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"When Kong-sang was a young boy in Hong Kong, he enjoyed practicing martial arts with his dad but hated going to school. He was eventually enrolled in the China Drama Academy, where he improved his martial arts skills and became a stuntman. That trainingled to a successful career as an actor. Kong-sang, now known as Jackie Chan, never gave up on his passion for screwball physical comedy. Luckily for Jackie, his determination paid off. His humor and...
2) Sun flower
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After the death of his grandmother, a ten-year-old boy comes to live with his father's new wife and family.
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After losing his two-year-old son, Lei begins a fourteen-year search for him. At a roadside repair shop, he encounters Zeng, who was also kidnapped as a young child. Robbed of the life he was meant to live, Zeng can only remember vague snippets of his past. Lei and Zeng agree to help each other's causes, and they develop a father-son relationship along the way.
A man searches for his kidnapped son.
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Based on real life events from the 1990s, a ruthless gang manages to pull off several high-risk high reward heists, meticulously planned out and executed over nearly a decade. When a police detective thinks he's figured out their pattern, the head of the gang starts to openly taunt him, resulting in a race to the ultimate showdown between cops and robbers.
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In this thrilling remake of Josef von Sternbergb2ss Shanghai Express, Joseph Cotten stars as World Health Organization doctor Michael Bachlin, traveling by train from Shanghai to Peking. Among the other passengers on board the Peking Express is Michael's former lover, a priest, and a reporter, all fleeing Chinese Communist rule. But when an outlaw and his terrifying gang hold the train hostage, the refugees are plunged into even greater danger.
6) Outcast
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A war-weary crusader helps the heir to the throne avoid an assassination attempt and regain his rightful place.
7) Mr. Six
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When his son is taken by a group of rich kids led by the son of a government official, former hoodlum Mr. Six gathers his old gang to pressure them to release him.
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An ambitious film director, Mr. Gang, brings his crew to an abandoned factory, which is reputed to be one of the most haunted places in northern China, to shoot a horror film. Mr. Gang ignores all common sense and tells his crew that they are staying for the night, despite the warnings against doing so. What happens to them that night is more terrible than anything Mr. Gang was conceiving for his perfect horror film.
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When three friends open a hot pot restaurant in a former bomb shelter, they discover it's linked by a single wall to the bank vault next door. While deciding to take the easy money or go to the police, they find out one of the bank's employees is a former classmate and look to enlist her in deciding their future.
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A murder occurs in a small town in Southeast China and a local mechanic, known for his honesty, comes under suspicion. When the police target him to take the fall, he's forced to try to exonerate himself, uncovering a number of disturbing facts that are much bigger than the initial crime.
11) Saturday fiction
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Set in China in 1941, an actress returns to Shanghai, ostensibly to appear in a play, but as she embarks on her mission, friends and undercover agents become difficult to distinguish and events begin to spiral out of control.
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Alex O'Connell sets out to find the tomb of the evil Emperor Han. When he finds it Alex is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, and the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. This time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy that has awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service....
14) M. Butterfly
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John Lithgow and B. D. Wong recreate their original roles from the Tony Award-winning production. Inspired by an actual espionage scandal, a French diplomat discovers the startling truth about his Chinese mistress. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance starring John Lithgow and B.D. Wong alongside Margaret Cho, David Dukes, Joanna Frank, Arye Gross and Kathryn Layng.
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During the Ming Dynasty, a Buddhis abbot charged with protecting the sacred scroll of Tripitaka prepares to name his successor. An aristocrat and a general arrive at his secluded mountaintop monastery promising to help in his search but are scheming to secure the scroll for themselves. As they set about recommending corrupt successors, rival bands of martial artists lie in wait to steal the precious artifact. Soon, the monastery is transformed into...
16) Sen sen
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Legendary actress Nina Paw gives the performance of a lifetime in this touching drama about dealing with life and death. A taxi driver is diagnosed with a deadly disease, opting to embrace a shorter but poignant life instead of a long road of uncertain treatments. From playing pool to starting her own manga comic (and secretly sneaking it into the comic store), she embraces what her daughter cannot understand. Along the way she forms a bond with a...
17) Go back to China
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When spoiled rich girl Sasha Li blows through half of her trust fund, she is cut off by her father and forced to go back to China and work for the family toy business.
18) Young Ip man
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After an escaped convict infiltrates his school and holds all the students for ransom, a young Ip Man confronts the kidnappers head-on. However, he soon finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy involving local authorities as well as some of the last people he would ever have expected to be part of the heinous plot.
19) Never grow up
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"A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it's from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016--after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken bones--he received...
20) Spy game
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Nathan Muir, a CIA veteran, learns that Tom Bishop, a younger agent who Muir recruited, has been arrested overseas. He wants to go on a mission to rescue Bishop, but he must first fight the Agency bureaucracy to gain clearance.
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