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The best Chinese animated films
Chinese animated film has risen spectacularly in just a few years, up to Ne Zha 2's world record. Here are the films to watch, whether standalone or based on a series.
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Ne Zha 2哪吒之魔童闹海 · 2025The highest-grossing animated film in world cinema history, after a first Ne Zha that already broke records in 2019. Watch them in order.Watch guide - 2
Monkey King: Hero Is Back西游记之大圣归来 · 2015The 2015 film that revived Chinese animation, with a weary Monkey King and an endearing little monk.Watch guide - 3
Big Fish & Begonia大鱼海棠 · 2016The pioneer: a Zhuangzi-inspired tale that proved in 2016 that Chinese animation could compete on beauty.Watch guide - 4
White Snake白蛇：缘起 · 2019A 3D trilogy that reinvents the Legend of the White Snake, with a romance of great beauty.Watch guide - 5
Chang'an长安三万里 · 2023Nearly three hours of Tang poetry and friendship between Li Bai and Gao Shi, beautifully made.Watch guide - 6
Jiang Ziya姜子牙 · 2020After Ne Zha, a dark, gorgeous fable about a fallen god who refuses to sacrifice an innocent.Watch guide - 7
The Legend of Luo Xiaohei罗小黑战记 · 2011Two hand-drawn 2D films with wildly inventive fights and well-judged emotion.Watch guide - 8
All Wishes Come True八仙！ · 2026A recent film revisiting the legend of the Eight Immortals, best discovered on the big screen.Watch guide - 9
Renegade Immortal仙逆 · 2023Event films that adapt the novel's big arcs with more resources than the series.Watch guide - 10
Shrouding the Heavens遮天 · 2023The long-awaited duel between Ye Fan and Wang Teng, staged as a true set piece.Watch guide - 11
Qin's Moon秦时明月 · 2007Long Teng Wan Li, released in 2014, was one of the first films based on a wuxia donghua to fill cinemas.Watch guide