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1. The Wedding Banquet (1993)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Winston Chao, May Chin, Ah-Lei Gua, Sihung Lung
Votes: 17,152 | Gross: $6.93M
2. The Cat in the Hat (2003)
PG | 82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Two bored children have their lives turned upside down when a talking cat comes to visit them.
Director: Bo Welch | Stars: Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 88,025 | Gross: $101.15M
3. Hero (2002)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang
Votes: 187,691 | Gross: $53.71M
4. A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Not Rated | 237 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Based on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.
Director: Edward Yang | Stars: Chang Chen, Lisa Yang, Kuo-Chu Chang, Elaine Jin
Votes: 12,793
5. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Not Rated | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Sihung Lung, Kuei-Mei Yang, Wang Yu-wen, Chien-Lien Wu
Votes: 23,213 | Gross: $7.29M
6. Shinjuku Incident (2009)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
Director: Tung-Shing Yee | Stars: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu, Jinglei Xu
Votes: 13,581
7. Dear Ex (2018)
TV-MA | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teenage boy and his mother are further driven apart when they find out that his father's life insurance policy is to be received by his lover.
Directors: Chih-Yen Hsu, Mag Hsu | Stars: Roy Chiu, Ying-Hsuan Hsieh, Spark Chen, Joseph Huang
Votes: 7,402
8. Love the Hard Way (2001)
R | 104 min | Drama, Crime, Romance
The story of a petty thief who meets an innocent young woman and brings her into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying life and being loved.
Director: Peter Sehr | Stars: Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda, August Diehl
Votes: 2,575 | Gross: $0.04M
9. Fall In Love At First Kiss (2019)
122 min | Comedy, Romance
Adapted from Japanese manga series "Itazura na Kiss", about a teen girl who falls in love with her fellow senior since their first day of high school.
Director: Yu Shan Chen | Stars: Talu Wang, Yun Lin, Kenji Chen, Cecilia Choi
Votes: 857
10. More Than Blue (2018)
TV-14 | 105 min | Romance
A terminally ill man sets up his best friend, whom he has loved since high school, so that she will not be lonely after he passes away.
Director: Gavin Lin | Stars: Ivy Chen, Jasper Liu, Bryan Shu-Hao Chang, Annie Chen
Votes: 1,360 | Gross: $0.72M
11. Double Vision (2002)
R | 113 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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.
Director: Kuo-Fu Chen | Stars: Tony Ka Fai Leung, David Morse, Rene Liu, Leon Dai
Votes: 3,179
12. Mischievous Kiss (2005–2006)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lovable air-head, Xiang Qin and quiet genius, Zhi Shu, slowly fall for each other while living under the same roof.
Stars: Ariel Lin, Joe Cheng Yuan Chang, Cyndi Chao, Bo-Han Zhang
Votes: 1,096
13. Ba chi men de bian hu ren (2023)
Crime, Drama
After the commercial fishing vessel returned to the port, an Indonesian young fisherman went to the home of the indigenous boat captain and committed a murder. The court-appointed defense ... See full summary »
Stars: Christopher Ming-Shun Lee, Regina Lei, Meng Hsuan Chu, Van Fan
Votes: 342
14. Ploning (2008)
106 min | Drama, Romance
Ploning, is a story of one mans search for the enigmatic woman who has deeply wounded him in the past. Having grown up in an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel, Rodrigo (30 years old) returns... See full synopsis »
Director: Dante Nico Garcia | Stars: Judy Ann Santos, Gina Pareño, Mylene Dizon, Meryll Soriano
Votes: 127
15. Thunderbolt Fantasy (2016– )
Animation, Action, Adventure
Set in an Eastern fantasy setting, Dan Fei and her brother, guardians of a sword known as the Tian Xíng Jin, are pursued by the evil Xuan Gui Zong clan, who seek to obtain the sword for ... See full summary »
Stars: Sayaka Ôhara, Jun'ichi Suwabe
Votes: 207
16. Miss in Kiss (2016–2017)
30 min | Drama, Romance
A quirk of fate sends an ordinary, sweet-natured high school girl and her father into the home of the school genius, on whom she has a huge crush.
Stars: Dino Lee, Esther Wu, Shih-Lun Chiu, Honduras
Votes: 124
17. Moon Child (2003)
120 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
The story of love and friendship on the harsh streets of 2014 Mallepa, a small corner in Asia.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Hyde, Gackt, Leehom Wang, Tarô Yamamoto
Votes: 2,103
18. Meteor Rain (2001–2002)
60 min | Drama, Romance
These are the side stories of Meteor Garden I - Liu Xing Yu. There are 3 separate stories for each of the F3, namely, Dao Ming Si, Xi Men and Mei Zuo. They happened in different times - before and during Meteor Garden I.
Stars: Vanness Wu, Ken Zhu, Rainie Yang, Vic Chou
Votes: 28
19. Jue dai shuang jiao (1999– )
45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Xiao Yu Er and Hua Wuque, twin sons of adventurer Jiang Feng and the slave girl Hua Yuenu, are separated at birth when their parents are killed. Xiao Yu'er, initially in the care of Jiang ... See full summary »
Stars: Jimmy Lin, Alec Su, Kevin Cheng, Vivian Chen
Votes: 106
20. Extravagant Challenge (2011–2012)
70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
High-school graduate Gon Xi gives up her university chances in order to support her childhood friend and romantic goal, Bu Po Shang, in his pop-idol career. Upon arriving in Taipei, Gong Xi... See full summary »
Stars: Ivy Chen, Choi Siwon, Dong-hae Lee, King Chin
Votes: 175
21. Grandma and Her Ghosts (1998)
84 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A 5 year old kid moves to live with his grandma in a small town at Taiwan. Soon after, he discovers that her grandma is not only a vendor, but also she is good at catching spectres. One day... See full summary »
Director: Shaudi Wang | Stars: Ta-Chi Chien, Chien-Yu Chuang, Dai-Wen Chuang, Po-Wen Chuang
Votes: 389
22. Hana Kimi (2006–2007)
75 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
After watching a documentary about "retired" high jumper Tso Yi-Chuan (Chun Wu), Lu Jui-Hsi (Ella Chen) is so determined to meet him that she disguises herself as a boy in order to transfer... See full summary »
Stars: Chun Wu, Ella Chen, Jiro Wang, R. Chord Hsieh
Votes: 195
23. Gu lian hua (2005)
108 min | Drama, Romance
A woman's lesbian feeling towards two different female singers - one in Shanghai during late 1940s and another in Taiwan during late 1950s.
Director: Jui-Yuan Tsao | Stars: Anita Yuen, Angelica Lee, Shu-shen Hsiao, Chung-Hua Tou
Votes: 105
24. What's for Dinner, Mom? (2016)
117 min | Drama, Family
Tae finds a box with letters and recipes written by her mother.
Director: Mitsuhito Shiraha | Stars: Izumi Fujimoto, Sô Hirosawa, Michiko Kawai, Haruka Kinami
Votes: 187
25. K.O. One Re-act (2013)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
As a guardian of space-time order, 28-year-old Wang Dadong returns to Bale High School to investigate an anomaly and clashes with King.
Stars: Jiro Wang, Sam Lin, Pets Tseng, Wayne Huang
Votes: 11
26. L-O-V-E. (2009)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
4 different love stories. The first one is about guys who ask another with same voices to phone his loved ones. The second one is about an couple, separated when young, but when they meet ... See full summary »
Directors: Jem Chen, Vincent Fang, Mickey Huang, Giddens Ko | Stars: Van Fan, Megan Lai, Blue Cheng-Lung Lan, Annie Liu
Votes: 148
27. The Magician on the Skywalk (2021)
Fantasy
Through the stories of nine kids living in the Taiwanese Shopping Mall, this film depicts their diverse and magical life experiences. In the summer of 1985, when Xiaobudian (the tiny one) ... See full summary »
Stars: Kaiser Chuang, Auston Li, Berant Zhu, Tyler Tseng
Votes: 249
28. Exit (2014)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Featuring an award winning central performance by Chen Shiang-Chyi, the film focuses on a Taiwanese woman struggling with middle age and early-onset menopause, balancing her repressed desire against conforming to social expectations.
Director: Hsiang Chienn | Stars: Shiang-chyi Chen, Ming-hsiang Tung, Ming-Hua Pai, An-Shun Yu
Votes: 265
29. Batanes (2007)
100 min | Drama, Romance
When Pam meets Ivatan Rico in Manila, they have a whirlwind romance and she decides to give up her meaningless, stressful city life and following him to meet his parents, Boy and Lydia, and... See full summary »
Directors: Adolfo Alix Jr., Dave Hukom | Stars: Ken Zhu, Iza Calzado, Joem Bascon, Bembol Roco
Votes: 40
30. My Best Pals (2007)
75 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Xia Tian, Jia Jiang, Fang Wei, Bulu all four grew up on Westside Street together and currently study in Ying Ye School. One month away from graduation.
Stars: Joe Chen, Vincent Liang, Jerry Chih-Wei Huang, Wing Fan
Votes: 12
31. Swingin' (2020)
23 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Having gay dads, Qiu, a sixth-grade boy, takes action to prove to the world that, unlike his parents, he is straight and manly. It's no joke.
Director: Shang-Sing Guo | Stars: Po-Hao Juan, Jasper Wu, Steven Chiang, Mountain Kao
Votes: 25
32. Tiger Man (1983)
85 min | Action
A child and his mother are forced to run away after thugs kill the father and burn down their house. They go to his uncle house where he learns kung-fu and eventually moves to the USA as an adult.
Director: Matt Cimber | Stars: Don Wong, Cecil Peoples, Ming Chin, Lauren Greene
Votes: 18
34. Kan hai de ri zi (1983)
100 min | Drama
A girl, who was sold by her stepfather at the age of 14, has had been a prostitute for 14 years. Her family, despite enjoying a comfortable life with her help, avoids her. She thus decides ... See full summary »
Director: Toon Wang | Stars: Hsiao-Fen Lu, Ming-Ming Su, Ju-Feng Ma, Sheng Chiao
Votes: 60
35. Winger (2022)
10 min | Short, Drama
A Taiwanese high schooler in America is kicked out of the soccer team only to realize that he might not need it to fit in.
Director: Howard Huang | Stars: Ethan Chen, Sean E. Roche, Lucey Blanco, John Salcedo
36. Thunderbolt Fantasy: Bewitching Melody of the West (2019)
90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Story of the Lang Wu Yao character from childhood to first joining the travels of Shang Bu Huan and takes place entirely before the first season.
Directors: Gen Urobuchi, Jia-Shiang Wang, Chris Huang | Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kôsuke Toriumi
Votes: 59
37. Lies (II) (2015)
22 min | Short, Drama
A Taiwanese fashion editor who was raised in the United States is now based out of Singapore. She has founded and edits a fashion magazine read by thousands across Asia. Now in Japan she ... See full summary »
Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Tetsuya Bessho, Ruth Yoshie Linton, Ai Ozaki
Votes: 15
38. Games of Clouds & Rain (2013)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lost souls on a rainy night find love. Or not. An unpredictable story between madness and poetry, among Taiwanese, French and New Yorker.
Director: Benjamin de Lajarte | Stars: Simon Yam, Heling Li, Audrey Dana, John Mc Lean
Votes: 1,181
39. Huan yuan (2019 Video Game)
M | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Devotion is a first-person atmospheric horror game depicting the life of a family shadowed by religious belief.
Votes: 111
40. Once Upon a Time (1999–2000)
Drama
Once Upon a Time examines life in Taiwan throughout its history through the eyes of a families and individuals, the young and the elderly, as they struggle to make their way.
Stars: Shu-shen Hsiao, Han-Chieh Lin, Shu-Chun Ni
41. The Coming of Tulku (2011)
163 min | Documentary
The Ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou turned into a butterfly in his dream, reality and fantasy were blurred. The poet dreams to live free of secularity and capture eternity in a ... See full summary »
Director: Tsun-Shing Chen
Votes: 16
43. Hello from Taiwan (2020)
16 min | Short, Drama
After a year of separation, a young Taiwanese American girl and her mom struggle to reconnect with her dad and two older sisters across familial and cultural divides.
Director: Tiffany Frances | Stars: Brandilyn Cheah, Janet Hsieh, Barney Cheng, Lydia Lin
Votes: 12
44. Goldfish (I) (2006)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
If you were born wealthy and lived a comfortable life, what would you do if you still found yourself lost and unhappy?
Director: Jennifer Hsia | Stars: Michelle Ho, Chun-hao Tuan, Stephanie Kwong, Alexander Aquino
Votes: 7
45. Shi ba (1993)
104 min | Drama
Director: Ping Ho | Stars: Hsiao-Fen Lu, Hsing-Kuo Wu, Chung-Hua Tou, Turnip
Votes: 22
46. Amor (2010)
96 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Jingze Yang | Stars: Xingtong Yao, Yu Xia, Ming-Dow, Queenie Tai
47. Elena (I) (2014)
Comedy, Romance
Elena was a factory worker, and a car accident bonded her with violin at the age of 26. She becomes a violin teacher, but earns no more than before. After having worked flat out for eight ... See full summary »
Director: Jing-Jie Lin | Stars: Tammy Chen, Kaiser Chuang, Shao-Hua Lung, Leon Dai
Votes: 124
48. 7-Eleven zhi lian (2002)
97 min | Drama, Romance
Mr Tsai makes his living doing creative work. He writes songs and lyrics, pens novels and makes documentaries. Usually, he works at night and sleep during the day. Every morning, after ... See full summary »
Director: Yung-Shing Teng | Stars: Pin-Yuan Huang, Huan-Ru Ke, Julius Jay Miao, Tzu-chieh Miao
Votes: 19
49. Cosmos Bank Chinese James Bond Style Television Commercial (2012 Video)
1 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Jing-Ren Luo
50. Movement: 10 Days of Genius - National Geographic (2017)
Short, Drama, Musical
Just after her father passes away, a woman discovers his love for dance. She learns his dance moves as a way to remember him and her dancing takes on a life of its own in the short film, "... See full summary »
Director: Tiffany Frances | Stars: Chloe Noelle Crade, Tina Chang, Chloe N. Crade, Victor Hung