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13 Classic Chinese New Year Movies To Put You In A Festive Mood

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13 Classic Chinese New Year Movies To Put You In A Festive Mood

To help you in your Chinese New Year preparations for the Year of the Rat, we’ve rounded up some festive movies for the whole family to enjoy

January 26, 2020

From comedy flicks to martial art blockbusters, movies give us a chance to escape from the world outside and amp up the spirit of welcoming in a brand new year.

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So, send warring family members into a state of distracted bliss, keep those long awkward silences between long-lost relatives at bay and fill the atmosphere with some cinematic fun with these festive flicks:

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13 Classic Chinese New Year Movies To Put You In A Festive Mood
Dance Dance Dragon
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An oldie but a goodie, this festive movie is a go-to if you’re looking for a warm and funny family drama that will induce all the feels.

All's Well End's Well
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There have been six sequels to the original movie, which came out in 1992. But no matter which one you choose, laughs all around are guaranteed with these comic romances.

Fat Choi Spirit
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If your family can’t resist a spot of gambling during this festive period, then Fat Choi Spirit – a comedy about mahjong – is for you. Watch it on Netflix this year as part of the streaming giant’s curated Lunar New Year collection that’s available exclusively in Singapore until February 8. To access this list, Netflix users can enter www.netflix.com/888 in their browser or enter “888” in the search bar.

 

God Of Gamblers
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Chow Yun Fat is his casual, cool self in this classic Hong Kong film, which tells the tale of a world famous gambler named ‘Ko Chun’. So great was this film that it spawned two sequels and the spin-off movies you’re about to see next.

From Vegas To Macau
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Picking up where he left off, ‘Ko Chun’ goes on to star in From Vegas to Macau, which also spawned three films with the latest one released just last year.

Ip Man 1, 2, 3 or 4
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The movie that put Donnie Yen on the map both in Asia and abroad, Ip Man drew praise for its awesome action-driven plot and keeps audiences coming back every festive season. The first film is a classic but honestly, all of them kick-ass.

 

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Kung Fu Hustle
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If laughter brings your family together, then you won’t find a better movie for that than this Stephen Chow classic. Does it make sense? No, but that’s the whole point.

We Not Naughty
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Local film buffs can’t go wrong with a Jack Neo-helmed flick. We Not Naughty is a movie about growing up in Singapore…and then some!

Who Am I?
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We couldn’t make a list of classic CNY movies without including Jackie Chan now could we? While there are plenty of JC-films that have come out during the CNY period over the years, this one about an amnesiac cop, was one of the most successful.

 

Young And Dangerous
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Action movies are a must during festive celebrations and for some reason Young and Dangerous (and its many, many sequels) always seems to get air-time every Chinese New Year. Not that we’re complaining!

Flirting Scholar
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Hong Kong funnyman Stephen Chow stars as a scholar enamoured with a servant girl in this kung fu comedy that includes a wacky but exhilarating blend of song-and-dance numbers and physical slapstick. A young Gong Li and Chan Pak-cheung star in the flick as well.

Eighth Happiness
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The love lives of three brothers collide when a telephone glitch spawns a series of romantic misunderstanding and unexpected theatrics in the classic movie that stars beloved trio Chow Yun-fat. Raymond Wong and Jacky Cheung.

Fight Back To School
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When the prized gun of his captain goes missing, it’s up to police office Chow Sing-Sing (Stephen Chow) to retrieve it by going undercover as a high school student. Expect lots of laughs as hijinks ensue.

This post was updated on January 26, 2020.

 

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