Chinese survival movies

List of the best Chinese survival movies selected by visitors to our site: The Island, Abduction, The Meg, Dynasties, The Hunt, Monster Hunter, Chasing the Dragon, Triple Threat, Police Story: Lockdown, Wolf Totem.

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: 6.2
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryChina
Duration01:28

A cataclysmic event causes a man, who dreams of winning the lottery, to become stranded on an island with his co-workers.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller
CountryChina
Duration01:55

A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he wanders through the city, piecing together clues to his past, he is relentlessly pursued by mysterious figures.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller
CountryUSA, China
Duration01:23

A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.

Markimdb: 9.1
Genredocumentary
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France, China

Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of nature, these families fight for their own survival and for the future of their dynasties.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, comedy
CountryUSA, Japan, China

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
CountryUSA, China, Germany, Japan

A portal transports Lt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful monsters rule with deadly ferocity. Faced with relentless danger, the team encounters a mysterious hunter who may be their only hope to find a way home.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, drama, crime, biography, history
CountryHong Kong, China
Duration00:59

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryThailand, China, USA
Duration01:31

A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from reaching their target.

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: 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: 6
Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
CountryChina
Duration02:01

At the beginning of the 1990s, famous tomb explorer Hu Bayi decided to retire and move to the United States with his girlfriend Shirley. But before his wedding, Bayi discovers his first love Ding Shitian, who supposedly had died in the "One Hundred Cave" 20 years ago, is actually still alive. Together with Shirley and his old exploration partner, Bayi unravels a terrible millennium-old secret...

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrefantastic, action
CountryUSA, China
Duration02:07

Ageing assassin, Henry Brogen tries to get out of the business but finds himself in the ultimate battle—fighting his own clone who is 25 years younger than him, and at the peak of his abilities.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, drama, military, history
CountrySouth Korea, China
Duration02:13

In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime, detective
CountryChina, USA
Duration01:55

    Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

    Markimdb: 3.9
    Genrefantastic, thriller, adventure
    CountryChina, Malaysia

    The passengers of a luxury airliner become stranded on a remote, mysterious island after an emergency landing. They soon realize the island holds a dark, deadly secret.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure
    CountryUSA, China, Canada, Mexico
    Duration02:23

    Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
    CountryUSA, China, Japan
    Duration01:56

    Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, music
    CountryUSA, China
    Duration02:12

    When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrefantastic, action, drama
    CountryChina
    Duration01:13

    When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to a new home located four light years away, an epic journey that will last thousands of years.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA, Germany, Czech Republic, France, China
    Duration02:17

    The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, China, Japan, USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
    Duration02:11

      When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes—a washed-up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)—who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, China
      Duration02:22

      When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, China, United Arab Emirates, Canada
      Duration02:24

        The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryChina, Hong Kong

        An operation in Thailand against a notorious drug lord changes the destiny of a Hong Kong Police Department narcotic team. Five years later, a drug dealing brings them together again.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA, China
        Duration01:37

          John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genreaction, comedy, adventure, military, history
          CountryChina, Hong Kong
          Duration01:32

          The story of a farmer forced into conscription, who has been looking to get out of the army ever since. His great chance arrives when he stumbles upon a wounded general from an enemy state, and he kidnaps him, intending to claim credit for the capture, which includes five "mu" of land, and most importantly, honorable discharge from the army.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genredrama, military
          CountryAustralia, China, Germany, USA
          Duration02:05

          About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.

          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
          Genredrama, military, biography, history
          CountryFrance, China, Germany
          Duration02:14

          A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genreaction, fantasy, comedy
          CountryChina
          Duration01:47

          The reputation of the Four constables survives, but since Emotionless’s departure, there have been changes at the Divine Constabulary. The four Coldblood, Iron Hands, Life Snatcher, rescue Zhuge Zhengwo from An Yunshan’s mountain fortress, then with the Emperor and Di armies, they attack. But An Yunshan absorbs their power, which means the constables and their allies now face their most lethal opponent yet, a nearly invincible kung fu master who won’t stop until he has absolute power...

          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: 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: 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: 6.3
          Genreaction, drama, history
          CountryTaiwan, China, Hong Kong, France
          Duration01:45

          A female assassin during the Tang Dynasty who begins to question her loyalties when she falls in love with one of her targets.

          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
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, detective
          CountryHong Kong, China
          Duration02:08

          In the early 1920’s, on the streets of Beijing, the nation’s most talented performers have gathered to show off their most spectacular skills. One day, a challenge is set: 50 silver dollars to whoever can reproduce the incredible magic trick “Eight Immortals’ Treat”. Zhang Xian appears amidst the waiting crowd and decides to try his hand at it.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genreaction, drama
          CountryChina, Hong Kong

          A moving true story about volunteers protecting antelope against poachers in the severe mountains of Tibet.

          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.

          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: 6.6
          Genreaction, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA, Canada, China
          Duration02:34

          In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genreaction, fantasy
          CountryChina, Hong Kong
          Duration01:33

          The third installment of the blockbuster fantasy series sees the return of the Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) in his most action-packed adventure yet! While continuing their epic journey to the West, the Monkey King and his companions are taken captive by the Queen of an all-female land, who believes them to be part of an ancient prophecy heralding the fall of her kingdom. With a lot of sorcery and a little bit of charm, the travelers devise a plan to escape. But when their trickery angers the mighty River God, they realize they might just bring about the foretold destruction - unless they can find a way to quell her wrath.

          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
          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: 6.1
          Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
          CountryUSA, China
          Duration02:33

          Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genreaction, drama
          CountryChina

          A special operations team headed by elite pilots are ordered to test new fighter jets. Test flight after test flight, they challenge the limits of the sky and themselves.

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

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

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genredrama
          CountryChina

          The story begins with Vince Kang, a reporter in Beijing, having to go back to his hometown to report a crested ibis, one of the national treasures found unexpectedly. During the process of pursuit and hide of the crested ibis, everyone's interest is revealed and the scars, both mental and physical were rip up. In addition, the environment pollution, an aftermath from China's development pattern, is brought into daylight. The story, from the perspective of a returnee, reveals the living condition of rural China and exposes the dilemma of humanity. In the end, Vince, the renegade, had no alternative but make a compromise with his motherland.




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