List of Mandarin-language films

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This is a list of films with a significant amount of dialogue in the Mandarin Chinese language.

FilmYearCountryDirectorGenre
Fearless 2006 China
Hong Kong
Ronny Yu Martial arts biopic
Crossed Lines 2007 China Liu Yiwei
Lin Jinhe
Comedy
The Equation of Love and Death 2008 China Cao Baoping Drama
The Butterfly Lovers 2008 Hong Kong Jingle Ma Drama
Romance
City of Life and Death 2009 China Lu Chuan War
Mulan 2009 China Jingle Ma War
Martial arts
Aftershock 2010 China Feng Xiaogang Drama
14 Blades 2010 China
Hong Kong
Daniel Lee Wuxia
Confucius 2010 China
Hong Kong
Hu Mei Biopic
1911 2011 China
Hong Kong
Jackie Chan
Zhang Li
Historical drama
A Beautiful Life 2011 China
Hong Kong
Andrew Lau Romance
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 2011 China
Hong Kong
Tsui Hark Wuxia

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