# The best Leslie Cheung movies

From A Better Tomorrow, A Chinese Ghost Story and Rouge to Days of Being Wild, Farewell My Concubine and Happy Together: the Leslie Cheung classics most recommended by United Daily News, NIUS News and Douban lists.

- 17 votes · 12 items
- Apr 17, 2025 · 許佳穎
- https://even.best/en/l/4283/the-best-leslie-cheung-movies

## Top 10

1. **Days of Being Wild (1990)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Wong Kar-wai: the playboy Yuddy and his "one-minute friends".
2. **Farewell My Concubine (1993)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Chen Kaige: the life of Peking opera star Cheng Dieyi; Palme d'Or at Cannes.
3. **Rouge (1987)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Stanley Kwan: Twelfth Master and Fleur, with Anita Mui, from Lilian Lee's novel.
4. **Ashes of Time (1994)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Wong Kar-wai: Ouyang Feng in the desert and tales of the martial world.
5. **A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The scholar Ning Choi-san and the ghost Nip Siu-sin, with Joey Wong.
6. **He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Peter Chan: music producer Sam and Wing, a girl dressed as a boy (Anita Yuen).
7. **All's Well, Ends Well (1992)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A Lunar New Year comedy classic, alongside Stephen Chow and Maggie Cheung.
8. **Once a Thief (1991)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — John Woo: a heist action comedy with Chow Yun-fat and Cherie Chung.
9. **Double Tap (2000)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A rare villain role in a duel between sharpshooters.
10. **Inner Senses (2002)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — His last film, as a psychiatrist.
11. **Happy Together (1997)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Wong Kar-wai: Ho Po-wing and Lai Yiu-fai break up and make up in Buenos Aires.
12. **A Better Tomorrow (1986)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — John Woo: brotherhood and gangland loyalty with Chow Yun-fat and Ti Lung.

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