Here are the top 10 Chinese movies of all time based on their IMDB movie ratings. IMDB is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group “rec.arts.movies” in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. 

1. To Live

After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China. IMDB rating 8.3

2. Devils on the Doorstep

Villagers in World War II China are unsure what to do with the two enemy prisoners who have been left in their care. IMDB rating 8.2

3. In the Mood for Love

Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs. IMDB rating 8.1

4. Yi Yi: A One and a Two… 

Each member of a middle-class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives. IMDB rating 8.1

5. Farewell My Concubine 

Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and will endure some of the most troublesome times in China’s history. IMDB rating 8.1

6. Raise the Red Lantern 

A young woman becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy lord, and must learn to live with the strict rules and tensions within the household. IMDB rating 8.1

7.  Chungking Express 

Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents. IMDB rating 8.0

8. Ip Man

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. IMDB rating 8.0

9. Long Sleepless Nights

A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.. IMDB rating 8.0

10. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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. IMDB rating 7.9