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Criterion Channel
88
8.2
/14663/
80
/533/
83
/364/
4.5
/68776/
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
Kanopy
83
7.9
/192811/
77
/4152/
75
/2399/
4.0
/108452/
94
/210/
87
/11059/
85
/42/
cc age 14+

Hero (2002)
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.8
/24700/
77
/537/
76
/379/
4.1
/36830/
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
79
7.6
/18630/
75
/384/
71
/274/
3.8
/23012/
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
83
75
7.8
/6839/
76
/126/
75
/145/
4.2
/15061/
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
Netflix
79
72
7.3
/7955/
77
/309/
71
/148/
3.9
/31576/
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
Kanopy
78
70
7.4
/5394/
74
/121/
72
/152/
4.1
/24939/
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
65
6.9
/14337/
68
/460/
67
/305/
3.3
/5097/
60
/5/
67
/599/
63
/4/

Shinjuku Incident (2009)
A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
poster
57
6.3
/2635/
61
/33/
62
/30/
3.1
/918/
28
/43/
66
/96/
42
/20/

Love the Hard Way (2003)
Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Jack, at the cinema, and is intrigued by his style, assurance and audacity.
poster
61
49
6.4
/3395/
70
/96/
66
/74/
3.3
/1426/
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
65
44
6.2
/2150/
65
/54/
57
/33/
3.3
/1217/
78
/147/

Moon Child (2003)
Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.
poster
Netflix
42
4.2
/93014/
56
/3364/
53
/1747/
2.7
/329282/
10
/159/
58
/395/
19
/37/
cc age 9+

The Cat in the Hat (2003)
During a rainy day, and while their mother is out, Conrad and Sally, and their pet fish, are visited by the mischievous Cat in the Hat. Fun soon turns to mayhem, and the siblings must figure out how to rid themselves of the maniacal Cat.
poster
62
38
5.9
/929/
70
/84/
66
/95/
2.7
/3389/

Fall in Love at First Kiss (2019)
Yuan Xiangqin, a high school student, is deeply in love with Jiang Zhishu, her schoolmate. He rejects her, only for them to live together when the house that she resides in collapses.
poster
62
32
6.2
/1449/
69
/65/
55
/31/
3.0
/2434/
64
/8/

More Than Blue (2018)
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.
poster
56
22
7.2
/1190/
55
/5/
57
/12/
43

Games of Clouds and Rain (2013)
Li Qin leaves her temperamental husband and unknowingly provides a trail for a detective who has been, for months, secretly devoted to her. In the wake of their one-way chase, a Chinese businessman wanders around town; two magicians attempt to overcome a crisis, and a waitress is desperate for stability. Some will find what they are looking for, some will find each other, and some simply will not.
poster
60
21
7.5
/450/
70
/11/
65
/15/
3.7
/562/
18
/1/
6.1
/166/

Grandma and Her Ghosts (1998)
A 5-year-old kid moves to stay with his grandma in a small town in Taiwan. Soon after, he discovers that not only is his grandma a food vendor, but she's also good at catching spectres. One day, he accidentally releases the most ferocious ghost, who sets loose the others...
poster
?
6.9
/22/
66
/6/
33
/3/

18 (1993)
A multi-lingual tour guide who owns multiple passports one day drives his wife and daughter to a desolate seashore town and checks in a secluded, spacious, ruins-like hotel. From that moment on, he throws himself into gambling, tossing the dice with local residents all day. Sometimes he wins big, but sometimes he loses all. Feeling neglected and uncomfortable, his wife and daughter soon leave him and return home. He stays and wanders in this fishing village and gradually immerses himself in the surroundings—a place rife with immoral vagabonds, outlaws and weirdoes.
poster
?
6.1
/15/
45
/2/
100
/1/

Lies (2016)
This is the story about the life and artistic views of a designer through an interview that’s replete with poetic dialogue.
poster
59
?
6.3
/271/
42
/4/
64
/8/
3.4
/226/

Exit (2014)
After losing her job as a garment worker, Ling sees her prospects dim dramatically: in her mid forties, she lives in a small, dilapidated apartment in the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung and spends much of her time locked in arguments with her testy daughter. Her elderly mother is ailing in hospital. On one of her many visits to the ward she notices an injured man and tentatively starts to care for him.
poster
59
?
5.6
/124/
62
/5/

Elena (2015)
A violin teacher from a working-class background embarks on a brave journey in search of true love. The absurd process gradually makes her realize that returning to her true self is the only shortcut to happiness.
poster
?
8.1
/22/
80
/1/
80
/1/

The Inspired Island: The Coming of Tulku (2011)
The Ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou’s dream of becoming a butterfly blurs reality and fantasy, reflecting a poet’s desire for freedom and eternity. The coming of Tulku draws from Buddhist classics, using Chou Meng-tieh’s life as a metaphor. His experiences at WuChang Street and his bookstand, started in 1959, led to enlightenment and loyalty to Buddha and loved ones. Influenced by Buddhism, his poems blend Zen with grace, affection, and prudence, capturing life’s essence with strength and delicacy. He closed his bookstand in 1980 due to illness.
poster
?
7.0
/35/
56
/3/
10
/2/

Swingin' (2020)
When sixth-grader boy Qiu is bullied in school for having gay dads, his stepfather Howard, a flamboyant Jazz trumpet player, must confront his own nightmares of childhood bulling before he can provide his son a feeling of security.
poster
?
7.3
/67/
40
/2/
56
/7/

A Flower in the Rainy Night (1983)
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 to have a son of her own and succeeds by sheer determination. She is now hopeful that her son will have a life better than hers.
poster
?
7.2
/48/
43
/3/
62
/5/

Batanes (2007)
Pam meets Rico an Ivatan, and decides to leave her stressful life in the city to follow him to Batanes to meet his parents Boy and Lydia and marry him. Pam tries to adapt to the Ivatan way of life but hates the sea that Rico loves so much. Her hatred for the sea intensifies when her husband Rico dies in a fishing accident. Pam is devastated and decides to go back to Manila. But when she sensed that the sea was laughing at her failure, she chose to stay in Batanes to be with Rico's family. In one of her trips to the sea, she accidentally meets Kao Ken Chu, a Taiwanese, whom she rescues during a storm. As they spend time together, the two eventually fall for each other despite language barriers and cultural differences.
poster
48
?
4.9
/153/
48
/8/
49
/11/

L-O-V-E. (2009)
Four love stories by four talented Taiwanese first-time directors – well-known lyrist, Vincent Fang Wenshan; TV host, Huang Zijiao; online novelist, Jiu BaDao; and commercial director, Chen Yixian.
poster
?
8.3
/12/
100
/1/

Hello From Taiwan (2020)
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.
poster
58
?
6.6
/130/
57
/4/
53
/3/

Ploning (2008)
In the picturesque island of Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks carrying the fisherman named Muo Sei, a man looking for something or someone with the name Ploning. He has from sunrise to sundown to look for this "Ploning".
poster
Crunchyroll
70
?
7.9
/75/
75
/9/
55
/2/
3.7
/256/

Thunderbolt Fantasy: Bewitching Melody of the West (2019)
Làng Wū Yáo is a boy born with a supernatural singing voice. Secluded in the snowy mountains, he is put through severe training by his blind mother. Her wish is for her son's voice to be unrivaled, so that it will be heard by the imperial court. But the intense training results in a tragic accident, where she dies. Left an orphan as a result, Làng wanders the land. His voice is used as a tool by the wicked and greedy, with his heart being ground down in the process. Eventually his strange singing catches the ear of the princess of Xī Yōu, and Làng is elevated to the stage his mother had dreamt of. But what awaits him is a life or death battle performance against other musicians for the amusement of the members of the court.
poster
?
6.6
/24/

Tiger Man (1978)
Don Won's father dies and his home is burned, so he decides to go off to learn kung fu. 10 years later in the city of Taipei, Don interferes with the Tongs while defending his best friend.The gangsters swear that Don can never hide, they’ll find him and kill him. Don's mom gives him money that she saved and tells him to go to America where he'll be safe, but it's not enough, so he ends up in Hong Kong and the gangsters catch up to him again.
poster
57
?
6.5
/116/
65
/2/
41
/8/

Love's Lone Flower (2005)
A woman falls in love with two different girls, both singers - one in Shanghai during the late 1940s, the other in Taiwan during the late 1950s.
poster
64
?
6.5
/201/
55
/5/
69
/9/
3.4
/202/

What's for Dinner, Mom? (2017)
Two sisters Tae and Yo come back to their old house which is soon to be torn down. Clearing up the family mementos, Tae finds a red box full of recipes and letters written by their mother who died 20 years ago. In these recipes and letters, she finds out how her mother had struggled in her life due to relocation from Japan to Taiwan, the death of her Taiwanese husband, and a battle with cancer. Tae travels to Taiwan to trace her mother's past, reminiscing about the dishes she made for the family.
poster
?

Winger (2022)
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.
poster
?

Ganqing shenghuo (2010)
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