I want to express my gratitude towards anyone who made a recommendation. You've made me very happy.
Below you can find a list of movies recommended at this point in time. Not all fit the time span I was asking for, and not all are made in China/Hong Kong, but I don't mind.
There may be some errors in the details. Don't be angry.
The most recommended ones, at the time of compiling the list were:
Black Coal, Thin Ice (4 recommendations)
Let the Bullets Fly (4 recommendations)
An Elephant sitting still (3 recommendations)
Long Days Journey into the Night (3 recommendations)
A Touch of Sin (3 recommendations)
| MOVIE | YEAR | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|
| Ash is Purest White | 2018 | Jia Zhangke |
| Dying to Survive | 2018 | Wen Muye |
| Ip Man | 2010 | Yuen Woo-ping, Wilson Yip |
| Little Red Flower, A | 2020 | Han Yan |
| Lust Caution | 2007 | Ang Lee |
| Wrath of Silence | 2017 | Yukun Xin |
| Youth | 2017 | Feng Xiaogang |
| Elephant sitting still, An | 2018 | Hu Bo |
| Long Days Journey into the Night | 2018 | Bi Gan |
| Touch of Sin, A | 2013 | Jia Zhangke |
| Black Coal, Thin Ice | 2014 | Diao Yinan |
| Let the Bullets Fly | 2010 | Jiang Wen |
| Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress | 2002 | Dai Sijie |
| Better Days | 2019 | Derek Tsang |
| Coffin in the Mountain, The | 2014 | Xin Yukun |
| Cry Me a Sad River | 2018 | Luo Luo |
| Detective Chinatown | 2015 | Chen Sicheng |
| Detective Chinatown 2 | 2018 | Chen Sicheng |
| Detective Chinatown 3 | 2021 | Chen Sicheng |
| Eight Hundred, The | 2020 | Guan Hu |
| Election | 2005 | Johnnie To |
| Election 2 | 2006 | Johnnie To |
| Ex-File 3: The Return of The Exes | 2017 | Tian Yusheng |
| Ex-Files | 2014 | Tian Yusheng |
| Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back | 2015 | Tian Yusheng |
| Grandmaster, The | 2013 | Kar-Wai Wong |
| Hello Mr. Billionaire | 2018 | Damo Peng, Fei Yan |
| Incantation | 2022 | Kevin Ho |
| Kaili Blues | 2015 | Bi Gan |
| Love Me If You Dare | 2015 | Zhang Kaizhou |
| Moneyboys | 2021 | C.B.Yi |
| Mr. Donkey | 2016 | Liu Lu |
| Please Vote For Me | 2007 | Weijun Chen |
| Red Cliff | 2008 | John Woo |
| Return to Dust | 2022 | Li Ruijun |
| Suburban Birds | 2018 | Qiu Sheng |
| Super Me | 2021 | Zhang Chong |
| Thirteen Princess Trees | 2006 | Lü Yue |
| Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon | 2008 | Daniel Lee |
| Waste Land, The | 2021 | Meng Wang |
| Wild Goose Lake, The | 2019 | Diao Yinan |
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