Best Chinese short movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch short films from China, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Outside

    Outside 2023

    A flower adventures outside its house, in the street, acompanied by its table friend.

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  • Poster for The Young Master and the Tea-Picking Girl

    The Young Master and the Tea-Picking Girl 2020

    She loves watching her. She loves admiring her. Their lives become intertwined but then something happens.

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  • Poster for Xiaoshimei's Strategy Guide for Winning Her Shijie's Heart

    Xiaoshimei's Strategy Guide for Winning Her Shijie's Heart 2021

    She gets left to train with her shijie and gets the chance to capture her heart. It's hitting two birds with one stone.

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  • Poster for The Fox Spirit Repays a Debt

    The Fox Spirit Repays a Debt 2022

    A wife and a concubine seek freedom. In a game of seduction, together they join forces to defeat their oppressors.

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  • Poster for The Tattooist

    The Tattooist 2018

    ‘The Tattooist’ follows the dark obsessions of a tattooist whose studio is acclaimed for its exceptional and intricately crafted tattoos. Those who receive his prized masterpiece are drugged, imprisoned, and then forced to fight their fears in a race against the clock to escape. Can they escape or will they become victims of The Tattooist?

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  • Poster for Lion Dance

    Lion Dance 2012

    Two Lion dancers fight for the leading spot in a performance . When crisis hits , they quickly learn to overcome their rivalry and put on a thoroughly entertaining show , earning the applause of the audience.

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  • Poster for Cloud of the Unknown

    Cloud of the Unknown 2020

    A girl lives on the edge of (un)reality, and whenever she falls asleep, she disappears into uncanny dreams: a violin with broken strings, a room on fire, vacant streets, infinite staircases; a pair of flying hands guiding her (and us) through thorns and bushes, pulling out endless multiples of herself.

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