2006 The Banquet (Ye Yan)

A loose adaptation of Hamlet, the film is set in an empire in chaos after the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). The Emperor, the Empress, the Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a banquet.

2004 A World without Thieves (Tianxia Wuzei)

A thief-couple heads west after cheating a businessman out of his BMW. But an encounter with a naive young carpenter traveling with his life savings challenges their beliefs.

2003 Cell Phone (Shou Ji)

The plot follows a popular television talk show host who accidentally leaves his cell phone at home. When his mistress calls, his wife answers. This sets in motion a series of increasingly tricky situations that threaten his carefully woven web of lies, sending his life spiraling out of control.

2001 Big Shot's Funeral (Da Wan)

Starring Donald Sutherland, the film is set amid the rising commercialism of modern-day China. An American director has a stroke and makes a local cameraman promise that he will produce a "comedy funeral" for him. This turns into a sponsorship feeding frenzy, and the secretly recovering director is tickled pink by the irony of it all.

1998 Be There or Be Square (Bujian Busan)

Two mismatched Beijingers struggling in Los Angeles become reluctant friends after a house invasion. Subsequent coincidences keep forcing the pair together until they can no longer resist each other.

1997 The Dream Factory (Jiafang Yifang)

Four friends come up with an unusual idea to make some money and have fun doing it. For a small fee, they will impersonate and act out any character role for their customers to realize their wishes. In the course of providing this novel service, they encounter a whole spectrum of people, finding ways to genuinely help them boost their morale and overcome their fears.

China Daily

(China Daily 08/22/2007 page20)