Best mind-bending Chinese movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
42 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.5. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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3. So Long, My Son (2019)
Movie · Chinese · 3h 5m · Drama · IMDb 7.7 (6.2K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakesHeartwarming
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
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4. The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 14m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (8.8K votes)
MatureVisually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
The arrogant, third most-wanted criminal in Taiwan, decides to get rid of the top two competitors and crowns himself the most-wanted criminal before dying.
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6. 18x2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 4m · Romance, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (3.6K votes)
Slow-burnLow-stakesTwistyHeartwarming
Having lost his job and the company he built, a 36-year-old man at rock bottom goes on a wistful solo trip to Japan in search of the love he left behind.
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7. Resurrection (2025)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 39m · Science Fiction, Fantasy · IMDb 7.2 (6.0K votes)
TwistySlow-burnVisually stunningDark & gritty
In a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream in exchange for eternal life, one creature remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld. This monster, adrift in reverie, clings to visions no one else can see - until a woman appears. As she allows him to dream one final time, his life of different
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8. Marry My Dead Body (2023)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 9m · Comedy, Action · IMDb 7.0 (8.0K votes)
FunnyTwistyVisually stunningMature
After finding an odd envelope, Policeman Ming-han's life takes a spooky turn: He's now wed to a ghost husband, and they must solve a crime together.
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9. White Snake (2019)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 39m · Romance, Animation · IMDb 7.0 (6.6K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyHeartwarmingEdge-of-seat
One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. As they set off an a journey to discover her real identity, the pair develop feelings for each other.
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10. Little Big Women (2020)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 3m · Drama · IMDb 7.2 (3.0K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingFamily-friendlyTwisty
A story about a karaoke-addicted old woman struggling with her self-worth and a sense of betrayal at her long-lost husband's funeral where she encounters his younger and more sophisticated girlfriend while she finds out her kids might have been secretly in touch with her late husband all these years.
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12. The Wandering Earth II (2023)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 54m · Science Fiction, Action · IMDb 6.7 (16.8K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatTwistyFast-paced
Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.
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13. New Gods: Nezha Reborn (2021)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 57m · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 6.8 (4.9K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatTwisty
While living as an ordinary deliveryman and motor racing fan, Nezha encounters old nemeses and must rediscover his powers to protect his loved ones.
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14. Green Snake (2021)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 12m · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 6.8 (4.6K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
While trying to free her sister from Fahai's clutches, Xiao Qing winds up in a dystopian city and meets a mysterious man who can't recall his past life.
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15. The Grandmaster (2013)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 10m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (39.1K votes)
Visually stunningSlow-burnTwisty
The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted by vengeance.
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16. Caught by the Tides (2024)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 51m · Drama · IMDb 6.7 (2.7K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakesSerious
Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.
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17. Only the River Flows (2023)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 42m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (4.5K votes)
TwistySlow-burnMatureDark & gritty
Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own.
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18. The Soul (2021)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 10m · Mystery, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.6 (3.8K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyFast-pacedCold & detached
The founder of a corporation developing a futuristic cancer treatment is brutally murdered, and a prosecutor sidelined by the illness asks to lead the case, assisted by his newly pregnant detective wife.
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19. Lost in the Stars (2023)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 2m · Mystery, Crime · IMDb 6.6 (3.8K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
He Fei's wife, Li Muzi, disappears during their anniversary trip. When she reappears, he insists that she is not his wife. As Chen Mai, a top lawyer gets involved in this bizarre case, more mysteries start to emerge.
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20. New Gods: Yang Jian (2022)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 8m · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 6.6 (1.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedTwisty
Fifteen hundred years after the war of gods, the heaven declined. Yang Jian, the God of Erlang, made a living by working as a catcher. One day, Yang Jian was ordered to hunt down a young man, his own nephew.
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21. Vanishing Point (2026)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 20m · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 6.8 (676 votes)
TwistyCold & detachedMatureDark & gritty
On the morning of the winter solstice, Tang Yu's son disappeared in the stairwell; gambler Yuan Wu hid his father's body; and two unsolved cases involving the assault.
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22. Never Say Never (2023)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 57m · Drama, Action · IMDb 6.6 (865 votes)
TwistyHeartwarmingDark & gritty
A disgraced MMA fighter finds redemption by training underprivileged kids, risking everything to give them a chance at a better life through boxing.
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23. Per Aspera Ad Astra (2026)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 51m · Science Fiction, Drama · IMDb 6.4 (1.5K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
Set in the near future, the story revolves around the emergence of the virtual dream reality technology "Good Dreams", which allows people to do whatever they desire within their self-created dreams. However, a crisis triggered by these dreams quietly unfolds.
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24. The Post-Truth World (2022)
Movie · Chinese · 2h · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 6.4 (896 votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
A has-been newscaster Liu Li-min is taken hostage by an escaped inmate Zhang Zheng-yi, who pleads his innocence. To Liu's astonishment, Zhang claims that he was smeared by Liu's departed wife. Thus, Liu teams up with Zhang and reinvestigates Zhang's murder case to help his beloved be cleared of blame. However, the more
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25. The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)
Movie · Chinese · 2h 12m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.4 (5.9K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatTwisty
Every few hundred years, the most powerful demon on earth—a snake demon—awakens, and the Yin-Yang Masters are summoned to the capital. Meanwhile, the Princess of the realm has her own plans, as she conspires to claim the demon’s power.
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26. Bad Education (2023)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 17m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 6.3 (469 votes)
Cold & detachedMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
On the night of their high school graduation, three delinquents decide to exchange their darkest, most unspeakable secret.
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27. Cities of Last Things (2018)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 47m · Drama, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.3 (2.3K votes)
TwistyMatureCold & detachedVisually stunning
Three key events during three different time periods, in three seasons, and on three nights culminate to change the life of Zhang Dong Ling.
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28. Lost in Perfection (2023)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 54m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.1 (587 votes)
TwistyMatureCold & detachedDark & gritty
Mei is a beautiful and successful woman in many ways. However, her romantic relationships never go well. One day, Mei’s widowed father tells her he will marry Lan, an ugly and obese murder suspect. Even more shocking is that Lan is accused of being the “Poisonous Widow” who lives a luxurious life by killing her rich hu
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29. Kung Fu Jungle (2014)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 40m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.4 (13.0K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedMature
A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.
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30. A Land Imagined (2019)
Movie · Chinese · 1h 35m · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 6.2 (1.7K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyVisually stunningDark & gritty
A cop in Singapore investigates the disappearance of a Chinese migrant construction worker who spent sleepless nights playing a mysterious video game.
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