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Flag of People's Republic of ChinaMovies: Best Movies shot in Beijing(People's Republic of China)

Beijing, alternatively romanized as Peking, is the capital of China. With more than 22 million residents, Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city as well as China's second largest city after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for culture, diplomacy, politics, finance, business and economics, education, research, language, tourism, media, sport, science and technology and transportation and art. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world, as well as the world's four biggest financial institutions by total assets. It is also a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. For a decade before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Beijing Capital International Airport was Asia's busiest airport (2009–2019) and the... ()

Other filming locations in this country: Shanghai


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Iron Man 3(2013)

Κ-15
| 2h 10min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
3.5/5 (with 10,244 votes)

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

The Karate Kid(2010)

PG
| 2h 20min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 2,650 votes)

Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

Transformers: Age of Extinction(2014)

Κ-12
| 2h 45min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
3.0/5 (with 3,727 votes)

As humanity picks up the pieces, following the conclusion of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," Autobots and Decepticons have all but vanished from the face of the planet. However, a group of powerful, ingenious businessman and scientists attempt to learn from past Transformer incursions and push the boundaries of technology beyond what they can control - all while an ancient, powerful Transformer menace sets Earth in his cross-hairs.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1(2003)

1h 51min | Action, Crime
4.0/5 (with 8,164 votes)

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)

15
| 2h 16min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 6,235 votes)

The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.

Chinese Zodiac(2012)

Κ-12
| 1h 49min | Action, Adventure
3.1/5 (with 348 votes)

Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student & a Parisian lady, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.

The Last Emperor(1987)

13
| 2h 43min | Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 712 votes)

A dramatic history of Puyi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

Outcast(2014)

1h 38min | Action
2.6/5 (with 211 votes)

A mysterious warrior teams up with the daughter and son of a deposed Chinese Emperor to defeat their cruel brother, who seeks their deaths.

House of Flying Daggers(2004)

PG
| 1h 59min | Adventure, Drama, Action
3.6/5 (with 692 votes)

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

Bleeding Steel(2017)

3.0/5 (with 212 votes)

Jackie Chan stars as a hardened special forces agent who fights to protect a young woman from a sinister criminal gang. At the same time, he feels a special connection to the young woman, like they met in a different life.

Let the Bullets Fly(2010)

2h 12min | Action, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 104 votes)

When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather.

The Monkey King(2014)

2.8/5 (with 91 votes)

Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China.

Directed by Cheang Pou-soi - With Chow Yun-fat, Aaron Kwok, Peter Ho, Kelly Chen, Zhang Zilin, Gigi Leung, ...
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The Kite Runner(2007)

2h 8min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 514 votes)

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

The Warlords(2007)

2h 6min | Action, Drama, History
3.4/5 (with 131 votes)

A heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi.

Directed by Peter Chan - With Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xu Jinglei

Wolf Totem(2015)

1h 56min | Adventure, Drama
3.3/5 (with 172 votes)

In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud - With Feng Shaofeng, Shawn Dou, Ankhnyam Ragchaa, Basen Zhabu, Yin Zhusheng

Man of Tai Chi(2013)

15
| 1h 45min | Action, Drama
3.0/5 (with 388 votes)

In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunities and sacrifices.

The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom(2014)

1h 44min | Fantasy
3.1/5 (with 40 votes)

In the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial court is plagued by corruption as tyrants rule over the land. With the Manchurians preying on a weakened empire, war is imminent. To save the victims from their suffering, sorceress Jade Raksha fights the soldiers that oppress people for their own gain. As payback, local government officials decide to pin the murder of Governor Zhuo Zhonglian on Jade, turning her and the members of her cult into wanted fugitives for a crime they didn't commit.

Iceman(2014)

2.8/5 (with 85 votes)

In the Ming Dynasty, there lives four orphans, Ying, Sao, Yuanlong and Niehu. Raised in Taoyuan Village, the four are as closed as brothers. Their exceptional martial arts skills allows them to reach the highest rank within the imperial guards. After the four successfully killed the Japanese troop leader, the Emperor orders Ying to escort the Golden Wheel of Time from Sindu (now India) back to the capital, which is said to have the power of time travel and foresee into the future. Now in 2013, Squire Tang, funded by a mysterious financer, digs up three ancient icemen from the outskirt of China; they are Ying, Sao and Niehu. As he is transferring the icemen to Hong Kong for further studies, the vehicle involves in a traffic accident which, unexpectedly, defrosts Ying...

Directed by Law Wing-cheung - With Donnie Yen, Huang Shengyi, Simon Yam, Lam Suet, Fan Bingbing

Brotherhood of Blades(2014)

3.3/5 (with 63 votes)

In the late Ming Dynasty, three sworn brothers who serve as the imperial secret police are dispatched to hunt down Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch politician who had been forced to resign from his influential post and exiled from Beijing. The brothers return successfully from their quest, only to find that their task was but the beginning of a strange conspiracy.

Directed by Lu Yang - With Chang Chen, Li Dong-xue, Wang Qianyuan, Liu Shishi, Nie Yuan, Zhu Dan, ...

The Taking of Tiger Mountain(2014)

2h 21min | Thriller, War, Adventure
3.2/5 (with 78 votes)

Yang Zirong disguises himself as a bandit to infiltrate and destroy a bandit group. He joins hands with a hostage, and together, they fight against the warlord, Hawk.

Directed by Tsui Hark - With Zhang Hanyu, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Yu Nan, Han Geng, Su Yiming, Lin Gengxin, ...

Future X-Cops(2010)

1h 39min | Science Fiction
1.9/5 (with 13 votes)

A cop travels back in time to take on a corporation that's out to eliminate a doctor who has created a new technology which can break up the monopoly on a energy resources.

Coming Home(2014)

Κ-12
| 1h 51min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 84 votes)

Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer remembers him.

Directed by Zhang Yimou - With Gong Li, Shan Sa, Yan Ni, Chen Daoming, Zhang Huiwen, Liu Peiqi, ...

Mr. Six(2015)

2h 14min | Crime, Action, Drama
3.4/5 (with 65 votes)

Many years ago Mr. Six was a notorious gangster. That was back when there was still such a thing as honour among thieves, when criminals earned respect and maintained principles. These days Mr. Six is all but forgotten, a living relic residing in a narrow alley. One day Six's son, Xiaobo, is abducted by some spoiled punks after he scratches their precious Ferrari. Mr. Six realizes that he must do whatever it takes to get his son back — even if that means returning to the life he thought he had left behind.

Directed by Guan Hu - With Feng Xiaogang, Li Yifeng, Zhang Hanyu, Kris We, Xu Qing, Liu Hua, ...

Running on Karma(2003)

1h 33min | Thriller, Action, Drama
3.1/5 (with 36 votes)

A monk turned body-builder, with the gift to see into people's lives, befriends a female cop, and uses his gift to change the force of Karma and her destiny.

Warriors of Virtue(1997)

2.4/5 (with 28 votes)

A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.

Saving Mr. Wu(2015)

1h 46min | Thriller, Crime, Action, Drama
3.1/5 (with 41 votes)

Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline. (A story based on the famous kidnapping case of television actor Wu Rufou that took place in 2004.)

Directed by Ding Sheng - With Andy Lau, Liu Ye, Wang Qianyuan, Wu Ruofu, Li Meng, Lam Suet, ...

Switch(2013)

1.5/5 (with 15 votes)

To recover and ancient scroll, a Chinese agent battles the Japanese yakuza and British mercenaries.

With Andy Lau, Tong Dawei, Zhang Jingchu, Lin Chi-ling

American Dreams in China(2013)

1h 52min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 47 votes)

Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams.

The Crossing(2014)

2h 9min | Drama
2.7/5 (with 16 votes)

At the end of the World War II and the middle of the Chinese Revolution, three couples from different backgrounds with different nationalities flee from China to the island of Taiwan.

Painted Skin: The Resurrection(2012)

2h 11min | Drama, Fantasy
2.9/5 (with 32 votes)

According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form. Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. However, there is a legend that if a pure human heart is freely offered to a demon, it can become a mortal and experience true life. Sequel of Painted Skin (2008).

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