The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.

The Lost Bladesman
2011
6.3/10

Curse of the Golden Flower
2006
6.9/10

Zulu
1964
7.4/10

Devils on the Doorstep
2001
8.2/10

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003
7.2/10

Zulu Dawn
1979
6.1/10

The War Below
2021
6.7/10

The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
6.5/10

Jacknife
1989
6.3/10

The Last Emperor
1987
7.6/10

H.M.S. Defiant
1962
6.5/10

Dead to Rights
2025
8.0/10

The Battle at Lake Changjin
2021
6.2/10

Waiting for Anya
2020
6.3/10

Red Cliff II
2009
7.3/10

The Grey Zone
2001
6.6/10

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
2019
6.8/10

The Flowers of War
2011
7.4/10

The Children of Huang Shi
2008
6.7/10

The New One-Armed Swordsman
1971
6.9/10
The Emperor of Atlantis
1977
10/10