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World Cinema

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  • Shô Aikawa in Zebraman (2004)

    1. Zebraman

    20041h 55m62Metascore
    6.5 (3.8K)
    A down-and-out school teacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman.
    DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsShô AikawaKyôka SuzukiAtsurô Watabe
  • Aya Ueto in Azumi (2003)

    2. Azumi

    20032h 8mNot Rated49Metascore
    6.7 (15K)
    Raised to deal in cold blooded death, the teenage assassin girl Azumi must defeat three evil warlords while also battling her own heart.
    DirectorRyûhei KitamuraStarsAya UetoKenji KohashiHiroki Narimiya
  • Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, and Goya Toledo in Amores Perros (2000)

    3. Amores Perros

    20002h 34mR83Metascore
    8.0 (269K)
    An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.
    DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsEmilio EchevarríaGael García BernalGoya Toledo
  • Battle Royale (2000)

    4. Battle Royale

    20001h 54mNot Rated81Metascore
    7.5 (202K)
    In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
    DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTatsuya FujiwaraAki MaedaTarô Yamamoto
  • Cyril Raffaelli and David Belle in District B13 (2004)

    5. District B13

    20041h 24mR70Metascore
    7.1 (76K)
    Captain Damien must team up with Leito, a local insurgent from District 13, to defuse a neutron bomb that has fallen into the hands of a local drug lord, Taha, and rescue Leito's sister Lola.
    DirectorPierre MorelStarsCyril RaffaelliDavid BelleTony D'Amario
  • The Banquet (2006)

    6. The Banquet

    20062h 11mNot Rated
    6.4 (7.3K)
    A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet.
    DirectorXiaogang FengStarsZiyi ZhangYou GeDaniel Wu
  • Black Mask (1996)

    7. Black Mask

    19961h 39mR
    6.0 (13K)
    A survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.
    DirectorDaniel LeeStarsJet LiChing-Wan LauKaren Mok
  • JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)

    8. Chocolate

    20081h 50mR
    6.9 (19K)
    An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.
    DirectorPrachya PinkaewStarsJeeJa YaninHiroshi AbePongpat Wachirabunjong
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)

    9. City of God

    20022h 10mR79Metascore
    8.6 (844K)
    In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
    DirectorsFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus Nachtergaele
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen, and Ziyi Zhang in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

    10. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    20002hPG-1394Metascore
    7.9 (289K)
    A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsChow Yun-FatMichelle YeohZiyi Zhang
  • Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

    11. Curse of the Golden Flower

    20061h 54mR70Metascore
    7.0 (47K)
    During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
    DirectorYimou ZhangStarsChow Yun-FatGong LiJay Chou
  • The Eye (2002)

    12. The Eye

    20021h 39mR66Metascore
    6.6 (31K)
    A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she will be able to see again. She gets more than she bargained for upon realizing she can also see ghosts.
    DirectorsDanny PangOxide Chun PangStarsAngelica LeeChutcha RujinanonLawrence Chou
  • Jet Li in Fearless (2006)

    13. Fearless

    20061h 44mPG-1370Metascore
    7.6 (80K)
    A biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation.
    DirectorRonny YuStarsJet LiLi SunYong Dong
  • Jet Li in Fist of Legend (1994)

    14. Fist of Legend

    19941h 43mR
    7.5 (26K)
    In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the Japanese.
    DirectorGordon ChanStarsJet LiShinobu NakayamaSiu-Ho Chin
  • Gomorrah (2008)

    15. Gomorrah

    20082h 17mNot Rated87Metascore
    7.0 (52K)
    Scampia Vele is the Corbusian architecture which has become a stronghold for Mafia of Naples, Italy.
    DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsGianfelice ImparatoSalvatore AbbruzzeseToni Servillo
  • Hero (2002)

    16. Hero

    20021h 47mPG-1385Metascore
    7.9 (191K)
    A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.
    DirectorYimou ZhangStarsJet LiTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie Cheung
  • The Protector (2005)

    17. The Protector

    20051h 51mR52Metascore
    7.0 (40K)
    A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
    DirectorPrachya PinkaewStarsTony JaaNathan JonesXing Jin
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)

    18. House of Flying Daggers

    20041h 59mPG-1389Metascore
    7.5 (118K)
    A romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
    DirectorYimou ZhangStarsZiyi ZhangTakeshi KaneshiroAndy Lau
  • Ko Ah-sung in The Host (2006)

    19. The Host

    20062hR85Metascore
    7.1 (139K)
    A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
    DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoByun Hee-BongPark Hae-il
  • Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in Infernal Affairs (2002)

    20. Infernal Affairs

    20021h 41mR75Metascore
    8.0 (135K)
    Chen Wing Yan, a policeman, successfully infiltrates a gang while Lau Kin Ming, a tried member, becomes a mole in the police force. However, things change when both of them must seek each other out.
    DirectorsWai Keung LauAlan MakStarsAndy LauTony Leung Chiu-waiAnthony Chau-Sang Wong
  • Donnie Yen in Ip Man (2008)

    21. Ip Man

    20081h 46mR59Metascore
    8.0 (239K)
    During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive.
    DirectorWilson YipStarsDonnie YenSimon YamLouis Fan
  • Irreversible (2002)

    22. Irreversible

    20021h 37mNot Rated51Metascore
    7.3 (157K)
    Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order.
    DirectorGaspar NoéStarsMonica BellucciVincent CasselAlbert Dupontel
  • Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, and Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others (2006)

    23. The Lives of Others

    20062h 17mR89Metascore
    8.4 (430K)
    In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
    DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsUlrich MüheMartina GedeckSebastian Koch
  • Noomi Rapace in The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)

    24. The Girl Who Played with Fire

    20092h 9mR66Metascore
    7.1 (100K)
    As computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name.
    DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsNoomi RapaceMichael NyqvistLena Endre
  • Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

    25. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    20092h 32mR76Metascore
    7.8 (227K)
    Influential industrialist Vanger's niece Harriet disappeared under mysterious circumstances 40 years ago. As a last attempt at solving the case, he hires investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist.
    DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceEwa Fröling

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