PickFlick
The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin

1998•2h 42m•6.9/10
HistoryDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.9/10(87)

In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Hahn Shin Corporation, Le Studio Canal+

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Gong Li

Gong Li

Lady Zhao

Zhang Fengyi

Zhang Fengyi

Jing Ke

Li Xuejian

Li Xuejian

Ying Zheng

Wang Zhiwen

Wang Zhiwen

Marquis Changxin

Sun Zhou

Sun Zhou

Prince Yan Dan

Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige

Lu Buwei

Pan Changjiang

Pan Changjiang

Prison Official

Zhao Benshan

Zhao Benshan

Gao Jianli

Ding Haifeng

Ding Haifeng

Qin Wuyang

Zhou Xun

Zhou Xun

Blind Girl

Lü Xiaohe

Lü Xiaohe

General Fan Yuqi

Kong Qinsan

Kong Qinsan

Liang Shi

Gu Yongfei

Gu Yongfei

Queen Mother

Li Qiang

Li Qiang

Han Shi

Li Hongtao

Li Hongtao

Li Si

Wang Qianyuan

Wang Qianyuan

Zhao Shi

Han Dong

Qin Yushou

Recommended

Hero

Hero

7.5
2002
Movie

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.

Hero

2002
7.5
Red Cliff II

Red Cliff II

7.3
2009
Movie

The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?

Red Cliff II

2009
7.3
Raise the Red Lantern

Raise the Red Lantern

7.9
1991
Movie

In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

Raise the Red Lantern

1991
7.9
The Great Wall

The Great Wall

6.0
2016
Movie

European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

The Great Wall

2016
6.0
Nick of Time

Nick of Time

6.2
1995
Movie

An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.

Nick of Time

1995
6.2
House of Flying Daggers

House of Flying Daggers

7.3
2004
Movie

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

House of Flying Daggers

2004
7.3
An Empress and the Warriors

An Empress and the Warriors

6.0
2008
Movie

After the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom.

An Empress and the Warriors

2008
6.0
The Banquet

The Banquet

6.1
2006
Movie

Crown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor's brother, Li, kills him and Wu Luan tries to avenge his father's death.

The Banquet

2006
6.1
Mary

Mary

6.3
2024
Movie

A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.

Mary

2024
6.3
Eye for an Eye

Eye for an Eye

7.1
2022
Movie

A highly trained and exceptionally deadly swordsman looks for revenge after being caught in the middle of a power struggle that results in the assassination of an innocent woman's family.

Eye for an Eye

2022
7.1
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

6.2
2016
Movie

A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

2016
6.2
Only the River Flows

Only the River Flows

6.4
2023
Movie

Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own.

Only the River Flows

2023
6.4

Similar Movies

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

6.7
2005
Movie

A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005
6.7
The Alley

The Alley

6.2
1981
Movie

The film is a powerful condemnation of the political radicalism of the Cultural Revolution and shows how ordinary people were victimized during a decade of turmoil.

The Alley

1981
6.2
Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

7.0
1932
Movie

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Shanghai Express

1932
7.0
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

6.9
1919
Movie

The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

1919
6.9
The Warrior

The Warrior

7.0
2001
Movie

In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.

The Warrior

2001
7.0
M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

6.6
1993
Movie

In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with opera singer Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

M. Butterfly

1993
6.6
Curse of the Golden Flower

Curse of the Golden Flower

6.9
2006
Movie

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006
6.9
Hitman

Hitman

6.2
2007
Movie

A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.

Hitman

2007
6.2
The Net

The Net

6.0
1995
Movie

Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber friend, she comes across a top secret program and becomes the target of a mysterious organization who will stop at nothing to erase her identity and her existence, in order to protect the project.

The Net

1995
6.0
Mongolian Ping Pong

Mongolian Ping Pong

6.4
2005
Movie

Bilike has never seen a ping-pong ball before. He and his family live without electricity and running water in a solitary tent home among the vast steppe grasslands. The magnificent landscape here has changed little since the days of Genghis Kahn. But life in the middle of nowhere can be exciting for a young boy. The smallest of details become big events for curious Bilike and his best friends Erguotou and Dawa. The mystery of the small white ball floating in the creek leads to questions about the world around them, as well as innocent mischief.

Mongolian Ping Pong

2005
6.4
Lucky Number Slevin

Lucky Number Slevin

7.5
2006
Movie

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.

Lucky Number Slevin

2006
7.5
Black Coal, Thin Ice

Black Coal, Thin Ice

6.5
2014
Movie

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.

Black Coal, Thin Ice

2014
6.5
PickFlick Assistant
Hi! I'm your PickFlick Assistant. Ask me about movies, TV shows, OTT sources, or anything about PickFlick.

Powered by CopilotKit