocery clerk who might help them make a better life.
poster
Kanopy
78
70
7.4
/5431/
74
/124/
73
/154/
4.1
/25776/
85
/13/
81
/51/

Vive L'Amour (1995)
Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: May, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-kang, who's stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.
poster
Kanopy
75
70
7.1
/7065/
71
/200/
68
/166/
4.0
/44782/
81
/48/
73
/125/
83
/16/

Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
On a dark, wet night in Taipei City, a cavernous old picture palace is about to close its doors forever. A meager audience, the remaining few staff, and perhaps even a ghost or two, watch King Hu’s wuxia classic "Dragon Inn", each haunted by memories and desires evoked by cinema itself.
poster
Hoopla
69
6.5
/25668/
65
/1708/
68
/1049/
3.1
/107652/
88
/48/
68
/93/
68
/7/

The Sadness (2021)
A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they attempt to be reunited amid the chaos of a pandemic outbreak. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things imaginable.
poster
The Roku Channel
71
69
6.7
/8220/
68
/318/
68
/194/
3.4
/6989/
93
/15/
65
/127/

Crime Story (1993)
A special agent is assigned to protect a wealthy business magnate. However, when the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, he teams up with a seasoned detective to crack the case. But soon he discovers the case isn't that simple.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.3
/18883/
59
/861/
63
/544/
3.5
/30991/
80
/127/
48
/173/
82
/29/

The Assassin (2015)
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
poster
75
68
7.4
/4700/
79
/121/
71
/90/
3.8
/11089/
83
/12/
87
/146/
61
/8/

Blue Gate Crossing (2002)
Yueh-chen has an obsession with her classmate Shihao, but is too shy to confess to him directly. She sends in her best friend, Kerou, to act as a go-between, and Shihao ends up falling for Kerou, who is not sure what to think of him.
poster
Netflix
67
6.3
/28698/
64
/1685/
68
/799/
3.3
/243532/
79
/14/
65
/88/
cc age 16+

Incantation (2022)
Inspired by the true story of a family who believed they were possessed by spirits. This film follows a woman who must protect her child from a curse.
poster
80
66
7.5
/3876/
74
/94/
73
/106/
4.0
/10498/
100
/6/
80
/24/

The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985)
An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.
poster
Kanopy
66
6.8
/84121/
69
/3336/
67
/2046/
3.3
/115080/
73
/131/
69
/629/
59
/36/
cc age 15+

What If (2013)
Medical-school dropout Wallace has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan, seems to be finding the perfect partner, Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry, an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?
poster
81
65
7.6
/3591/
71
/74/
76
/113/
4.0
/9181/
100
/5/
88
/21/

Dust in the Wind (1986)
A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail to see time and fate are beyond their control.
poster
YouTube Premium
62
6.4
/573945/
67
/32734/
64
/16792/
2.8
/754009/
67
/234/
47
/7293/
62
/46/
cc age 17+

Lucy (2014)
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
poster
Hoopla
63
60
6.1
/12083/
69
/2229/
63
/327/
2.7
/3797/
70
/28/

Hacker (2016)
Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal organization called Darkweb. What starts off as a way to help his parents financially, soon becomes a personal vendetta against the entire banking system, when his mother is fired from her job at the bank
poster
MGM Plus
59
5.7
/6714/
66
/1419/
63
/256/
2.5
/8191/
52
/23/
69
/19/
cc age 15+

Weekend in Taipei (2024)
A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past.
poster
76
58
7.0
/2242/
67
/48/
65
/54/
3.9
/3341/
100
/9/
76
/23/

The Puppetmaster (1993)
Master puppeteer Li Tien-lu recalls his life in Japanese-occupied Taiwan during the first half of the 20th century.
poster
64
58
6.5
/5939/
58
/108/
59
/117/
3.8
/10787/
77
/26/
70
/165/
45
/9/

The Wayward Cloud (2005)
Hsiao-Kang, now working as an adult movie actor, meets Shiang-chyi once again. Meanwhile, the city of Taipei faces a water shortage that makes the sales of watermelons skyrocket.
poster
78
55
7.2
/2105/
67
/27/
68
/41/
3.9
/4501/
100
/6/
84
/16/

Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996)
In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.
poster
72
54
7.0
/2262/
73
/82/
65
/79/
3.4
/1674/
85
/86/

Young and Dangerous (1996)
Five young hoodlums sing karaoke, murder, joke around, get beaten up, win and lose women, and learn the value of blind loyalty.
poster
66
52
6.6
/2625/
65
/47/
63
/66/
3.3
/4018/
70
/50/

Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)
Tatsuhito, a cop, pursues Chinese warlord Wang through the underworld of Shinjuku and over to Taiwan.
poster
69
52
7.0
/3086/
68
/62/
68
/87/
3.6
/4801/

Rainy Dog (1997)
A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.
poster
50
5.6
/1530/
56
/28/
53
/20/
3.0
/616/
29
/473/

The Chairman (1969)
An American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed agricultural enzyme. What he is not told by his bosses is that a micro-sized bomb has been planted in his brain so that should the mission ever look likely to fail, he can be eliminated at the push of a button!
poster
The Roku Channel
61
50
6.4
/3401/
70
/97/
67
/75/
3.3
/1486/
60
/5/
45
/48/

Double Vision (2002)
An FBI Agent pairs with a troubled Taiwan cop to hunt for a serial killer who's embedding a mysterious fungus in the brains of victims.
poster
Fandor
54
48
5.4
/3922/
56
/161/
61
/142/
2.7
/3546/
48
/150/

One Missed Call 2 (2005)
A Japanese restaurant cook/owner dies after answering his daughter's cellphone. Other people are getting strange, same ringtone calls as well and dying painfully. It happened in Taiwan as well. Can the police stop it if it's a ghost?
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
43
7.2
/788/
78
/44/
70
/34/
3.8
/1549/
100
/6/
74
/4/

On Happiness Road (2018)
Chi earned her American dream after persevering with her studies in Taiwan. Following her grandmothers’ death, Chi returns to her family on Happiness Road, where she begins to feel nostalgic about her childhood and starts to contemplate the meaning of “life” and “home”. What is happiness? Will Chi find her own happiness?
poster
73
42
6.3
/237/
64
/5/
70
/4/
3.1
/2179/
98
/108/
84
/41/

Girl (2025)
Hsiao-lee, a young girl, finds solace in her friendship with Li-li, who embodies the dreams Hsiao-lee had suppressed. However, Hsiao-lee's aspirations are challenged by her mother's past, which mirrors her own struggles and traps her in a cycle of despair.
poster
81
42
7.6
/1777/
74
/60/
75
/53/
4.0
/7954/
100
/1/

That Day, on the Beach (1983)
Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other has just started a new business.
poster
68
42
6.8
/306/
69
/15/
42
/8/
3.5
/3118/
92
/13/
82
/27/
54
/6/

Crying Ladies (2003)
Three working-class Manila women — Stella, Doray and Choleng — are hired as paid mourners at a traditional Chinese funeral.
poster
57
41
6.4
/1363/
58
/113/
57
/48/
2.7
/2105/
53
/336/

Victory Through Air Power (1943)
Based on the book by Major Alexander de Seversky's about his theories of the practical uses of long range strategic bombing. Using a combination of animation humorously telling about the development of air warfare, the film shows de Seversky illustrating his ideas of how air power could win World War II for the Allies.
poster
73
40
7.0
/789/
65
/18/
67
/14/
3.4
/1420/
100
/7/

The Burdened (2023)
When Isra’a discovers she is expecting another baby amid the civil war in Yemen, she and her husband decide she should have an abortion. But this creates enormous difficulties – in their relationship and elsewhere. A moving story from an all-too-often forgotten crisis region.
poster
Kanopy
61
39
6.2
/1479/
62
/69/
62
/35/
3.0
/9469/

Island in Between (2023)
The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese Civil War. It also marks the frontline for Taiwan in its escalating tension with China.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
38
7.7
/2532/
70
/32/
70
/38/
3.6
/952/
87
/9/

Kano (2014)
A Taiwanese high school baseball team travels to Japan in 1931 to compete in a national tournament.


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