Best Chinese mystery movies

Inseparable (2012)

A troubled engineer faces pressure at work and problems at home with his moody wife. American expat Chuck, rescues him from the brink of despair and becomes an unlikely mentor.

Design of Death (2012)

The violent death of an unpopular village resident is initially blamed on an infectious disease, but an investigation shows that everybody in the village had a reason to murder him.

Song of the Assassins (2022)

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.

What's in the Darkness (2016)

In the summer of 1991, a rape case broke the peace of a small town. The fathers of two girls in the local middle school were the policemen in charge of the case.

Almost Human (2020)

Mad Scientist has privately developed a highly developed humanoid robot with sympathetic nerves to satisfy one's own desires. Unexpectedly, the robot developed its autonomous consciousness. It exchanged the skin of the beautiful woman Su Xin by means of "black technology", and instead lurked beside Su Xin's boyfriend Wang Sheng. On the other side, the bizarre serial murder case has attracted the attention of police officer Li Dongbin, and the danger is quietly brewing...

Hide and Seek (2016)

A man lives in a lovely apartment with his wife and 2 children. He is obsessed with cleanliness, has strange dreams and struggles with a mystery in his past. He goes to a bad part of town hunting for a long lost brother, leaving his wife and children in their car. As he tries to get cooperation from neighbors, the wife finds her children are missing. A stranger wearing a dark motorcycle helmet appears, frightening her. As the story unfolds this stranger follows them becoming more and more threatening.

Revenge Girl (2022)

In the future world, artificial intelligence is highly developed, and the underground scientific research organization controlled by Cheng Fei secretly develops brain-computer chips used to stimulate the potential of the human body, in an attempt to cultivate a group of supernatural beings and seek immoral profits.

Candle in the Tomb: The Weasel Grave (2021)

In the 1980s Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan and Shirly Yang return to the northeast of China, where they were once stationed in the countryside to attend the wedding of their friend Yanzi.

The Devotion of Suspect X (2017)

Based on Keigo Higashino’s award-winning novel, THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X follows a professor (Wang Kai) assisting in a murder investigation, only to find that a longtime rival and friend (Zhang Luyi) from his early university days may be involved.

Memory Dissection (2021)

When the heroine was 10 years old, she witnessed the murder of her parents. Professor Dong proposes complex psychological surgery to rid her of traumatic memories

The Three-Body Problem (0)

Based on the novel of the same name by Cixin Liu, the first in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy. Hundreds of physicists died mysteriously. A Chinese nanomaterials expert, Wang Miao, sees a mysterious countdown in his eyes. Soon he finds out that the "disastrous planet" under three suns in a game really exists. The three-body civilization there will reach the Earth in 400 years. A future catastrophe is coming for humanity...

Liar Hunter (2020)

The Guilty Ones (2019)

Suffering from a terminal illness, a mother finds renewed determination to catch the perpetrator who abducted and killed her daughter ten years ago.

Trapped (2025)

In 1995, the year before the comprehensive gun ban policy was implemented, the tranquility of Mangya Town was shattered. A notorious bandit leader, who had hidden a massive treasure, broke out of prison. Forty-three ruthless outlaws gathered from all directions, joining their leader, Beishan, in blockading Mangya by force. The entire town was plunged into a desperate crisis—cut off from fuel and communication! The bandits wanted both money and lives. Gunfire erupted across Mangya as a massive sandstorm loomed on the horizon. Facing impossible odds—one gun against eighty-eight—the gang also turned on each other in a brutal "dog-eat-dog" power struggle. Surrounded by enemies, with sandstorms blotting out the sun and death hanging by a thread—how can they turn the tide?

The Secret (2016)

The ghost of a woman who died after an avalanche returns to live with her husband, who has not been able to overcome her death.

Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006)

This story takes place in a city by the Yangzi River where skyscrapers stand around falling slums... In a luxurious apartment an enchanting story of modern China unfolds... As the Chinese economy blooms so does the gap between rich and poor... These events unite an unlikely cast of a lady of noble decency, her power- hungry husband, a manicure store owner, a security guard, and a countryside girl and series of mysterious events haunted them... What happens in this luxurious apartment building? Are you curious? Well, curiosity kills the cat..

Explosion (2017)

A blast technician in a mining town survives an explosion only to discover it may not have been an accident. While investigating the truth, he becomes the prime suspect and must use his unique skillset to clear his name.

Sunken Plum (2017)

Working at a nightclub in Chengdu, a transgender Chinese woman receives an unexpected visit from her cousin informing her that the mother she has brushed aside, has died. As the only "son", she feels obligated to return to her birthplace for the sake of her family, even though she'll have to hide her true self from those that once shared her past.

The Advanced Animals (2020)

Zhang is an undertaker in a small town. His wife, Lee, has an affair with Wang. Lee is pregnant and asks Wang for advice. In order to keep the baby, Wang plans to murder Zhang. Then he hires two hit men on the Internet.

The Mystic Nine: Begonia from Qingshan (2022)

At the beginning of the 20th century, Zhang Qi Shan and his father were subject to experimentation by the traitor Zuo Qian Zhi. Ten years later, Zhang Qi Shan seeks his revenge. He arrives in Changsha for the first time and meets Er Yue Hong. The two join forces to go against Zuo Qian Zhi and the monster that threatens the city.

The Mystic Nine Side Story: Tiger Bones Plum Blossom (2016)

According to the nine solutions of family rules, the solution of family sixty-year-old birthday that day is the wash basin. Solve the old servant Dao Shu sixty birthday on the same day die and die like tragic. Jiu Ye and entrusted by the Buddha, came to solve the longevity of Zhang, aide to start tracing clues, but found that the murder of the source to be traced back a few years ago. Then, Xie government servants and Xie family associated with the old one after another to die, and the scene of death there have been “tiger bone plum” character print. A deep buried for many years the secret will be lifted layer upon layer.

Northeast Folktales (2024)

Vapour (2015)

The clouds descend onto a village and engulf it for a day. They touch the roof tiles, the beds, the chairs, the carpets, the grass, and the bodies, infecting everything with the fever of white stupor.

Giant Fish (2020)

The film tells the story of Zihao living in a seaside town returning to Hong Kong and living a life by the sea. One day, he met the mysterious girl Xiaoyi and began to take care of Xiaoyi's life. The ocean boat where Zihao's father was, the fishing boat returned, but the crew were all missing. Zihao, who experienced the pain of losing his father, walked out of the haze under the care of Xiaoyi, and the two were together. But the good times didn't last long. A mysterious middle-aged man named Lao Jin came to Hong Kong and revealed Xiaoyi's true identity

Ultra Protection (2021)

Tong Song lost his legs in a car accident, An Ning, a technical consultant, and Liang Meng, a safety consultant, partner to start a bodyguard company. Unexpectedly, the first mission of the bodyguard team encounters many accidents.

Baober in Love (2004)

Liu Zhi, a young man, depressed and trapped in a loveless marriage with a dominating girl, meets Baober (an ageless young girl) on a Beijing street one day. They fall in love and start to live a strange, mysterious life....

The Last Judgment (2021)

In a small seaside town, a single father called Lao Yu is driving a sightseeing car; Jian Rue and Fang Da, a couple wants to have a child; brothers from the car repair shop... These little people living on different lives at the bottom of society, are set to a life threatening journey on day with typhoon. On the edge of the cliff of life and death, death is getting closer, time is slipping away, and the chance of survival is getting smaller and smaller... How should they compete for the remaining chance of survival?

Soul Hunter (2020)

In the vast universe, there is a planet called "Fantasy Domain" on which an ancient intelligent species lives. This race is highly civilized and kind-hearted. It sends tribesmen to and from other planets in the universe. They are dedicated to the people on all planets but have a long-lasting obsession. On earth, they are called "Zhu Nian Masters."

The Guilt I (2018)

A Landslide forces a train to stop on a bridge. Druring the stop a murder takes place. The train policeman He has to investigate the case. Only a few passengers are on board, is one of them the murderer or was a mysterious entity the killer?

Brief History of a Family (2024)

A middle-class family's fate becomes intertwined with their only son's enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China, putting unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions under the microscope.