Best movies like Full River Red

A unique, carefully handpicked, selection of the best movies like Full River Red Starring Shen Teng, Jackson Yee, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, and more. If you liked Full River Red then you may also like: Xuan Zang, Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom, The Opium War, The Assassins and many more popular movies featured on this list. You can further filter the list even more or get a random selection from the list of similar movies, to make your selection even easier.

During China's Song Dynasty, A mysterious murder occurs at Chancellor Quin Hui's residence after meeting delegates from the neighboring Jin Dynasty. The members become embroiled not just in a murder mystery, but a larger conspiracy concerning the fate of the empire.

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Xuan Zang

Chinese-Indian historical adventure of Xuan Zang's seventeen-year overland journey to India during the Tang dynasty in the seventh century.

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

The action-packed and captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case, investigating reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town, reveals a sinister conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, leading to the highest reaches of the Imperial family.

The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom

In the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial court is plagued by corruption as tyrants rule over the land. With the Manchurians preying on a weakened empire, war is imminent. To save the victims from their suffering, sorceress Jade Raksha fights the soldiers that oppress people for their own gain. As payback, local government officials decide to pin the murder of Governor Zhuo Zhonglian on Jade, turning her and the members of her cult into wanted fugitives for a crime they didn't commit.

The Opium War

The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.

The Assassins

In the year 198 BC, Cao Cao (Chow Yun Fat), Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China's greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, after taking the Han Emperor under his wing, Cao crowns himself King of Wei. He built a magnificent Bronze Sparrow Island to symbolize his power and rumors spread that he would replace the Emperor. Meanwhile, young lovers Mu Shun (Hiroshi Tamaki) and Ling Ju (Liu Yi-Fei) are taken from a prison camp to a hidden tomb, where they spend five cruel years together, training as assassins for a secret mission. In the year 220 BC astronomical signs predict dramatic change. As a result, Cao's son Cao Pi (Yau Sam-Chi) and Cao's followers urge Cao to become the new Emperor - but unknown opposing forces plot against him.

The Banquet

Crown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor's brother, Li, kills him and Wu Luan tries to avenge his father's death.

Boyfriend Killer

A Grieving mother suspects that her son's ex-girlfriend may have been involved in his death.

Curse of the Golden Flower

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Detective Chinatown

After being rejected from the police college, a mannerly man travels to Bangkok where he and an energetic distant relative must solve a murder case.

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

The American Side

Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.

Lady of the Dynasty

The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.

The Warrior

In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.

Painted Skin: The Resurrection

According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. However, there is a legend that if a pure human heart is freely offered to a demon, it can become a mortal and experience true life. Sequel of Painted Skin (2008).

Simon

An investigative Journalist thinks she's found a killer, and breaks into his place to find the evidence. Only when he come's back it becomes a game of cat and mouse with deadly consequences.

Snow Monster

With the rapid development of science and technology in the future, a Gene Research Company sent Shen Yiqin and others into the mysterious snowy area on the edge of the Arctic. Unexpectedly, they were attacked by unknown giant creatures.

Di Renjie and Fire Unicorn

In the Lantern Festival, the people pray for the blessing of the Empress Wu Zetian, but a strange beast with a full body of fire appears. It is said that eating the flesh and blood of the unicorn can cure all diseases, so Wu Zetian orders the Secretary of the Da Lisi, Xue Xin, to find out the truth within seven days. When the young Dee comes to Chang'an to be promoted to the position of "Chancellor" of the Da Lisi, he learns of a strange case at the Shang Yuan Festival and that he needs to wait until the case is solved before he can report to the court. Dee, who had wanted to wait for his job to be solved, is intrigued by this strange case and becomes involved in it by mistake.

The Treasure Code

Dali Temple’s Official Qi Ling received the emperor’s secret edict again, and was ordered to track down the “Kowloon Pen” with supernatural magic power and crack its secrets. After several investigations, Qi Ling found that this case is actually related to his dead father. As the mechanism of Jiulong Pen were unveiled layer by layer, the case gradually became clear, but at this time, various forces in the DPRK and China were also surging, and everything is not as simple.

Hidden Man

A martial arts-infused spy thriller set in 1937 Beijing. A time when China was lurching between revolution, prosperity, and chaos.

Family Secret

Phyliss McGee was a wicked woman when she was alive, but now that she's dead, she is far worse. Geno, the grandson of Phyliss, is reunited with his family after her death, but soon discovers that there's something wrong -- what appears to be the dead grandmother is going around with a meat cleaver in hand and butchering family members! Forced to cover it as a journalist, Geno gets too close and soon finds out what his family has been hiding for years... he discovers the FAMILY SECRET!

Song of the Assassins

After completing his training, an elite young assassin embarks on his first mission and is quickly ensnared in an intricate plot laid by powerful people pulling strings from the shadows. Upon failing to complete the assignment, he is forced to go on the run—from the government and rival assassin groups alike—as he seeks to unmask the players behind the conspiracy.

Detective Dee: Solitary Skies Killer

Bizarre "husband killing" happened into the wedding day. Four people running out from wedding room and shouting "not me", and then raised a knife to commit suicide. The process of the crime was watched by the guests, but they coincidentally pointed the finger at a weak girl, pointing out that she is the culprit behind the scene. Even the young girl herself confesses to the crime, revealing that she is a "bad luck star" who can't control those close to her. The death of an innocent watcher in the woods, the brutal death of a key figure in prison, and a mysterious village littered with corpses, all seem to be inextricably linked to the tragedy of death.

Legendary Amazons

The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at the borders of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is being invaded by the armies of the rival state of Western Xia. Yang Zongbao is the last man standing in the Yang clan, a family of generals who have dedicated their lives to defending the Song Dynasty from foreign invaders. He apparently dies in battle tragically when the treacherous Imperial Tutor Pang refuses to send reinforcements to aid him. Yang Zongbao's widowed wife Mu Guiying leads the other widows of the Yang clan into battle to continue the legacy of their husbands.

The Fate of Swordsman

A straightforward mission turns into much more for an expert martial artist. During the tumultuous time of the Shenlong Era of the Tang Dynasty, martial artist Xie Yun Liu is commanded by his master to escort Prince Li Chong Mao to the capital city of Chang’an. As Yun Liu and Chong Mao are traveling through the Fenghua Valley, they witness Crown Prince Li Chong Jun and Princess Li Hua Wan being attacked,and Yun Liu ends up reluctantly coming to the rescue. Hailed as their savior, Yun Liu is invited back to the imperial Li family’s mansion for a celebration, only to find himself in the thick of other assassination attempts by the warring Wu family. When Yun Liu is challenged to a deadly battle by Lu Wei Lou, the head of the Ming Sect, can he survive the predicament with his life?

Vixen

An international conference on the future of cyber security held in China's tallest building is interrupted by a group of terrorists taking advantage of the lockdown ahead of the meeting. The only delegate not held by the terrorists Sunny Liu finds herself in the unenviable position of being the lone chance of stopping them. The terrorists think catching a single woman is easy, but they may have underestimated their prey.

The Warrior From Sky

The ancient god of war, Chen Nan, who led the gods and demons in the battle against the Heavens, awakens from his tomb at the top of the snowy mountains after a ten-thousand-year slumber. With his divine powers and memories closed, and after a fierce fight with the guardians of the tomb, he inadvertently enters the land of Chu by mistake.

Thief Female Hero

The treasure map of the Ming Dynasty resurfaces, and Shen Yuan, the leader of the mysterious organization "Tianjimen", who is also known as the "Pirate Sage Yizhimei", appeared to seize the treasure, but was seriously injured by a trap set by Dong Chang. At the same time, Jin Yiwei sent Zhou Mufeng to rescue Yizhimei. Zhou Mufeng, who was thought to have the same enemy was actually acting all along and has a deeper conspiracy. Shen Yuan was betrayed, and a life and death crisis began..

The Ruby in the Smoke

Sally Lockhart has struck a man dead with just three words, sent to her in a message from her father just before he drowned in the South China Seas. But unfortunately, Sally has no idea what the words The Seven Blessings mean. Before long, she is drawn into a mystery filled with opium, secrets from her own past and, at the heart of it all, the Ruby of Agrapur.

Mysterious Raiders

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, most of the people in the city contracted strange diseases. He Miao, who cares about the fate of the country, hopes that Zhang Xiaozhi will help him to get the treasure in the underwater underground palace. But several other forces started a big fight in order to obtain the treasures of the underground palace.

The Ballad of Lucy Sands

Following the harrowing truth behind the murder of 16-year-old Lucy Sands in Victorian England. The events and hours leading up to the tragic day, the inquest that follows and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death.

In Search of Spirits

"Sou Shen Ji" is composed of 5 independent horror stories, adapted from the mobile game of the same name, "Sou Shen Ji" game is based on the novel of the same name written by Gan Bao of the Jin Dynasty, "Shan Hai Jing" and other strange novels, traditional Chinese immortals Xia elements are also innovatively integrated into it, presenting a colorful and bizarre world of Xia Xia in the game. Collecting, growing, and fighting are the core of the "Search for Gods" game. Players can surrender hundreds of monsters in the game, and can use the magic pot to train the collected monsters. In addition, "Town Demon Tower", "Explore Other Worlds", dozens of people challenged "Premature Behemoths", "Imperial Soul Fighting" and other original gameplays that are rich in fairy style appeared in the game, allowing players to experience the most abundant , Wonderful Xianxia game experience.

Murder at Honeymoon Hotel

Da Zhi is a doorman at a luxury hotel. He uses his vacation in exchange of a presidential suite at the hotel to satisfy his wife's wish. However, the manager gives the presidential suite to a celebrity and breaks the deal with him. He tries to ask bargain with the movie star, but strange things happen during his dealing, and a conspiracy begins.

Detective Dee and The Red Eye

On the occasion of the birthday feast of Queen Wu Zetian, it was suddenly reported that the "red-eyed monster" was committing a chaotic case, and Wu Zetian ordered Di Renjie to supervise the case. Di Renjie and his apprentice Chen Jiangqiao came to Fangzhou to investigate the case, and chanced upon Shen Qingqing, who was also investigating the case. Through the investigation of the case, the trio gradually approached the truth behind the "red-eyed monster", which led to a series of serial incidents. In the process of dealing with this series of incidents, Di Renjie was upright, putting the common people of Li people first, and expressing a sense of responsibility and mission that "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", and finally successfully solved the mystery.

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