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To celebrate one hundred years of Chinese cinema, Hong Kong Film Awards released a list of The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures. Among the 103 films on the list, there are 11 films from China (pre-1949), 13 films from the mainland China (post-1949), 61 films from Hong Kong, 16 films from Taiwan (post-1949), 1 Hong Kong/mainland China co-production and 1 Taiwan/Hong Kong co-production.

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  1. 72 -

    Xiao Wanyi

    1933 — a.k.a. Little Toys, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 30 -

    Shen nu

    1934, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 31 -

    Dalu

    1935 — a.k.a. The Big Road, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 78 -

    Ye ban ge sheng

    1935, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 11 -

    Ma lu tian shi

    1937 — a.k.a. Street Angel, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 83 -

    Taitai Wansui

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  7. 28 -

    Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu

    1947 — a.k.a. The Spring River Flows East, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 38 -

    Qing gong mi shi

    1948 — a.k.a. Sorrows of the Forbidden City, in 1 top list Check
  9. 92 -

    Wanjia denghuo

    1948 — a.k.a. The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes, in 2 top lists Check
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    Xiao cheng zhi chun

    1948 — a.k.a. Spring in a Small Town, in 10 top lists Check
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    Ai le zhongnian

    1949 — a.k.a. Sorrows and Joys of a Middle-Aged Man, in 1 top list Check
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    Wo zhe yi bei zi

    1950 — a.k.a. Life of a Beijing Policeman, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 18 -

    Wei lou chun xiao

    1953, in 1 top list Check
  14. 93 -

    Zhong qiu yue

    1953, in 1 top list Check
  15. 94 -

    Fu mu xin

    1955 — a.k.a. Parents' Hearts, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 58 -

    Han ye

    1955 — a.k.a. Cold Nights, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 84 -

    Man Bo nu lang

    1957 — a.k.a. Mambo Girl, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 85 -

    Hao men ye yan

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  19. 48 -

    Jiang shan mei ren

    1959 — a.k.a. Kingdom and the Beauty, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 95 -

    Lin zexu

    1959 — a.k.a. The Opium Wars, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 52 -

    Zi chai ji

    1959 — a.k.a. The Purple Hairpin, in 1 top list Check
  22. 66 -

    Ke lian tian xia fu mu xin

    1960 — a.k.a. The Great Devotion, in 1 top list Check
  23. 67 -

    Nan xiong nan di

    1960 — a.k.a. My Intimate Partner, in 1 top list Check
  24. 53 -

    Ren hai gu hong

    1960 — a.k.a. The Orphan, in 1 top list Check
  25. 65 -

    Ye mei gui zhi lian

    1960 — a.k.a. The Wild Wild Rose, in 3 top lists Check
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    Hong lou meng

    1962, in 1 top list Check
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    Liang Shan Bo yu Zhu Ying Tai

    1963 — a.k.a. The Love Eterne, in 4 top lists Check
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    Wutai jiemei

    1964 — a.k.a. Two Stage Sisters, in 6 top lists Check
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    Du bei dao

    1967 — a.k.a. The One-Armed Swordsman, in 4 top lists Check
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    Long men kezhan

    1967 — a.k.a. Dragon Inn, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 40 -

    Ying xiong ben se

    1967 — a.k.a. The Story of a Discharged Prisoner, in 1 top list Check
  32. 21 -

    Dong fu ren

    1968 — a.k.a. The Arch, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 59 -

    Po xiao shi fen

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 49 -

    Dong nuan

    1969 — a.k.a. The Winter, in 1 top list Check
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    Xia nü

    1971 — a.k.a. A Touch of Zen, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 16 -

    Jing wu men

    1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 86 -

    Qiu Jue

    1972 — a.k.a. Execution in Autumn, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 73 -

    Chat sup yee ga fong hak

    1973 — a.k.a. The House of 72 Tenants, in 1 top list Check
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    Ban jin ba liang

    1976 — a.k.a. The Private Eyes, in 4 top lists Check
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    Jui kuen

    1978 — a.k.a. Drunken Master, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 79 -

    Zai jian Zhongguo

    1978 — a.k.a. China Behind, in 1 top list Check
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    Dip bin

    1979 — a.k.a. The Butterfly Murders, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 32 -

    Fung gip

    1979 — a.k.a. The Secret, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 60 -

    Kong shan ling yu

    1979 — a.k.a. Raining in the Mountain, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 68 -

    Di yi lei xing wei xian

    1980 — a.k.a. Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 80 -

    Zhuang dao zheng

    1980 — a.k.a. The Spooky Bunch, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 27 -

    Foo ji ching

    1981 — a.k.a. Father and Son, in 1 top list Check
  48. 74 -

    Lie huo qing chun

    1982 — a.k.a. Nomad, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 8 -

    Tau ban no hoi

    1982 — a.k.a. Boat People, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 69 -

    Boon bin yen

    1983 — a.k.a. Ah Ying, in 3 top lists Check
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