Chinese movies about the mafia

List of the best Chinese movies about the mafia and gangsters, American, Italian, Sicilian: Mr. Six, The VelociPastor, Infernal Affairs, John Wick, The Killer, The Last Tycoon, Operation Mekong, Cold Pursuit, Shanghai, Looper.

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: 6.9
Genredrama, crime
CountryChina

Many years ago Mr. Six was a notorious gangster. That was back when there was still such a thing as honour among thieves, when criminals earned respect and maintained principles. These days Mr. Six is all but forgotten, a living relic residing in a narrow alley. One day Six's son, Xiaobo, is abducted by some spoiled punks after he scratches their precious Ferrari. Mr. Six realizes that he must do whatever it takes to get his son back — even if that means returning to the life he thought he had left behind.

Markimdb: 5
Genrehorror, fantastic, comedy
CountryUSA, China

After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a hooker convinces him to use it to fight crime. And ninjas.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryHong Kong, Singapore, China
Duration01:41

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, Hong Kong, China
Duration01:41

    Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountryHong Kong
    Duration01:51

    Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, crime
    CountryHong Kong, China

    Set in Shanghais Gangster era of the early 1900s, THE LAST TYCOON tells the tale of CHENG (Chow Yun-Fat), a young man who is set up by the chief of police (Sammo Hung) and must leave the life he knows and QIU (Monica Mok), the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison CHENG quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when CHENG finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, crime
    CountryHong Kong, China
    Duration01:43

    Chinese narco-cops take their mission to the Golden Triangle following the Mekong River massacre of innocent fishermen by the region's drug lord.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Norway, China, Canada, USA, France
    Duration01:59

    The quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels begins a vengeful hunt for Viking, the drug lord he holds responsible for the killing, eliminating Viking's associates one by one. As Nels draws closer to Viking, his actions bring even more unexpected and violent consequences, as he proves that revenge is all in the execution.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, military
    CountryChina, USA
    Duration01:43

    An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA, China
    Duration01:58

    In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA, China
    Duration02:18

      A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, crime, biography
      CountryUSA, Canada, China
      Duration02:08

      Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, China, USA
      Duration01:41

      An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, and winds up on the run from his employers across Munich's autobahns.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genredrama, history
      CountryChina, USA
      Duration02:00

      A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.

      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: 5.9
      Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure, history
      CountryChina, Hong Kong
      Duration02:01

      Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a thrilling story unfolds.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, drama, family, sport
      CountryUSA, China
      Duration02:20

      12-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

      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.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, thriller, history
      CountryHong Kong, China, Singapore
      Duration01:54

      Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades; eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade reserved for suicide when a mission failed. An elite force of secret agents with a license to kill, the Jinyiwei devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch Jia (Law Kar Ying), the best of the Jinyiwei, Qinglong (Donnie Yen) is assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Qinglong, the Jinyiwei have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission Qinglong is betrayed and barely escapes with his life. Now as the most wanted man in the land, Qinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. In his way are the deadliest assassins in the land, his former brethren, the Jinyiwei.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
      CountryChina
      Duration01:56

      After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genredrama, adventure
      CountryChina, France
      Duration02:25

      In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryChina
      Duration01:30

      When a mysterious visitor appears, the life of Yong Cheng, owner of a store that stocks aphrodisiac products, changes dramatically. He becomes the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China. Not only does Yong Cheng see his profits skyrocket, but he is dubbed the god of medicine“ by his customers

      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: 6.4
      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: 3.7
      Genremelodrama, musical
      CountryChina, USA

      Youth from different social classes in Beijing come together to form China's best dance crew and learn what it really means to be family.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, China

      When ambitious New York attorney Sam is sent to Shanghai on assignment, he immediately stumbles into a legal mess that could end his career. With the help of a beautiful relocation specialist, a well-connected old-timer, a clever journalist, and a street-smart legal assistant, Sam might just save his job, find romance, and learn to appreciate the beauty and wonders of Shanghai. Written by Anonymous (IMDB.com).

      Markimdb: 6
      Genremelodrama, drama, detective
      CountrySouth Korea, China, Singapore
      Duration01:50

      Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, cartoon
      CountryChina

      The Primus extracts a Mixed Yuan Bead into a Spirit Seed and a Demon Pill. The Spirit Seed can be reincarnated as a human to help King Zhou establish a new dynasty, whereas the Demon Pill will create a devil threatening humanity. Ne Zha is the one who is destined to be the hero, but instead he becomes a devil incarnate, because the Spirit Seed and a Demon Pill are switched.

      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: 5.7
      Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, military, history
      CountryChina
      Duration01:54

      A railroad worker in China in 1941 leads a team of freedom fighters against the Japanese in order to get food for the poor.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genreaction
      CountryChina

      The opening of the new tunnel, which took ten years to build, coincided with a series of serious cataclysms. The lives of 160,000 people depend on the actions of two people, a father and a son.

      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: 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: 7.2
      Genredrama
      CountryChina, France
      Duration01:57

      A drama centered on the employees of a Nanjing massage parlor who share a common trait: they are all blind.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genreaction, fantasy, comedy
      CountryChina
      Duration01:55

      A legendary demon hunter, tracking down the beasts that enter the human dimension, assisted by a lawman protege and a motley group of friendly monsters.

      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: 6.1
      Genreaction, drama
      CountryChina

      An elite group of Chinese pilots must take part in a dangerous mission to thwart a terrorist plot and resolve a hostage situation.

      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: 5.2
      Genreaction, melodrama, drama
      CountryChina, Hong Kong
      Duration01:48

      In the 19th century, the Prince Regent of the Qing Dynasty orders the mass execution of the entire Meng clan. Before his beheading, the leader vows that his family will avenge this travesty of justice. Awaiting his death, a five-year-old Meng boy named Erkui bravely sings an aria. The power and purity of his voice touches the opera star Master Yu and his seven-year-old pupil Guan Yilong. Master Yu rescues the boy and the two orphans become brothers. Years later, Master Yu wins the coveted golden "The Mightiest Warrior" plaque from the Prince Regent, but subsequently loses it in a duel with his archrival Master Yue. Banished from the stage upon his loss, Master Yu spends his time training the two brothers in the village. When the boys grow into men, they set off for Shanghai to pursue revenge. Once they reach Shanghai, they quickly defeat Master Yue, reclaiming not only the plaque but also taking over the Yue's opera troupe.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryChina
      Duration02:01

      Jin Ying is currently experiencing two of life’s most depressing moments: She is jilted by her fiancé, and her loving grandmother passes away. Heartbroken, she decides to visit the European city of Prague, and hopes to use the time to heal her inner pain. While in Prague, she meets a young Chinese man named Punk. There, she slowly unravels a secret romance her grandmother once experienced long ago.

      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: 6.1
      Genreaction, fantasy
      CountryChina

      Keen to bring honor to his clan, young villager Dong Yilong embarks on a perilous journey to compete in a tournament that selects warriors for battle.

      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: 6.5
      Genrethriller, detective, history
      CountryChina

      A pawn tries to get rid of a traitorous minister, Qin Hui, when he leads an army to the border for talks with a Jurchen mission.

      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
      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: 6.6
      Genrethriller, drama, history
      CountryChina

      In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.

      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: 5.8
      Genreaction, comedy, drama
      CountryChina, Hong Kong, USA

      Set in 1920s Shanghai, Ma Zouri and Xiang Feitian establish a notorious beauty pageant called the Flowers Competition. All of the city's elite attend the gala event, but when Wanyan Ying unexpectedly wins, it sets into motion a series of tragic events that change their destinies.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, drama, adventure
      CountryChina
      Duration01:38

      Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the "Tai Chi" trilogy continues the journey of Yang Luchan, a gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead who helped save a village from a frightening army of steampunk soldiers bearing strange machines with the knowledge of Tai Chi that they entrusted him with.




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