The 8th Beijing International Film Festival is set to officially open on April 15.
A total of 328 films are scheduled to hit the big screens across Beijing from April 6 to 22.
Here are twenty classic films from from both China and other countries which enjoy high reputations on Douban, China's leading film rating platform.
A scene from the film Chungking Express. [Photo/Mtime]
1. Chungking Express
Country: China
Release Date: July 14, 1994
Genre: Hong Kong drama film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆
A scene from the film Happy Together. [Photo/Mtime]
2. Happy Together
Country: China
Release Date: May 30, 1997
Genre: Hong Kong romance film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★★
A scene from the film Titanic. [Photo/Mtime]
3. Titanic
Country: United States
Release Date: December 19, 1997
Genre: Epic romance-disaster film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★★
A scene from the film The Last Emperor. [Photo/Mtime]
4. The Last Emperor
Country: China
Release Date: October 23, 1987
Genre: Epic biographical drama film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★★
A scene from the film Avatar. [Photo/Mtime]
5. Avatar
Country: United States
Release Date: December 10, 2009
Genre: Epic science fiction film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆
A scene from the film Jurassic Park. [Photo/Mtime]
6. Jurassic Park
Country: United States
Release Date: June 9, 1993
Genre: American science-fiction adventure film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆
A scene from the film Days of Being Wild. [Photo/Mtime]
7. Days of Being Wild
Country: China
Release Date: December 15, 199
Genre: Drama film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★★
A scene from the film The Silence of the Lambs. [Photo/Mtime]
8. The Silence of the Lambs
Country: United States
Release Date: January 30, 1991
Genre: American horror-thriller film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆
A scene from the film Eros. [Photo/Mtime]
9. Eros
Country: China
Release Date: December 3, 2004
Genre: Romance film
Recommendation Index: ★★★☆
A scene from the film The Grand Budapest Hotel. [Photo/Mtime]
10. The Grand Budapest Hotel
Country: United States/Germany
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Genre: Comedy film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★★
A scene from the film It. [Photo/Mtime]
11. It
Country: United States
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Genre: American supernatural horror film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆
A scene from the film Rickshaw Boy. [Photo/Mtime]
12. Rickshaw Boy
Country: China
Release Year: 1982
Genre: Drama film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆
A scene from the film Angels Wear White. [Photo/Mtime]
13. Angels Wear White
Country: China
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Genre: Drama film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★
A scene from the film Deadpool. [Photo/Mtime]
14. Deadpool
Country: United States
Release Date: February 12, 2016
Genre: American superhero film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★
A scene from the film Nanking Nanking. [Photo/Mtime]
15. Nanking Nanking
Country: China
Release Date: April 22, 2009
Genre: Drama film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★
A scene from the film Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue. [Photo/Mtime]
16. Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
Country: Japan
Release Date: May 13, 2017
Genre: Romance-drama film
Recommendation Index: ★★★
A scene from the film C'era una volta il West. [Photo/Mtime]
17. C'era una volta il West
Country: Italy/United States
Release Date: December 21, 1968
Genre: Epic Spaghetti Western film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★
A scene from the film Wangdrak's Rain Boots. [Photo/Mtime]
18. Wangdrak's Rain Boots
Country: China
Release Date: February 21, 2018
Genre: Drama film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★
A scene from the film The Battleship Island. [Photo/Mtime]
19. The Battleship Island
Country: South Korea
Release Date: July 26, 2017
Genre: Period action film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆
A scene from the film The Avengers. [Photo/Mtime]
20. The Avengers
Country: United States
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Genre: American superhero film
Recommendation Index: ★★★★