| Year | Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability
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| 1990 | Black Snow | Xie Fei | Jiang Wen | Drama |
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| Ju Dou | Zhang Yimou,
Yang Fengliang | Gong Li | Tragedy | First Chinese film nominated for an Academy Award
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| 1991 | Good Morning, Beijing | Zhang Nuanxing | | Drama |
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| Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Jiang Wen, Liu Xiaoqing | Biographical |
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| Life on a String | Chen Kaige | | |
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| Raise the Red Lantern | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li | Tragedy |
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| The Swordsman in Double Flag Town | He Ping | | |
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| 1992 | Bloody Morning | Li Shaohong | | Drama |
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| Family Portrait | Li Shaohong | | Drama |
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| Mama | Zhang Yuan | | | Zhang Yuan's directorial debut
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| The Story of Qiu Ju | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li | | Golden Lion winner of 1992
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| 1993 | Beijing Bastards | Zhang Yuan | | |
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| The Blue Kite | Tian Zhuangzhuang | | Scar Drama | Grand Prix winner at the 1993 Tokyo International Film Festival
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| The Days | Wang Xiaoshuai | | | Wang Xiaoshuai's directorial debut
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| Farewell My Concubine | Chen Kaige | Gong Li, Leslie Cheung | | Palme D'or winner of 1992
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| Looking for Fun | Ning Ying | | Comedy drama |
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| An Old Man and his Dog | Xie Jin | | Drama |
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| Stand Straight, Don't Bend Over | Huang Jianxin | Gong Feng,
Da Shichang | Comedy |
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| 1994 | Back to Back, Face to Face | Huang Jianxin | | |
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| Blush | Li Shaohong | | Drama |
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| Country Teachers | He Qun | Li Baotian | Drama | 1994 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
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| Ermo | Zhou Xiaowen | | |
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| In the Heat of the Sun | Jiang Wen | Ning Jing | |
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| Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker | He Ping | | |
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| The Square | Zhang Yuan | | Documentary |
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| Story of Yunnan | Zhang Nuanxing | | |
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| To Live | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li | |
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| Woman Sesame Oil Maker | Xie Fei | | | Golden Bear winner of 1994
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| The Wooden Man's Bride | Huang Jianxin | | |
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| 1995 | A Mongolian Tale | Xie Fei | | Drama |
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| On the Beat | Ning Ying | | Comedy |
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| Red Cherry | Ye Daying | | | 1996 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
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| Shanghai Triad | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li | |
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| Sun Valley | He Ping | | |
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| Surveillance | Huang Jianxin | Gong Feng,
Ten Rujun | Comedy |
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| Weekend Lover | Lou Ye | Jia Hongsheng,
Wang Xiaoshuai | | Lou Ye's directorial debut
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| 1996 | Behind the Wall of Shame | Xie Jin | Zhao Wei | Drama | Also known as Penitentiary Angel
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| East Palace, West Palace | Zhang Yuan | | |
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| The Emperor's Shadow | Zhou Xiaowen | Ge You,
Jiang Wen | Historical |
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| The King of Masks | Wu Tianming | | |
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| Sons | Zhang Yuan | | |
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| Temptress Moon | Chen Kaige | Gong Li, Leslie Cheung | |
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| 1997 | Frozen | Wang Xiaoshuai | Jia Hongsheng | | Wang made this film under the name "Wu Ming" or "no name"
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| Keep Cool | Zhang Yimou | Jiang Wen | Black comedy |
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| Live in Peace | Hu Bingliu | Pan Yu | | 1998 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
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| The Opium War | Xie Jin | | War/Historical | 1997 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
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| Red River Valley | Feng Xiaoning | Ning Jing | Historical |
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| Spicy Love Soup | Zhang Yang | Gao Yuanyuan | Romantic | Zhang Yang's directorial debut
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| Xiao Wu | Jia Zhangke | Wang Hongwei | | Jia Zhangke's directorial debut
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| 1998 | Be There or Be Square | Feng Xiaogang | | |
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| So Close to Paradise | Wang Xiaoshuai | | | Also known as Ruan's Song
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| A Time to Remember | Ye Daying | Todd Babcock
Leslie Cheung
Mei Ting | Romantic drama |
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| 1999 | A Beautiful New World | Shi Runjiu | | |
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| Crazy English | Zhang Yuan | Li Yang | Documentary | Film about Li Yang, the founder of Crazy English
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| The Emperor and the Assassin | Chen Kaige | Gong Li | Historical |
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| The House | Wang Xiaoshuai | | Comedy |
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| Lotus Lantern | | | Animation |
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| Lunar Eclipse | Wang Quan'an | Yu Nan | | Wang Quan'an's directorial debut
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| Not One Less | Zhang Yimou | Wei Minzhi | | Golden Lion winner of 1999
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| Postmen in the Mountains | Huo Jianqi | Liu Ye
Ten Rujun | | 1999 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
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| The Road Home | Zhang Yimou | Zhang Ziyi | | 2000 Golden Rooster for Best Picture
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| Seventeen Years | Zhang Yuan | Li Bingbing | Drama | Best Director winner at the 1999 Venice Film Festival
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| Shower | Zhang Yang | | Comedy | Fipresci Prize winner at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival
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| Something About Secret | Huang Jianxin | | |
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