Assassins, scammers, gangsters, cops, a washed-up bicycle racer, and a body continually cross paths; usually with negative outcomes.

When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.

Ashima is a brave and beautiful girl of the Sani people, beloved by all. One day as she is down at the lake to fetch water, she hears the sound of a shepherd's flute coming from the hills across the lake. She replies in song.

一年一度的农历春节来临，生活在东北农村的程家老两口（李保田 & 赵丽蓉 饰）满心欢喜地等待儿女回家过年。去年的团圆饭不欢而散，因此母亲更加盼望这次能过个愉快的团圆年。
不久，子女们陆续回来：长子（六小龄童 饰）木讷老实，大媳妇（丁嘉丽 饰）泼辣刁蛮；干部大姐夫（葛优 饰）不走正道，在外拈花惹草，还强逼妻子堕胎；小儿子（梁天 饰）不务正业，贪图享乐，只知道伸手要钱；父亲最疼爱的二女儿当初忤逆父命嫁给架子工（申军谊 饰），如今自食其力干出事业的小两口也再次归来。
看似喜庆祥和的兄弟妯娌们却各有各的小九九，不知今年的年夜饭该如何收场……
赵丽蓉籍此片获1990年第4届东京国际电影节评委最佳女主角大奖。

这是一部关于“重回时间”、“寻找年味儿”的电影，将透过中国广袤大地上奇绝的年货食物，串接一个个新年故事，展示东方的文化习俗，用鲜活的镜头语言保存一部民族生活史和文化档案，带观众重寻旧日的习俗和年味儿。

2003 Chinese film

2015 film by Renny Harlin