Chinese movies about monkeys

List of the best Chinese movies about monkeys selected by visitors to our site: Monkey King Reloaded, Kong: Skull Island, Kung Fu Panda 3, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Spark: A Space Tail, Born in China, The Monkey King, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, Rise of the Legend, Blind Detective.

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: 6.8
Genreadventure, family, cartoon
CountryChina, Hong Kong
Duration01:13

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Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
CountryUSA, Japan, China
Duration02:17

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

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: 6.1
Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China
Duration02:24

As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon
CountryCanada, South Korea, USA, China

Spark, a teenage monkey and his friends, Chunk and Vix, are on a mission to regain Planet Bana - a kingdom overtaken by the evil overlord Zhong.

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: 4.9
Genreaction, fantasy
CountryChina, Hong Kong
Duration01:30

    Sun Wukong, (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China. This much beloved story, is as much a part of Asian culture as The Iliad and The Odyssey or The Wizard of Oz are to the West. This first installment in a trilogy of live action 3-D movies is actually a prequel to The Journey To The West, the much told story of the Monkey King's adventures on the road to India.

    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: 6.4
    Genreaction, drama, biography
    CountryHong Kong, China
    Duration02:11

    In 1868 during the late Qing Dynasty, rampant corruption on the Imperial Court inflicts much suffering in people's lives. For years, the Black Tiger’s fearsome boss Lei Gong has been trying to get rid of the leader of the Northern Sea. One of his latest recruits is Fei, a fearless fighter who takes the Northern Sea leader’s head after a fierce fight. Just as Lei Gong believes he has total control of the port, a new gang called the Orphans rises in power. Led by Fei’s childhood friend Huo, the Orphans are out to eliminate all the criminal power from the port…

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryHong Kong, China
    Duration02:09

    A blind detective, former cop, teams up with a policewoman who admires him to solve the disappearance of a girl friend of hers, years ago. Besides, he helps her to improve her skills as an investigator.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryChina

    Li Weijie, his wife Ayu, and their two daughters Pingping and An-an are a Chinese family living in northern Thailand for the last 17 years. Weijie runs an internet service providing shop and is a film enthusiast who likes to watch detective films and has a deep knowledge of the subject. Theirs is a middle-class family.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreaction, drama
    CountryChina

    Based on real life events, the film revolves around the heroic efforts of a team of firefighters as they attempt to deal with a fire that breaks out at an oil refinery in Dalian

    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: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryChina

    A pathetic minor league Soccer Goalkeeper was given a task - to spend 1 Billion in thirty days, if successful he will get 30 Billion. However, he's not allowed to tell anyone about the task and he must not own any valuables by end of it.

    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: 5.6
    Genreaction, comedy
    CountryChina, Hong Kong, USA

    A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen cleaver made from the top five swords of the martial arts world in this wild and brash action comedy.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genremelodrama, drama, cartoon
    CountryChina
    Duration01:18

    The story of some senior high school students in a Chinese village, their dreams, friendships and romances.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama
    CountryChina
    Duration01:36

    The story of a father's tireless love for his autistic son. A terminally ill father's attempt to teach his autistic son the necessary life skills to survive on his own before he passes away. It is also a poignant tribute to the infinite love that parents have for their children and their unending desire to take care and look after them to their best abilities, no matter the struggle, no matter the effort.

    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: 4.3
    Genrefantastic, action, melodrama
    CountryChina
    Duration02:10

    Set in the future, the city of Shanghai battle to defend itself against an ongoing attack by an alien force that has attacked and laid siege to numerous cities around the globe in it's quest to harvest a hidden energy only found on earth.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryHong Kong, China
    Duration02:07

    The details of undercover police officers are deleted from a police database and a senior officer is left struggling to know who are the undercover officers and who are the criminals.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryChina, Hong Kong
    Duration01:40

    A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryChina, France, Japan
    Duration02:07

    The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genreaction, military, history
    CountryChina

    When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama
    CountryChina
    Duration02:26

    In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.

    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: 6.9
    Genreaction, drama
    CountryChina

    Determined to pass down his art, the Final Master of Wing Chun is caught in a power struggle with malicious local officials and ultimately must choose between personal honor and his master’s dying wish.

    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: 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: 7.1
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountryChina
    Duration02:10

    A group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryChina
    Duration01:50

    A married womans husband with a perfect life cheats with her sister with extreme consequences befalling them all.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genremelodrama
    CountryChina
    Duration01:15

    What is it that makes a man fall in love with a woman at first sight? Appearance? Aura? Wealth? NO, when campus prince and gaming expert, student Xiao Nai first saw Bei Wei Wei, what made him fall in love was not her extraordinary beauty, but her slim and slender fingers that were flying across the keyboard and her calm and composed manner!!! Embarrassing, no? At the same time, gaming expert Bei Wei Wei, at this time and place is on the computer, methodically commanding a guild war, and won a perfect and glorious victory despite being at a disadvantage, and was completely unaware that cupid is nearby. Soon after basketball player, swimmer, all-around excellent student, and game company president, Xiao Nai, uses both tactics on and off-line to take this beauty’s heart. Therefore this romance slowly bloomed. ~~ Drama adapted from the novel by Gu Man.

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    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, military
    CountryChina
    Duration01:26

    The film centers on the relationship between two brothers who used to have a bond for life but it is ripped apart through a civil war in 1936.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, detective, history
    CountryChina

    In the late Ming Dynasty, three close friends who serve as Jinyiwei guards are dispatched to hunt down Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch politician who had been forced to resign from his influential post and exiled from Beijing. The Jinyiwei brothers return successfully from their quest, only to find that their task was but the beginning of a strange conspiracy.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryChina, Spain, South Korea, USA, United Kingdom

    A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction
    CountryChina, Hong Kong, USA
    Duration01:45

    In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunities and sacrifices.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryHong Kong, China
    Duration01:27

    Picking up some time after the events in the first movie, Sean Lau is now the Commissioner of Police after the successful rescue operation. However, things turn bad when his wife and daughter are kidnapped. Sean has to seek help from former rival and retired DCP, Waise Lee, to return to his job to help save Sean`s wife and child.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryChina

    Online writer Tang Nan Nan crosses path with Zhu Hou, a second-generation rich boy “sea turtle”, resulting in hilarious situations and face-offs.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
    CountryChina

    The movie takes partridge and Chen Yulous exploration of Pingshan as the background of western Hunan half a century later. It tells the story of Hu Bayi in order to save the poisonous big golden tooth after returning from the Longling Cave, leading the Golden Triangle into the iron triangle. In Pingshan, Xiangxi, the story of searching for the long-lost six-winged centipede in the legend of the rivers and lakes, and obtaining the life-saving inner alchemy.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryChina
    Duration01:37

    A group of tea pets—cute clay figurines that are good-luck charms for tea drinkers—embark on a magical animated adventure to find a fabled mystic.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, drama, biography
    CountryHong Kong, China
    Duration01:15

    When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryHong Kong, China
    Duration01:46

    A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreaction, drama, history
    CountryChina
    Duration02:00

    The story of two warring generals fighting for control of China at the end of the Qin Dynasty.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction
    CountryChina
    Duration02:41

    Wu-Lin is the successor of an ancient, once powerful Chinese clan, the "Iron Feet." After the death of his master, Wu-Lin leaves his rural village for the City of Stone-Cold looking for his fellow apprentice Jiang Li. Along the way, he becomes the bodyguard of Fei-Fei, the daughter of Jia-Shan Li, the richest family in the city, and quickly gets drawn into a mob war in order to protect her.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, history
    CountryHong Kong, China
    Duration02:00

    An espionage thriller set in the 1950s and adapted from the novel "Year Suan/Plot Against" by May Jia. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays a blind man who works for a piano tuner. He is recruited for a spy mission because of his exceptional hearing.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryChina
    Duration01:54

    The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu (Zhou Dong-Yu) is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San (Shawn Dou), a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, fantasy
    CountryChina

    The world is on the verge of a devastating war with monsters who are coming to retrieve the Scaling Stone. Yin Yang Master Qingming's life is in danger and he travels to different worlds to prepare for the upcoming assaults. On his journey, Qingming finds that the key to all the calamities is embracing his hybrid identity of both human and monster.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryChina

    Yu, a self-assured factory guard, fancies himself a detective and begins poking his nose into a murder investigation.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantasy
    CountryChina
    Duration01:44

    In the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial court is plagued by corruption as tyrants rule over the land. With the Manchurians preying on a weakened empire, war is imminent. To save the victims from their suffering, sorceress Jade Raksha fights the soldiers that oppress people for their own gain. As payback, local government officials decide to pin the murder of Governor Zhuo Zhonglian on Jade, turning her and the members of her cult into wanted fugitives for a crime they didn't commit.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, military, biography
    CountryHong Kong, China
    Duration02:03

    Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.




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