Best Mainland Chinese Movies on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Mainland Chinese Movies on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 52 titles in category code 2199520. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. A Writer's Odyssey (2021)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, from 2021, 2h 09m. Desperate to find his daughter, a man living off the grid helps a tech tycoon assassinate a fantasy writer whose stories have otherworldly implications.
2. Liberation (2019)
Rated 7.8/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 1h 43m. In 1949, in the final days of the Battle of Pingjin, a group of soldiers launches a campaign to take the city of Tianjin.
3. Once Upon a Time (2017)
Rated 7.7/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 49m. Heavenly goddess Bai Qian reconnects with Ye Hua, a crown prince who turns out to be her lover from a past life.
4. Ocean Heaven (2010)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 2010, 1h 36m. Sam Wong shares a contented life with his autistic son, David -- until Sam learns that he has a terminal illness that will soon leave David orphaned.
5. Paths of the Soul (2015)
Rated 7.5/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 1h 57m. From harsh weather to unwavering devotion, this docudrama follows several villagers on a walking pilgrimage to Lhasa — the holy capital of Tibet.
6. Still Life (2006)
Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 2006, 1h 47m. Director Zhang Ke Jia's pensive drama interlaces the tales of a miner and a nurse looking for their spouses amid the construction of Three Gorges Dam.
7. Coming Home (2014)
Rated 7.3/10 on IMDb, from 2014, 1h 49m. A dissident professor returns to his wife and daughter after years in a Cultural Revolution labor camp, only to find his family distant and broken.
8. No Man's Land (2013)
Rated 7.3/10 on IMDb, from 2013, 1h 57m. After traveling to the desert to defend a client, a big-city lawyer must double back through a desolate no man's land to get home.
9. Operation Undercover 2: Poisonous Dragon (2018)
Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 26m. A police officer sent to infiltrate a gang and find evidence for a drug trafficking case finds his loyalties tested when he meets an unexpected ally.
10. Big Fish and Begonia (2018)
Rated 7.1/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 45m. A girl from a mystical realm transforms into a dolphin to explore the human world, where an encounter with a young man propels her on a fateful quest.