1992 film by Zhang Yimou

Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students.

Journalist Gou Yujia (played by Niu Zhenhua), laid-off female worker Cheng Fen (played by Ding Jiali), individual business owner Lv Dou (played by Wang Jinsong), and wealthy man Lao Cha (played by Ju Hao) are members of Class 1025 at the driving school, practicing under the guidance of Coach Hou, a retired soldier. As time passes, they gradually understand each other's habits. This period of time at the driving school is filled with twists and turns, but all challenges are overcome, and the covert and overt struggles among the five end with the smooth passage of the exams. The experiences at the driving school bring out the joys and sorrows of these five individuals, and besides learning the rules of driving, it seems they have also learned the rules of survival.

Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.

1993 film by Wang Xiaoshuai

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.

2000 Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke

从公安大学毕业的刘川之所以被分到天河监狱工作，纯粹源于奶奶对他的人生设计。但由于父亲的离世，也奉奶奶之命出任父亲所创办的并有着过亿资产的万和公司掌门人。因此，向监狱领导——对他今后人生有着重大影响的队长钟天水提出辞职。离职前，刘川被要求参加了一次代号为“睡眠”的特别行动，也正是因为这次特别行动，使桀骜不逊的刘川陷入了万劫不复的深渊，也为三位深爱着他的女性带来了不同程度的伤害，这与奶奶为他设计的人生目标背道而驰，由一名人民警察变成罪犯，不得不让我们为之惊叹：“命运无常”……

1996年3、4月间，白宝山（丁勇岱 饰）连续在北京犯下重案，事情惊动了党中央，公安部责成北京市公安局限期破案。白宝山原本有一个幸福家庭，因一念之差走向歧路，83年“严打”期间被判刑劳改。伹十余年的牢狱生活非但没让他改邪归正，反而使他性情更加走向极端。出狱后，他密谋实施了袭击军警、抢夺枪支，所犯罪行为北京建国以来罕见。手中有枪的白宝山变的异常凶残，他的两个患难狱友就因和他发生几句口角，即被他送上了黄泉路，连同案犯吴子明也被他残忍杀死。之后，迫于警方压力，他逃往西北地区，一连杀死了7名无辜群众，正义的天网拉开了......

1986 Chinese film