Best Wuxia Films
Please vote for your favourite wuxia films! I’ve seen a few and want to watch a lot more. Feel free to explain your picks in the comments.
Ruth May 1, 2026
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![Wuliang]()
After the imperial court attacks Wuliang manor searching for the most powerful Sutra in the pugilist world, a Gushi named Feng Ren is given a task to protect Po Xiao, a blind ...more -
![The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity]()
When a demonic serpent reawakens, the Yin-Yang Masters must solve a murder mystery and protect their realms from a dark conspiracy at the royal court. (Source: Netflix) ~~ Adapted from the novel ...more -
![Shadow]()
Set during China's Three Kingdoms era (AD 220–280). The story of a great king and his people, who will be expelled from their homeland and will aspire to claim it. The king, ...more -
![House of Flying Daggers]()
859 AD. The once-great Tang Dynasty is now declining. Numerous rebel groups have formed, the largest of which is the House of Flying Daggers, based in Feng Tian county. They steal from ...more -
![Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]()
Set in the Qing Dynasty during the 43rd year (1779) of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, martial arts master Li Mu Bai is about to retire and enter a life of ...more -
![Brotherhood of Blades]()
The story is centered on three officers of the Ming Dynasty, the secret police who are tasked with disposing of an adversary of the emperor. The three officers then become entangled in ...more -
![Creation of the Gods Ⅰ: Kingdom of Storms]()
After conspiring with a conniving fox demon to kill the emperor and seize power, King Zhou reigns as a tyrant so brutal that he incurs the wrath of Heaven. In a final ...more -
![Reign of Assassins]()
Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to their rightful ...more -
![Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants]()
Under the leadership of Genghis Khan, the Mongol army marched westward to defeat the Jin dynasty and then planned to head south to eliminate the Song dynasty. Skilled martial artists from various ...more -
![Fatal Journey]()
The story is set during the time when the Qinghe Nie sect was dealing with their ancestral knife tomb incident. Nie Ming Jue brought Nie Huai Sang and other Nie sect disciples ...more -
![The Living Dead]()
Near Qishan Mountain, there is a little town called Fu Feng, which is nicknamed the "City That Never Turns Dark". There, lies a legend of the "Lit Lamp Murderer". Wen Ning arrives ...more -
![Blades of the Guardians]()
It follows Dao Ma, the "second most-wanted fugitive," who accepts a mission to escort the "most-wanted fugitive," Zhi Shi Lang, to Chang'an, capital of the Sui dynasty. This perilous journey draws multiple ...more -
![Swords Drawn]()
"Jian" is the number one killer in the Qisha Villa. As he decides to silently quit, his assassination is ordered by the Villa owner. He was lucky to have been saved by ...more -
![The Unbeatable]()
Story of Li Jin Rong, daughter of Li Zheng (the leader of the 48 mountain stronghold) and mother of Zhou Fei, and how she transforms and grows from a carefree girl who ...more -
![Eye for an Eye]()
A highly trained and exceptionally deadly blind swordsman seeks revenge after being caught in the middle of a power struggle that results in the assassination of an innocent woman’s family. (Source: Letterboxd) -
![Eye for an Eye 2]()
The blind swordsman, skilled in martial arts, named Cheng Xia Zi, accidentally saves Zhang Xiao Yu, who has suffered from the destruction of his family. Under the persuasion of the orphan Xiao ...more
