Best movies like Under The Light

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The story revolves around Su Jian Ming and Li Hui Lin jointly investigating an undercurrent criminal case involving a huge interest group. In order to investigate the case, Su Jian Ming ignores the persuasion of his powerful father Zheng Gang, and rushes to the "Hongmen Banquet", hosted by rich businessman Li Zhi Tian. More and more clues gradually surface. The undercurrent surging behind these clues makes people faintly feel that a big game of chess is being planned.

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Never Say Die

A boxer and a journalist accidentally exchange bodies after they are struck by current, embarking a series of adventures.

New Women

Overnight, the sexy Wei Ming will become a successful novelist. But, desperate to get the money that she needs to cure her little daughter (and harassed by a rich, unscrupulous rake), she will end up eventually engage in luxury prostitution.

The Battle at Lake Changjin

Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.

Martial Arts of Shaolin

In ancient China, Zhi Ming trains at the legendary Northern Shaolin temple to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a nefarious magistrate.

Tiny Times 2

Set four years after the first movie, Lin Xiao, Lily, Nan Xiang, and Ruby, confront opportunities and challenges as their school days come to an end.

The Last Tycoon

Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison Cheng quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when Cheng finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?

Mao Zedong 1949

The film is set in 1949, as the members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China prepare to establish a new Chinese state, the People's Republic of China.

Monster Hunt

Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.

The Soul

Wang Shicong, chairman of the famous group, died tragically at home. The prosecutor Liang Wenchao and his wife, Abang, learned during the investigation that the deceased’s long-term partner, Dr. Wan, and his ex-wife’s Son Wang Tianyou, young newlywed wife Li Yan, and even the dead ex-wife, each suspect has an intricate connection. As more clues gradually surfaced, they gradually discovered the rich. The amazing secret hidden behind the murder...

Treasure Inn

Master Kung and Lo Pa are two police officers of White Horse City, who have high skills but are underused. A robbery happened at he city's richest man Ho Pak Man's home where his whole family was killed and their family treasure the "White Jade Goddess of Mercy" was stolen and the "Police God" Tit Mo Ching investigates the case. Kung and Lo Pa cannot participate because of their low status. Coincidentally, Master Kung and Lo Pa arrest a pair of twin sisters, Water Dragon Girl and Fire Dragon Girl, who always pretend to catch wanted criminals to get monetary rewards. The twin sisters know that the "White Jade Goddess of Mercy" would be brought to the "Treasure Inn" for an auction. Wanting to hit big, Master Kung and Lo Pa go to the "Treasure Inn" with the twin sisters to investigate the truth. During that time, Master Kung and Water Dragon Girl become lovers from a kiss.

Drug War

A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.

Fight the Fight

Having taken his father's advice, one man decides to return home in pursuit of a fresh start. While training at his father's martial arts school, he learns that his father has given consent to sell the school to a rival martial arts school.

A Dangerous Game

Detectives Dick Williams and Andy McAllister find themselves trying to solve several crimes at an isolated mentally-ill hospital, where the patients range from slightly daffy to criminally insane, and they don't know which is which. A gang is out to steal a fortune inherited by one of the patients and, before Dick and Andy solve the case, several patients are transferred to the cemetery. And 'tiddlie-winks" are indeed involved.

Fox Hunting

Fox Hunting adapted from Wang Jianxing's popular novel of the same name, the original work won the "Golden Shield Literature Award". It is about the kidnapping of the daughter of the chairman of a company based in a certain country abroad, and a huge ransom. The company's security captain and veteran Xiao Jian, in order to make up for his negligence, safeguard the dignity of the Chinese people, assist the country's police officer Mo Tai through hardships, wipe out the terrorists, and rescue the touching stories of his compatriots.

Piercing Heart Sword

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Ding Wu and Jiang Huang were a pair of brothers in the Jingyiwei. One had a pregnant wife and was trapped in the tea, rice, oil and salt; the other fell in love with a woman in a youth house and was waiting for a chance to rise to the top in the ordinary workplace. The two are ordered to investigate a serial murder mystery case, leading to a major corruption case.

A Stupid Journey

Martial Arts student Yaozhu and his friends have to rescue two princesses from villains.

Post Truth

Former boss Wei Pingan makes his living by selling cemeteries. For the sake of a promise, Wei Pingan tries to find out the truth, but finds that the people who spread the rumors do not care about the truth, but only about what they believe to be the truth, and Wei Pingan himself is caught in a new rumor.

Jian Bing Man

Beijing, the present day. Popular TV personality Da Peng is invited by gangster businessman Wang Hai to make a film in which he will invest. Wang insists that Da Peng's co-star is TV drama actress Du Xiaoxiao. However, after a nightclub scandal involving Da Peng goes viral, he's blackballed by a powerful internet executive and finds himself unable to attract any male co-star. Wang also wants his investment back. Da Peng decides to make his own movie on the cheap, using a script he has about an alien, A Li, who arrives on Earth and has various adventures as a superhero.

Dad's Holiday

A story above the three fathers who want to spend an luxurious holiday like an Emperor (the King). Jimly Lee (Wanted Criminal) has stolen famous diamond which is slipped into one the father's coat pocket. What follows next is story between four of them and the Interpol with Korea Police.

Long Live the Mistress!

A man who becomes wealthy starts to have an affair and though his wife knows of it, she says nothing. Soon, the affair starts to have consequences and his business falls apart while the man’s sister starts to have a relationship with the brother of his wife.

The Winter of Three Hairs

San mao (3 hairs) was a very popular Chinese comic strip first published in 1935-37, continued from 1948 into the 1990s, about a young orphan boy struggling with life in Shanghai.

Love You Forever

Some lives are linked across time, connected by destiny. While aiding old theatre attendant Lin Ge, aspiring dancer Qiu Qian stumbles upon his diary which chronicles the life and memories they shared together since childhood, thus discovering a timeless love story concealed in another dimension.

Life of a Beijing Policeman

Fifty years of modern Chinese history (1900-1950), including wars, revolutions and corrupt politics, as seen through the life and times of a simple Beijing policeman and his family.

Ping Mo Ce: The Red Sword of Eternal Love

Five years ago a Western virus swept the Central Plains, transforming people into bloodthirsty monsters. They were called "blood demon." Everyone knows that Ouyang Chun used his ancestral divine sword to kill the source of the virus, the "Demon Ancestor", but unbeknownst to him, his lover, Yue Qingyin's sister Peiru, became infected and a powerful new "Demon Ancestor". Ouyang Chun confessed that he had indeed killed many undeserving people to keep Peiru alive, but he had found a way to transform Peiru back into an adult and would turn himself in as soon as he had done so.

Summer

The story is set in a small southern town at the beginning of the century, where people believed that innocence and hope would lead to a better tomorrow.

The Guest

Zheng Kai, a successful businessman, suffers an unexpected loss. Angry and frustrated, he goes for a drink. A mysterious taxi driver takes him home, but he leaves his phone number for the driver because he didn't have money for the fare. However, the driver begin to harass him through this number, and the nightmare begins.

Lost Minds

A couple (Jian RenZi and Andrew Lin) who has been unsuccessfully trying to have a child for a few years, and decides to resort to an old Chinese fertility ritual, that of the “primer”: to temporarily adopt a child, who will open the way for their own progeny. They adopt a quiet 7-year-old girl (Wang Yifei) at an orphanage whose supervisors (Hui Shiu Hung and Pat Ha) are obviously not telling them everything. The adopted child is silent, asocial and constantly draws disturbingly dark pictures of her previous family. It doesn’t help that her new mother is beset with strange visions that threaten her sanity.

Forbidden Kiss

A young American architect comes to work to China on his thesis and accidentally poisoned himself while taking a hike on the mountain. However, he is miraculously saved and returned to the village by an unknown person. When he awakes, he doesn't know what happened or who saved him. This turn into a obsession to find his savior

The Imprisoned Love

Ren Hao Ming thinks it's Ruan Qing Tian's mother who stole his mother's design and then killed his mother. So he asks Ruan Qing Tian to be his nanny for one year to repay her mother's debts. He also marries her based on a contract, so as to take more revenge on her. However, during further investigation, he finds that the murderer is someone else. At that time, Ruan Qing Tian gets pregnant with his child and prepares to get rid of his imprisonment.

The Journey of Mastorna

It is a love story during a whole day between a girl who majors in fine art working on her graduation project and a director who wants to make his debut movie. A romantic love story like “before sunrise” happening in shanghai, with various homage to classic films like “the dreamers”.

Great Wall, My Love

Chun, 28, Taiwanese, goes on a conflict-packed search journey with her Chinese guide, Ming, to find her father's long-lost first love, XiuQian, in China. Chun's father had promised XiuQian 60 years ago that he'd definitely come back to marry her. But not until recently, Taiwan and China were hostile to each other, he was never able to fulfill his promise. Chun and Ming grew up on two sides of the Taiwan Strait and were brought up with different values. They don't hesitate to cut each other down to size. Their turbulent romance unfolds in tears, laughter and a clash of values. The love story of two generations, across the Taiwan Strait, told with touching drama and biting comedy, is a poignant and entertaining road movie.

Whisper of Silent Body

A corpse that was accidentally discovered raises many questions. Using his blade, forensic doctor Qin Ming cuts through the shocking voice of the dead to find clues that will help track down the murderer. Hailed as the "corpse whisperer", Qin Ming has dissected more than 1000 corpses and never once made a single mistake. When a corpse that has been soaked in formalin for six year is discovered to have died of homicide, it causes widespread indignation and doubts about misjudgment. Guided by the clues, Qin Ming is assisted by intern Jia Jia and police captain Lin Tao in an investigation that leads them to a murder case from 16 years ago.

Please Enlighten Me

A story between Lin Zhi Xiao, a graduating student from the Conservatory of Music, and her father's attending physician Gu Wei. Fourth-year student Lin Zhi Xiao hits rock bottom right before her graduation. Her father is hospitalized due to cancer leaving her no choice but to give up the chance to work at a reputable company. She also bears the pain from a relationship that has ended. All her beautiful imaginations towards love and her future are shattered in an instant. Just then, her father's doctor Gu Wei walks into Lin Zhi Xiao's life. When love begins, people often don't know that it's love. Two people who have been hurt before and no longer believe in love start to get to know each other. There are uncertainties and setbacks, misunderstandings and downturns, but in the process of falling in love, they become more assured that they have found the person to whom they can entrust the rest of their lives.

The Magician's Adventures

A magician comes back to Shanghai to find his son separated twenty-five years ago.

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