List of Chinese films of 2009

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The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2009. There were 88 Chinese feature films released in China in 2009. [1]

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Highest-grossing films

The following are the 10 highest-grossing Chinese films released in China in 2009.

RankTitleGross
(in million yuan)
1 The Founding of a Republic ¥393.287 [2]
2 Bodyguards and Assassins ¥269.430 [3]
3 Red Cliff: Part II ¥243.540 [4]
4 A Simple Noodle Story ¥239.376 [5]
5 The Message ¥205.195 [6]
6 City of Life and Death ¥159.810 [7]
7 Look for a Star ¥108.135 [8]
8 Crazy Racer ¥104.959 [9]
9 On His Majesty's Secret Service ¥100.223 [10]
10 Sophie's Revenge ¥91.987 [11]

Films released

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Bodyguards and Assassins Teddy Chen Donnie Yen
Leon Lai
Nicholas Tse
Action/Drama/HistoricalHong Kong/China co-production
Winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Chengdu, I Love You Cui Jian,
Fruit Chan
Gao Yuanyuan Science-fiction/Drama
China Idol Boys Lin Huaquan Musical
City of Life and Death Lu Chuan Liu Ye,
Gao Yuanyuan
War/Historical
Cow Guan Hu Huang Bo,
Yan Ni
Black Comedy
Crazy Racer Ning Hao Huang Bo Comedy
Dance for Love Wen Shuo,
Du Wangping
Ai Yuhan Drama
Diago Zhang Chi Carl Wu Drama
Eagle Flute Tao Jiang Luoeryi Querjian,
Danba Xiamu
Drama
Empire of Silver Christina Yao Zhang Tielin,
Aaron Kwok,
Hao Lei
Historical/DramaHong Kong/China co-production
Eternal Beloved Faye Yu Faye Yu,
Duan Yihong
Romance
Evening of Roses Ng See-Yuen Ruby Lin Romantic comedy
Examination 1977 Jiang Haiyang Wang Xuebing,
Sun Haiying
Drama
The Founding of a Republic Huang Jianxin Tang Guoqiang,
Zhang Guoli,
Xu Qing,
Jin Liu,
Chen Kun,
Wang Xueqi,
Vivian Wu
War/HistoricalCelebrating the 60th year after the founding of
the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Civil War
fought with the Republic of China.
Featuring more than 90 guest actors from the Greater China Region.
Gasp Zheng Zhong John Savage,
Ge You,
Kelly Lin
Comedy/Drama
Invisible Killer Wang Jing Yin Xiaotian,
Feng Bo,
Li Yixiang
Thriller
Iron Men Yin Li Wu Gang,
Liu Ye
Drama
Judge Liu Jie Ni Dahong Drama
Jump Stephen Fung Zhang Yuqi ComedyChina/Hong Kong co-production
Lao Wu's Oscar Li Kelong Li Yixiang Comedy/Romance
Legend of the Tang Empire Jin Tiemu [12] Docudrama
Lemonade Pu Jun Romance
Looking for Jackie Fang Gangliang, Jiang Ping Jackie Chan, Zhang Yishan Action
Love in Translation Liang Shan Vanessa Branch,
Dong Yanlin
Romance
Martial Spirit Kau Chim Man Theresa Fu
Owodog
Da Zhengwei
Memory of Love Wang Chao Yan Bingyan,
Li Naiwen
Romance/DramaFrench/Chinese/Bulgarian co-production
The Message Gao Qunshu,
Chen Kuo-fu
Huang Xiaomin,
Li Bingbing
Spy/Thriller
Mulan Jingle Ma,
Wei Dong
Zhao Wei,
Chen Kun,
Jaycee Chan
Historical/Drama/Action
My Internship Life Zhang Rao Shen Jiani,
Hai Yitian
Romance
One 2008th Chen Kaige
Stanley Kwan
Tsui Hark
Xie Jin
Gu Changwei
Wang Xiaoshaui
Zhang Yibai
Lu Chuan
Wang Guangli
Aaron Kwok,
Bowie Lam,
Jane Zhang,
Yao Ming,
Betty Sun
One Night in Supermarket Yang Qing Li Xiaolu,
Qiao Renliang
Comedy/Crime
Oxhide II Liu Jiayin Liu Jiayin Docudrama
Red Cliff: Episode 2 John Woo Tony Leung Chiu-Wai,
Takeshi Kaneshiro,
Zhang Fengyi
Historical epic
Red River Zhang Jiarui Zhang Jingchu Drama
A Simple Noodle Story Zhang Yimou Sun Honglei,
Ni Dahong
Thriller/ComedyEntered into the 60th Berlin International Film Festival
Snowfall in Taipei Huo Jianqi Chen Bolin,
Tang Yao,
Yang Yu-ning
RomanceChinese/Taiwanese co-production
Sophie's Revenge Eva Jin Zhang Ziyi,
Fan Bingbing,
So Ji-sub
ComedyChinese/South Korean co-production
Spring Fever Lou Ye Qin Hao DramaEntered into the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
Taishan Kung-Fu Wang Ping Wu Yue,
Xu Huanhuan
Action
Tracing Shadow Francis Ng
Marco Mak
Francis Ng
Jaycee Chan
Wuxia/comedyHong Kong-Chinese co-production
Trail of the Panda Zhong Yu Daichi Hanashima Family Disney-financed mainland production
The Treasure Hunter Chu Yen-Ping Jay Chou,
Lin Chiling,
Chen Daoming
ActionChinese/Taiwanese co-production
The Warrior and the Wolf Tian Zhuangzhuang Maggie Q Historical/Drama
Weaving Girl Wang Quan'an Yu Nan Drama
Wheat He Ping Fan Bingbing,
Wang Xueqi,
Wang Zhiwen
Action/Historical/Drama

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