List of films set in Shanghai

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The following is a list of films set wholly or partially in Shanghai.

TitleYear ReleasedDirectorStarringNotes
Shanghai Express [1] 1932 Marlene Dietrich
Charlie Chan in

Shanghai

1935James TinlingWarner Oland

Keye Luke

Irene Hervey

The Leathernecks Have Landed 1936
Daughter of Shanghai1937Robert FloreyAnna Mae Wong

Charles Bickford

Buster Crabbe

Phillip Ahn who plays "Kim Lee" Was Anna Mae Wong's childhood friend.

This is Natalie Schaefer's (Gilligan's Island) movie debut

Think Fast, Mr. Moto 1937 Norman Foster (director) Peter Lorre
Le Drame de Shanghaï [2] 1938 Georg Wilhelm Pabst Filmed in France and Saigon
Shadows Over Shanghai1938Charles LamontJames Dunn, Ralph Morgan Robert Barrat
The Shanghai Gesture 1941 Josef von Sternberg
The Lady from Shanghai 1947 Orson Welles Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles Not set wholly or partially in Shanghai
Fist of Fury 1972 Bruce Lee
Shanghai 13 1984 Andy Lau
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 Harrison Ford Begins in fictional Club Obi-Wan in Shanghai
Shanghai Surprise 1986 Madonna, Sean Penn
Empire of the Sun 1987 Steven Spielberg
Shanghai 1920 1991 John Lone, Adrian Pasdar
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai 1991 Stephen Chow
Center Stage 1991 Stanley Kwan
Fist of Legend 1994 Jet Li Remake of Fist of Fury
Tian Di 1994Andy Lau
The Phantom Lover 1995 Leslie Cheung, Jacklyn Wu
Shanghai Triad 1995 Zhang Yimou
A Romance in Shanghai 1996 Fann Wong
Shanghai Grand 1996Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung, Ning Jing
Temptress Moon 1996 Chen Kaige Leslie Cheung and Gong Li Also known as Feng yue
Armageddon 1998 Michael Bay
Eighteen Springs 1998 Ann Hui On-wah Also known as Bansheng yuan
Flowers of Shanghai 1998 Hou Hsiao-hsien Also known as Haishang hua
Shanghai Noon 2000 Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson
Suzhou River 2000 Lou Ye Also known as Suzhou he
Shanghai Panic 2002Andrew Y-S ChengAlso known as Wo men hai pa
Code 46 2003 Michael Winterbottom Tim Robbins
Purple Butterfly 2003Lou Ye Zhang Ziyi Also known as Zi hudie
Shanghai Knights 2003Jackie Chan, Owen WilsonSequel to Shanghai Noon
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 2003One scene set in Shanghai, but was shot on a set
Godzilla: Final Wars 2004
Kung Fu Hustle 2004Stephen ChowAlso known as Gongfu
Everlasting Regret 2005 Stanley Kwan
The White Countess 2005 Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson
Fearless 2006 Ronny Yu Jet Li
Perhaps Love 2005 Peter Chan
Mission: Impossible III 2006 Tom Cruise
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 2006 Ann Hui
The Painted Veil 2006 Edward Norton, Naomi Watts
Ultraviolet 2006 Milla Jovovich Partially shot in Shanghai
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007Features the Oriental Pearl Tower
Lust, Caution 2007 Ang Lee Based on the novella by Eileen Chang
The Longest Night in Shanghai 2007 Masahiro Motoki, Zhao Wei
Shanghai Kiss 2007 Ken Leung, Hayden Panettiere
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen 2010 Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong
Shanghai 2010 Chow Yun-fat, John Cusack, Gong Li, Ken Watanabe
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 2010 Wayne Wang Li Bingbing, Jun Ji-hyun Based on the novel by Lisa See, many scenes filmed at the Peninsula Shainghai on the Bund
The Last Tycoon 2012Chow Yun-fat, Sammo Hung, Francis Ng
Shanghai Calling 2012 Daniel Henney
Looper 2012 Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt
Skyfall 2012 Daniel Craig 23rd James Bond film
Penguins of Madagascar 2014
Her 2014
Geostorm 2017
Wish Dragon 2021 Jackie Chan, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jimmy O. Yang

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References

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