List of Chinese films of 2003

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The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2003.

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Highest-grossing films

Films released

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
All Tomorrow's Parties Yu Lik-wai Diao Yinan Screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival
Blind Shaft Li Yang Li Yixiang,
Wang Shuangbao,
Wang Baoqiang
Drama/ThrillerSilver Bear winner at the Berlin International Film Festival
Cala, My Dog! Lu Xuechang Ge You,
Li Bin
Drama-Comedy
Cell Phone Feng Xiaogang Ge You,
Fan Bingbing,
Zhang Guoli,
Xu Fan
Comedy
Drifters Wang Xiaoshuai Duan Long DramaScreened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival
The Foliage Lü Yue Liu Ye,
Shu Qi
Drama
Green Tea Zhang Yuan Zhao Wei Romantic drama
Jade Goddess of Mercy Ann Hui Nicholas Tse,
Zhao Wei
DramaEntered into the 26th Moscow International Film Festival
My Father and I Xu Jinglei Xu Jinglei,
Ye Daying
DramaActress Xu Jinglei's directorial debut.
Nuan Huo Jianqi Guo Xiaodong,
Li Jia
Romantic drama2003 Golden Rooster winner for best film
The Only Sons Gan Xiao'er Gan Xiao'er,
Hu Shuli
Drama
Purple Butterfly Lou Ye Zhang Ziyi DramaEntered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival
Red Snow Zhang Jianya Karen Mok Action/Thriller
San Yuan Li Ou Ning. Cao Fei Experimental Documentary
Tang Poetry Zhang Lu Drama
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks Wang Bing DocumentaryAward winning 9-hour documentary in three 3-hour segments
Uniform Diao Yi'nan Liang Hongli,
Zeng Shuoqiong
Drama
Warm Spring Wulan Tana Tian Chengren,
Qi Ruyi
Zhang Yan,
Hao Yang
Yu Weijie
DramaWulan Tana won the Golden Rooster Awards for Best Directorial Debut in 2003
Warriors of Heaven and Earth He Ping Jiang Wen,
Kiichi Nakai,
Zhao Wei
Historical/Action
Zhou Yu's Train Sun Zhou Gong Li,
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Drama

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