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The Best R-Rated Chinese Movies
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Vote up your favorite Chinese movies that are rated R.
Here is a list of the best R-Rated Chinese movies. This list takes the best R-Rated Chinese movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Chinese Movies movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated Chinese movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Chinese Movies movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Chinese Movies films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Chinese Movies film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for. This list is made up of movies like The Legend of Drunken Master and Hard Boiled along with some Chinese erotic thrillers. If you're trying to find out "What are the best R-Rated Chinese movies?" and "What are the most famous R-Rated Chinese movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.
Use this list if you're looking for some new Chinese movies that are rated R. Between Netflix, Hulu and other services there are thousands of great R-rated Chinese movies, so get out there and start watching. Don't forget to share this list so that more great movies can hit the top ranks.
You should also take a look at the Best Foreign Films on Amazon Prime and the Best Foreign Films on Netflix.
Jackie Chan and Steven Soderbergh have both directed a R Chinese Movies film, as have other really creative and talented directors.
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- Actors: Philip Kwok, Lau Kar-wing, Kang Chin, Lung Wei Wang, Jimmy Wang
- Directed by: Jimmy Wang
Master of the Flying Guillotine is a 1976 Taiwanese wuxia film starring Jimmy Wang Yu, who also wrote and directed the film. It is a sequel to Wang's 1971 film One Armed Boxer, and thus the film is ...more- Actors: Jet Li, Donnie Yen, David Chiang, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok
- Directed by: Tsui Hark
Once Upon a Time in China II is a 1992 Hong Kong–Chinese martial arts film written and directed by Tsui Hark, and starring Jet Li as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, ...more- 32008
- Actors: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Louis Fan, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Bo Zhang
- Directed by: Wilson Yip
Ip Man is a 2008 Hong Kong semi biographical martial arts film very loosely based on the life of Yip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and master of Bruce Lee. The film focuses on ...more - Actors: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Ye Liu, Chen Jin
- Directed by: Yimou Zhang
In 928 A.D. a power struggle emerges in the palace of China's emperor (Chow Yun-Fat). A cruel man, he is secretly having his wife (Gong Li) poisoned with a substance that will eventually drive her ...more- 51992
- Actors: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Philip Kwok, Anthony Wong, Philip Chan
- Directed by: John Woo
Hard Boiled is a 1992 Hong Kong action film written and directed by John Woo, and starring Chow Yun-fat as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Tony an undercover cop, and Anthony Wong as ...more - 62007
- Actors: Anupam Kher, Joan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tang Wei, Wang Leehom
- Directed by: Ang Lee
Lust, Caution is a 2007 espionage erotic thriller film directed by Ang Lee, based on the novella of the same name published in 1979 by Chinese author Eileen Chang. The story is mostly set in Hong ...more - 71992
- Actors: Amy Yip, Lo Lieh, Kent Cheng, Elvis Tsui, Tien Feng
- Directed by: Michael Mak
Sex and Zen is a 1991 Hong Kong erotic comedy film directed by Michael Mak and starring Lawrence Ng and Amy Yip. The film is loosely based on The Carnal Prayer Mat, a Chinese erotic novel by 17th ...more - Actors: Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Anita Mui, Lau Kar-leung, Ken Lo
- Directed by: Jackie Chan, Lau Kar-leung
Drunken Master II is a 1994 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung and Jackie Chan, who stars as Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei-hung. It was Chan's first traditional style martial arts film ...more- Actors: Chia Hui Liu, Lau Kar-wing, Shen Chan, Lo Lieh, Norman Chu
- Directed by: Lau Kar-leung
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, also known as The Master Killer and Shaolin Master Killer, is a 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Liu Chia-liang and starring Gordon Liu. The film follows a ...more- 101995
- Actors: Gong Li, Baotian Li, Li Xuejian, Chun Sun, Wang Xiaoxiao Cuihua
- Directed by: Yimou Zhang
When teenager Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao Cuihua) arrives to Shanghai from the country, he is brought by his uncle (Li Xuejian) to work for gang leader Tang (Baotian Li). Tang assigns Shuisheng to aid ...more - Actors: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeaoh, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang, Yuen Wah
- Directed by: Stanley Tong
To infiltrate a drug cartel, police Inspector Chan Ka Kui (Jackie Chan) goes undercover in a Chinese prison. There, he earns the trust of Panther (Yuen Wah), a cartel member, by breaking him out of ...more- 122007
- Actors: Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jinglei Xu, Bao-Ming Ku
- Directed by: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Wai Man Yip
China is torn apart by civil war, and in the chaos three men emerge who might bring the country back from the brink: Gen. Pang (Jet Li) and a pair of bandits (Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau). Pang is ...more - Actors: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying, Wu Ma, Dick Wei
- Directed by: Sammo Hung
Encounters of the Spooky Kind is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the lead role. The film was produced by Hung's production ...more- 14
- Actors: Michelle Yeoh, Hwang Jang-lee, Derek Yee, Richard Ng, Lowell Lo
- Directed by: David Chung
Magnificent Warriors is a 1987 Hong Kong martial arts action adventure film directed by David Chung, and starring Michelle Yeoh, Tung-shing Yee, Richard Ng Yiu-hon and Hwang Jang Lee. - 151993
- Actors: Jet Li, Michelle Reis, Corey Yuen, Adam Cheng, Lung Chan
- Directed by: Corey Yuen
The Legend 2 is a 1993 film directed by Corey Yuen. - 16
- Actors: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Bill Tung, Françoise Yip, Marc Akerstream
- Directed by: Stanley Tong
Hong Kong policeman Keung (Jackie Chan) arrives in New York for the wedding of his uncle Bill (Bill Tung), a grocer who recently sold his Bronx store to the fetching Elaine (Anita Mui). After a biker ...more - 171985
- Actors: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Wah, Emily Chu
- Directed by: Sammo Hung, Fruit Chan
Heart of Dragon is a 1985 Hong Kong martial arts action drama film directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Jackie Chan, Emily Chu and Mang Hoi. It also features ...more - Actors: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok, Hung Yan-yan, Shun Lau
- Directed by: Tsui Hark
Once Upon a Time in China III is a 1993 Hong Kong–Chinese martial arts film written, produced and directed by Tsui Hark, starring Jet Li as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ...more- 192002
- Actors: Maggie Q, Cheng Pei-pei, Daniel Wu, Carl Ng, Jude Poyer
- Directed by: Ching Siu-tung
Naked Weapon is a 2002 Hong Kong action-thriller film directed by action choreographer Tony Ching and starring Maggie Q, Anya Wu and Daniel Wu. Written by prolific film producer Wong Jing, Naked ...more - 20
- Actors: Bai Ling, Lee Byung-hun, Miriam Yeung, Yum Jung-ah, Tony Leung Ka-fai
- Directed by: Park Chan-wook, Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike
Three... Extremes is a 2004 international East Asian horror film collaboration consisting of three segments by three directors from three countries. It is a sequel to, and follows the concept of ...more - 212007
- Actors: Simon Yam, Lam Suet, Louis Koo, Gordon Lam, Kelly Lin
- Directed by: Tsui Hark, Johnnie To, Ringo Lam
Triangle is a 2007 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, and Johnnie To. This was the final film directed or co-directed by Ringo Lam, who has since retired as a film ...more - Actors: Jet Li, Chingmy Yau, Wong Jing, Damian Lau, Lung Wei Wang
- Directed by: Corey Yuen, Yuen Biao, Wong Jing
The New Legend of Shaolin is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Wong Jing and Corey Yuen, and produced by Jet Li, who also starred in the lead role. The film was released in the Hong Kong ...more- 231998
- Actors: Shu Qi, Andrew Lin, Wenzhuo Zhao
- Directed by: Allun Lam
A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. - Actors: Shu Qi, Donnie Yen, Anthony Wong, Shawn Yue, Yasuaki Kurata
- Directed by: Andrew Lau
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen is a 2010 Hong Kong martial arts film directed and produced by Andrew Lau, and starring Donnie Yen as Chen Zhen, a role made famous by Bruce Lee in the ...more- 252007
- Actors: Donnie Yen, Fan Bingbing, Collin Chou, Kent Cheng, Louis Koo
- Directed by: Wilson Yip
Flash Point is a 2007 Hong Kong action film directed by Wilson Yip, and starring Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Collin Chou, Xing Yu, Lui Leung-wai and Fan Bingbing. Yen plays Ma Jun, a police sergeant who ...more
