Forfatteren og instruktøren Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer) spiller hovedrollen som Iron - en fattig, men kærlig far, som arbejder så hårdt, at han knap nok har tid til at være sammen med sin lille søn. Iron har ikke råd til at købe det sidste nye indefor legetøj, som hans søn så gerne vil have, men i stedet giver han ham et mystisk 'kæledyr', som han finder på den lokale losseplads. Da det nuttede krammedyr viser sig at være et legesygt rumvæsen, der kan udføre mirakuløse kunster, får både far og søn nogle vigtige lærestreger, der ændrer deres liv i dette sci-fi-eventyr for hele familien.

Den pyntesyge Øksebande hersker nærmest uindskrænket i en by i 1930'ernes Kina. Beboerne i én lille boligblok holder dog stand, men en skønne dag brydes freden, og snart er blodbadet i fuld sving. Herefter går det over stok og sten i et kæberaslende miks af slagscener, slapstick-sadisme og ekstatisk sort humor, og selv om figurerne blæser på tyngdekraften, ender mange af dem alligevel i en rød pøl - enten skudt, slået eller hakket ihjel!

De to operastjerner Douzi og Shitou mødes for første gang på en teaterskole i Peking, da de sendes dertil som små børn. Det bliver starten på et tæt venskab. Trods en dagligdag fyldt med drama, berømmelse, misbrug og tragedier forbliver de to venner i over halvtreds år. Parallelt med Douzi og Shitous fascinerende skæbne gennemgår landet en utrolig forvandling til det moderne Kina.

Jet Li spiller hovedrollen i denne action-fyldte martial arts-film, der er baseret på den virkelige historie om den kinesiske legende Huo Yuanja, der i begyndelsen af 1900-tallet modsatte sid udenlandske stormagter og med sin formidable kampsports-teknik forsvarede Kinas ære.

Kina år 208 under det daværende Han dynasti. Premiereministeren Cao Cao er også en magtsyg general, og han overtaler den svage kejser til at lade ham drage i felten for at knuse kongeriget Xu i den vestlige del af landet, ledet af Liu Bei, og dermed samle det store og stærkt splittede rige. Liu Bei finder dog tapre allierede, og skønt alliancen synes svag i forhold til Cao Caos gigantiske, kejserlige hær på 800.000 soldater og en flåde, der består af 2000 skibe, er de alligevel parate til det store og afgørende slag ved De røde klipper.

Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.

The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?

In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new heights but becomes a target of conquest for the warlike nation of Qi. Threatened with annihilation by their powerful neighbour, a desperate people turn to their greatest teacher to lead their most powerful army. When Confucius delivers a stunning victory against all odds, a jealous aristocracy sets out to destroy him, but they should never under-estimate a remarkable man whose wisdom is more powerful than the sword.

An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire. His only son is due to take over his duties. As father and son journey through the mountains, the son begins to appreciate the toil and burden his father has to bear as postman for the villagers, and the old postman is also deeply moved as his son relates his mother's anxiety as she waits for him to return home from every trip.

A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.

With World War II looming, a prominent family in China must confront the contrasting ideas of traditionalism, communism and Western thinking, while dealing with the most important ideal of all: love and its meaning in society.

The epic story Mei Lanfang, who overcame the prejudice against artists in 1930s China to become the country's greatest opera star.

In a mountain hamlet in eastern China, a poor woman faces trial after trial. Sold into marriage as a child, she is left a young widow and enslaved by her mother-in-law, who sells her to a poor peasant. Her second marriage turns out to be happy until fate takes away her husband and son. Now seen as a bearer of bad luck, she becomes a social outcast.

Phoenix, der forfølger sin drøm om at blive professionel danser, tager et job som pedel på en danseskole i Shanghai og får sit livs chance.

Assassins, scammers, gangsters, cops, a washed-up bicycle racer, and a body continually cross paths; usually with negative outcomes.

The story of two Chinese immigrants' struggles in America. Yuan Liu has lived in LA for years. He has no stable job, no family and lives in a wagon. He seems content with his life until the day he meets Qing Li, a woman with the big "American dream".

A Chinese serial feature film, released in 6 parts (8 episodes) between 1988 and 1989. The film adapts the major events and incidents of the novel of the same name, depicting the fate of Jia family.

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.

The story of a couple who break up one morning and proceed to find their love tested in unexpected and violent ways.

Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of dystocia later. After her death, another girl, Xiao Fuzi, falls in love with Xiang Zi but they are separated by poverty. Xiang Zi works very hard in order to change his life, only to find that Xiao Fuzi is dead just as he begins to be hopeful for their future. Finally, Xiang Zi, an unflinching man, surrenders to that dark society.