List of Chinese films of 2003
The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2003.
Highest-grossing films
Films released
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Tomorrow's Parties | Yu Lik-wai | Diao Yinan | Screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Blind Shaft | Li Yang | Li Yixiang, Wang Shuangbao, Wang Baoqiang |
Drama/Thriller | Silver Bear winner at the Berlin International Film Festival |
| Cala, My Dog! | Lu Xuechang | Ge You, Li Bin |
Drama-Comedy | |
| Cell Phone | Feng Xiaogang | Ge You, Fan Bingbing, Zhang Guoli, Xu Fan |
Comedy | |
| Drifters | Wang Xiaoshuai | Duan Long | Drama | Screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival |
| The Foliage | Lü Yue | Liu Ye, Shu Qi |
Drama | |
| Green Tea | Zhang Yuan | Zhao Wei | Romantic drama | |
| Jade Goddess of Mercy | Ann Hui | Nicholas Tse, Zhao Wei |
Drama | Entered into the 26th Moscow International Film Festival |
| My Father and I | Xu Jinglei | Xu Jinglei, Ye Daying |
Drama | Actress Xu Jinglei's directorial debut. |
| Nuan | Huo Jianqi | Guo Xiaodong, Li Jia |
Romantic drama | 2003 Golden Rooster winner for best film |
| The Only Sons | Gan Xiao'er | Gan Xiao'er, Hu Shuli |
Drama | |
| Purple Butterfly | Lou Ye | Zhang Ziyi | Drama | Entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival |
| Red Snow | Zhang Jianya | Karen Mok | Action/Thriller | |
| San Yuan Li | Ou Ning. Cao Fei | Experimental Documentary | ||
| Tang Poetry | Zhang Lu | Drama | ||
| Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks | Wang Bing | Documentary | Award winning 9-hour documentary in three 3-hour segments | |
| Uniform | Diao Yi'nan | Liang Hongli, Zeng Shuoqiong |
Drama | |
| Warm Spring | Wulan Tana | Tian Chengren, Qi Ruyi Zhang Yan, Hao Yang Yu Weijie |
Drama | Wulan Tana won the Golden Rooster Awards for Best Directorial Debut in 2003 |
| Warriors of Heaven and Earth | He Ping | Jiang Wen, Kiichi Nakai, Zhao Wei |
Historical/Action | |
| Zhou Yu's Train | Sun Zhou | Gong Li, Tony Leung Ka-Fai |
Drama |
