The Founding of a Republic(建国大业)
✭ ✭
China · 2009
2h 18m
Director Han Sanping, Huang Jianxin
Starring Tang Guoqiang, Liu Jin, Wang Wufu, Liu Sha
Genre Drama, History
Add to Watchlist
Please login to add films to your watchlist.
The Founding of a Republic is a Chinese historical film commissioned by China's film regulator and made by the state-owned China Film Group (CFG) to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The film retells the tale of the Communist ascendancy and triumph.
We hate to say it, but we can't find anywhere to view this film.
What are people saying?
Users who liked this film also liked
Hero
(英雄)
After surviving an assassination attempt, King of Qin summons a renowned warrior in hopes of uniting the Warring States of ancient China.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, Hong Kong • 2002
- Director Zhang Yimou
- Cast Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Dao-Ming
- Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Pluto TV
Pride & Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet will marry for love, no matter what the consequences.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, United Kingdom, United States • 2005
- Director Joe Wright
- Cast Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Rosamund Pike, Simon Woods, Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Howl's Moving Castle
(ハウルの動く城)
A young woman cursed with old age seeks the help of an insecure magician and his companions, who live in a moving castle.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 2004
- Director Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashūin, Ryunosuke Kamiki
- Genre Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Fearless
(霍元甲)
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself makes you fearless.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, Hong Kong • 2006
- Director Ronny Yu
- Cast Jet Li, Sun Li, Dong Yong, Shidou Nakamura, Pau Hei-Ching, Chen Zhi-Hui
- Genre Drama, Action
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
New Police Story
(新警察故事)
Failures and suffering make a real hero
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China • 2004
- Director Benny Chan
- Cast Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Charlene Choi, Daniel Wu, Dave Wong Kit
- Genre Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
CJ7
(長江七號)
A poor construction worker mistakes an orb he finds in a junk yard as a toy for his son, and it proves to be much more once the young boy starts to play with it.
- ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China • 2008
- Director Stephen Chow
- Cast Stephen Chow, Xu Jiao, Kitty Zhang, Lam Tze-chung, Lee Sheung-Ching, Huang Lei
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Assembly
(集结号)
Every sacrifice deserves to be immortalized.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, Hong Kong • 2007
- Director Feng Xiaogang
- Cast Zhang Hanyu, Deng Chao, Yuan Wenkang, Tang Yan, Liao Fan, Baoqiang Wang
- Genre Action, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Infernal Affairs III
(無間道III: 終極無間)
The Ultimate Showdown
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China • 2003
- Director Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
- Cast Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Leon Lai, Chen Daoming, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang
- Genre Crime, Drama, Action
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Warlords
(投名狀)
In 19th century China, an injured general must amass a new army from peasants and bandits to defend the Qing dynasty.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China • 2007
- Director Raymond Yip Wai-Man
- Cast Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xu Jinglei, Wei Zongwan, Gu Bao-Ming
- Genre Action, Drama, History
- Available on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex Channel
If You Are the One
(非诚勿扰)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2008
- Director Feng Xiaogang
- Cast Ge You, Shu Qi, Fan Wei, Alex Fong, Vivian Hsu, Hu Ke
- Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Siege of Firebase Gloria
Against all odds they went to hell and back.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Australia, United States, Philippines • 1989
- Director Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Cast Wings Hauser, R. Lee Ermey, Robert Arevalo, Mark Neely, Gary Hershberger, Clyde Jones
- Genre Action, War
- Available on ScreenPix Apple TV Channel, Fandango At Home, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel
The Sun Also Rises
(太阳照常升起)
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2007
- Director Jiang Wen
- Cast Yun Zhou, Jiang Wen, Joan Chen, Anthony Wong, Jaycee Chan, Wei Kong
- Genre Fantasy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Front Line
(고지전)
The final battle of the Korean War determines the border between the North and the South.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2011
- Director Jang Hoon
- Cast Shin Ha-kyun, Go Soo, Lee Je-hoon, Ryu Seung-su, Ko Chang-seok, Lee Da-wit
- Genre Action, Drama, War
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
The Death of Stalin
In the Kremlin, no one can hear you scheme.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, France, Belgium • 2017
- Director Armando Iannucci
- Cast Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko
- Genre Comedy, History
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Youth
(芳华)
Love, lust, and war during the tumultuous time of the Cultural Revolution in China.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2017
- Director Feng Xiaogang
- Cast Huang Xuan, Miao Miao, Elane Zhong, Yang Caiyu, Li Xiaofeng, Wang Tianchen
- Genre Drama, History, Music
- Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home
Big Brother
(大師兄)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong • 2018
- Director Kam Ka-Wai
- Cast Donnie Yen, Joe Chen, Lok Ming-Kit, Yu Kang, Bruce Tong Kwan-Chi, Chris Tong Kwan-Yiu
- Genre Action, Drama, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Popflick, Plex Channel
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man faces a crisis from across the multiverse.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United States, Iceland • 2021
- Director Jon Watts
- Cast Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei
- Genre Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Wandering Earth II
(流浪地球2)
The sun is rapidly burning out and humans engage in a desperate attempt to propel Earth to a new solar system.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2023
- Director Frant Gwo
- Cast Andy Lau, Wu Jing, Li Xue Jian, Sha Yi, Ning Li, Wang Zhi
- Genre Action, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV