List of films set in Shanghai

The following is a list of films set wholly or partially in Shanghai.

• Shanghai Express (1932), starring Marlene Dietrich
• Le Drame de Shanghaï (1938), directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, filmed in France and in Saigon
• The Shanghai Gesture (1941), directed by Josef von Sternberg
• The Lady from Shanghai (1947), directed by Orson Welles, starring Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles
• Fist of Fury (1972), starring Bruce Lee
• Shanghai 13 (1984), starring Andy Lau.
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), starring Harrison Ford, begins in fictional Club Obi-Wan in Shanghai
• Shanghai Surprise (1986), starring Madonna and Sean Penn
• Empire of the Sun (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg
• Shanghai 1920 (1991), starring John Lone and Adrian Pasdar
• God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991), starring Stephen Chow
• Centre Stage (1992), directed by Stanley Kwan
• Fist of Legend (Jingwu yingxiong, 1994), action movie starring Jet Li, a remake of Fist of Fury
• Tian Di (1994), starring Andy Lau.
• The Phantom Lover (1995), starring Leslie Cheung and Jacklyn Wu.
• Shanghai Triad (Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao, 1995), directed by Zhang Yimou
• A Romance in Shanghai (新上海假期) (1996), starring Fann Wong
• Shanghai Grand (1996), starring Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung and Ning Jing
• Temptress Moon (Feng yue, 1996), directed by Chen Kaige, starring Leslie Cheung and Gong Li
• Armageddon (1998) destroyed by an asteroid and tsunami
• Eighteen Springs (Bansheng yuan, 1998), directed by Ann Hui On-wah
• Flowers of Shanghai (Haishang hua, 1998), directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
• Shanghai Noon (2000), starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson
• Suzhou River (Suzhou he, 2000), directed by Lou Ye
• Code 46 (2003), directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Tim Robbins
• Purple Butterfly (Zi hudie, 2003), directed by Lou Ye, starring Zhang Ziyi
• Shanghai Knights (2003), sequel to Shanghai Noon, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), one scene in the movie was set in Shanghai, but it was shot on a set and not on location.
• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), in which Anguirus attacks the city and destroys the Oriental Pearl Tower
• Kung Fu Hustle (Gongfu, 2004), directed by Stephen Chow
• Everlasting Regret (2005), directed by Stanley Kwan
• The White Countess (2005), with Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson
• Fearless (2006), directed by Ronny Yu, starring Jet Li
• Perhaps Love (2005), directed by Peter Chan
• Mission Impossible 3 (2006), starring Tom Cruise
• The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2006), directed by Ann Hui
• The Painted Veil (2006), starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts
• Ultraviolet (2006), starring Milla Jovovich. Not explicitly set in Shanghai, but partially shot in Shanghai
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower is knocked off by Doctor Doom
• Lust, Caution (2007), directed by Ang Lee and based on the novella by Eileen Chang
• The Longest Night in Shanghai (2007), starring Masahiro Motoki and Zhao Wei
• Shanghai Kiss (2007), starring Ken Leung and Hayden Panettiere
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009).
• Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010), starring Donnie Yen, Shu Qi and Anthony Wong
• Shanghai (2010), starring Chow Yun-fat, John Cusack, Gong Li and Ken Watanabe.
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2010), starring Li Bingbing and Jun Ji-hyun and based on the novel by Lisa See, directed by Wayne Wang with many scenes filmed at The Peninsula Shanghai on the Bund
• The Last Tycoon, starring Chow Yun-fat, Sammo Hung and Francis Ng.
• Shanghai Calling (2012), starring Daniel Henney
• Looper (2012), starring Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt
• Skyfall (2012), the 23rd James Bond film, starring Daniel Craig
• Penguins of Madagascar(2014)

See also

• List of films based on location
• List of films set in Hong Kong
• List of films set in Macau
• List of fiction set in Shanghai