Chinese films about immortals

List of the best Chinese films about immortals according to visitors: Once Upon a Time, Special ID, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Immortal Demon Slayer, Snow White and the Huntsman, Gods of Egypt, Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal, Transcendence, Time Raiders.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 5.2
Genrefantasy, melodrama
CountryChina

Bai Qian, a goddess and monarch from the Heavenly Realms, is sent to the mortal world to undergo a trial to become a High Goddess. There, she meets Ye Hua, with whom she falls in love and marries. When an old enemy reappears in her life, everything she holds dear is threatened.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genreaction, crime
CountryChina

A cop and his team of comrades go undercover in one of China's most ruthless underworld organizations to stop a gang leader, only to put themselves in great danger after being exposed one by one.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, action, fantasy, adventure, military
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Morocco, Germany, China, Canada
Duration01:52

Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.

Markimdb: 8.9
Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
CountryNew Zealand, USA
Duration02:58

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama
CountryChina
Duration01:05

The story tells the story of Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen, who come to the Immortal Mountain to cultivate their skills. They gain friendship, experience love and ultimately betrayal, growing throughout their life journey.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, China, United Kingdom
Duration02:07

    After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain immortality, The Evil Queen needs the heart of Snow White. After Snow escapes the castle, the Queen sends the Huntsman to find her in the Dark Forest.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Australia, China, Hong Kong
    Duration01:28

      A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrefantasy, adventure
      CountryChina, Hong Kong, USA
      Duration01:59

      The story of Chinese legendary anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell in the course of his attempt to save his countrymen and the woman he loves.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, China, USA
      Duration01:59

        Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrefantasy, adventure
        CountryChina
        Duration01:45

        Time Raiders is based on the online novel series Daomu Biji written by Xu Lei. It tells the story of explorers searching for the secrets of immortality in ancient tombs

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genreaction, fantasy, cartoon
        CountryChina
        Duration02:06

        The all-powerful Monkey King once roamed freely between Heaven and Earth, but after angering the Gods, he was imprisoned within an ice cage deep within the mountains. 500 years later, monsters attack a small village and a child flees to the mountains. Unknowingly, the child releases the Monkey King from his curse. With the help and encouragement from this special child, Monkey King saves the village from the evil monsters.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama
        CountryChina

        At her 70th birthday celebration, the aged mother of the Gu family suffers from a stroke, which precipitates her decline into dementia. Who will take care of her? The four brothers face crucial changes in their relationships to one another, as they deal with their own family problems. Their destinies, linked by love and challenged by questions and dilemmas, unfold over the course of the four seasons, as it would in an ancient Chinese scroll painting.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, detective
        CountryChina, Hong Kong
        Duration02:03

        An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genreaction, drama, biography
        CountryHong Kong, China

        Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrecomedy
        CountryChina
        Duration01:37

        When Zhang Hui is told by long-time best friend Xiao Gong that he has a new girlfriend, she is determined to learn new tricks to gain him back. Based on the novel written by Luo Fuman, "Everyone Loves Tender Women".

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryChina
        Duration01:41

        Lu Jin is a handsome, wealthy hotel executive whose drive for perfection is matched only by his taste for fine cuisine. When he checks into the Rosebud, he's dissatisfied with everything he sees and is ready to take action... until flamboyant female sous chef Gu Shengnan creates the perfectionist what may be a perfect meal. Now, these bitter rivals find themselves brought together in the kitchen in this light-hearted romantic comedy, infused with fun and flavors to create a delicious dish that foodies around the world wouldn't dare to miss.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA, China
        Duration02:35

        Continuing his "legendary adventures of awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to his home.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure
        CountryHong Kong, China
        Duration01:58

        Flying Swords of Dragon Gate picks up three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innkeepers by day and treasure hunters by night. The inn is the rumoured location of a lost city buried under the desert, and its hidden treasure would only be revealed by a gigantic storm every 60 years. The gang used the inn as a front to locate the lost treasure.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genredrama, detective
        CountryChina

        In the subtropical province of Guizhou, Chen Sheng embarks on a journey to find his nephew.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrehorror, action, fantasy, drama
        CountryHong Kong, China
        Duration02:11

        According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. However, there is a legend that if a pure human heart is freely offered to a demon, it can become a mortal and experience true life. Sequel of Painted Skin (2008).

        Markimdb: 2.1
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, adventure, crime
        CountryChina

        In search of an ancient Chinese scroll, a Chinese agent battles against Japanese Yakuzas and British mercenaries.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genreaction
        CountryChina
        Duration01:30

        A Chinese special force soldier with extraordinary marksmanship is confronted by a group of deadly foreign mercenaries who are hired to assassinate him by a vicious drug lord.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genredrama
        CountryChina

        The changes in Chinese society from the 1980s to the present day, as experienced by two families.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genreaction, fantasy
        CountryChina, Hong Kong
        Duration01:12

        The world is on the brink of catastrophe in a chaotic age where evil demons roam. In order to keep evil at bay, a mysterious organisation from the pugilist world emerges. A new constable and a young girl with a mysterious past are also drawn into this group, and the group embarks on an incredible adventure.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA, China
        Duration01:40

        An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

        Markimdb: 4.4
        Genreaction
        CountryChina

        The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at the borders of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is being invaded by the armies of the rival state of Western Xia. Yang Zongbao is the last man standing in the Yang clan, a family of generals who have dedicated their lives to defending the Song Dynasty from foreign invaders. He apparently dies in battle tragically when the treacherous Imperial Tutor Pang refuses to send reinforcements to aid him. Yang Zongbao's widowed wife Mu Guiying leads the other widows of the Yang clan into battle to continue the legacy of their husbands.

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genredrama, military, history
        CountryChina

        The Founding of an Army is a 2017 Chinese film commissioned by China's government to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA, China
        Duration02:27

        A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure
        CountryChina, Hong Kong
        Duration01:50

        In a world plagued by demons who cause great human suffering, young demon hunter Xuan Zang risks his all to conquer a water demon, a pig demon and the demon of all demons, Sun Wukong.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genreaction, comedy, adventure
        CountryChina, USA
        Duration02:24

        A washed-up private security agent has to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai but is ambushed en route.

        Markimdb: 3.7
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
        CountryUnited Kingdom, China

        Travis and his team travel to China in search of what isn't supposed to exist ... their mission to capture a Cryptid which is wreaking havoc in a remote village and they need to do this before it is killed by Harker, the legendary bounty hunter.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrethriller, crime, detective
        CountryChina, South Korea
        Duration01:22

        A blind woman and a delivery boy attempt to solve a hit-and-run case the police have been unable to solve.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genreaction, fantasy
        CountryChina
        Duration01:58

        An undercover agent is assigned by his corrupt chief to infiltrate a rival department and sabotage their investigation of counterfeit currency. What he discovers is the counterfeiter's real plan. To overthrow the capital. Not by flooding it with funny money, but with an army of undead.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genreaction, comedy
        CountryChina

        When a professional thief sees his lifetime goal of being the best potentially realized in stealing a rare artifact, he finds himself entangled in a worldwide plot involving the Soviets, the Japanese and a band of outsiders. It’s up to him and a special agent to save the world!

        Markimdb: 7
        Genremelodrama, drama, crime
        CountryChina, France, Japan
        Duration01:17

        Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
        CountryTaiwan, Hong Kong, USA, China
        Duration02:21

        A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure
        CountryChina
        Duration01:49

        After being defeated by humans centuries ago, the Winged Tribe has lost their ability to fly. Seeking vengeance, a royal descendant of the tribe has begun searching for the magical Naga Pearls, which he plans to use to destroy the humans. When the legendary pearls fall into - and out of - the hands of Heiyu, a wily human street punk, he must join a team of unlikely heroes as they race to prevent the destruction of their people in this magical fantasy adventure.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama
        CountryChina, Hong Kong
        Duration01:38

        The Sorcerer and the White Snake is an ancient Chinese fable about a woman demon who falls in love with a mortal is brought to life through the latest advances in CGI and action techniques.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA, China, Japan, United Kingdom
        Duration02:28

        Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genreaction, comedy, adventure, crime
        CountryChina, Hong Kong, Netherlands, USA
        Duration01:33

        A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryChina, USA, Hong Kong

        Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

        Markimdb: 3.2
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryChina, Taiwan
        Duration01:56

        When four best friends try and move forward in their work and personal life, they realize that trying to live their life's dream is more difficult than they imagine -- especially in the high fashion world of Shanghai.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA, China, Canada
        Duration02:32

          The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genreaction, drama, military, history
          CountryChina, Hong Kong
          Duration02:26

          A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genreaction, adventure
          CountryChina, Taiwan, Hong Kong
          Duration01:57

          Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryChina, Hong Kong
          Duration01:47

          The taciturn police commander Zhang leads an undercover drugs team and in his continuous battle against the ubiquitous drug barons, takes up arms against his arch enemy, Timmy Choi. When he gets hold of Choi, he makes a deal with him: in exchange for his life (in China you can get the death penalty for producing only 50 grams of drugs) the young criminal will help the police infiltrate a sizeable drug network.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genredocumentary
          CountryUnited Kingdom, China, USA

          Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda bear and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genremelodrama
          CountryChina
          Duration01:38

          A car full of irresponsible youths hit a woman on a rainy freeway and think she is trying an insurance scam.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryHong Kong, China
          Duration01:33

          A Cantonese street cook and his chief rival, a French-trained Michelin-starred chef, discover they have a lot in common as they prepare for a world-famous culinary competition. An international culinary competition becomes a battleground between rival cooks, one famous for his Cantonese street food and the other a Michelin-starred chef trained in France. But their rivalry takes an unexpected turn when they discover a common foe and combine their skills in a fusion of East and West.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genredrama, history
          CountryChina, Hong Kong
          Duration02:16

          Based on the Tangshan Earthquake in 1976 that took the lives of 240,000 people.




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