Ranked by IMDb rating — 5 Chinese drama films released in 2026.
Lan Hongchun · 118 min · Damai Entertainment
Xiaowei travels to Thailand to find his "billionaire grandfather" who is out of contact due to debt problems, but unexpectedly find the one who has been corresponding with his grandmother for years is not her husband.
Cast: Li Sitong, Wang Yantong, Wu Shaoqing
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (9.2/10 on TMDb (44 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Wen Muye · 141 min · Bad Monkey (Shanghai) 上海坏猴子 / 梦将军（上海）影业有限公司
Seeking a fresh start, chef Xu Fu travels to the Middle East to support his family and repay his debts. Alongside restaurant manager Ma Junsheng, he transforms the struggling Dragon Restaurant into a thriving business. But when war engulfs the city, their hard-won success is shattered and the restaurant becomes a refuge for those caught in the conflict. As danger closes in, Xu Fu must risk everything to protect his newfound community and preserve a small beacon of hope amid the devastation.
Cast: Shen Teng, Jiang Qiming, Omar Sherif
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (9.0/10 on TMDb (43 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Bai Xue · 107 min · Media Asia Films / Shanghai Maoyan Film 上海猫眼影业
At the age of seventy, a fiercely non-conformist grandmother partners with a lethargic, underachieving young prodigy to navigate the highly competitive and eccentric subculture of speedcubing, defying familial skepticism and generational expectations.
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Liu Haoran, Sa Rina
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.2/10 on TMDb (5 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Peng Fei · 123 min · Shanghai Maoyan Film 上海猫眼影业 / Shanghai Haimu Film Group
A worker from Northeast China is obsessed with his dream of flying his self-made flying-device.
Cast: Jiang Qiming, Li Xueqin, Dong Baoshi
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.4/10 on TMDb (10 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Feng Xiaogang · 142 min · Alibaba Pictures Group / China Film Group Corporation
On the day of the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Xiao Dali, who had just entered the city and was reorganized as the director of the public security police station, found that the primary school teach...
Cast: Lei Jiayin, Hu Ge, Chuai Ni
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.2/10 on TMDb (5 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Our top-ranked Chinese drama movie of 2026 is Dear You, based on its IMDb rating (TMDb as a fallback where OMDb hasn't rated it yet).
We've catalogued 5 Chinese drama movies released in 2026.
