MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for A Chinese Ghost Story

A Chinese Ghost Story

2011 · 100 min

A lush, melancholy fantasy romance with eerie demons and martial-arts action, blending tragic love with supernatural horror.

Overview
Government official Ling Choi Sin journeys to the parched Black Mountain Village, to help its inhabitants find water. As he leads a group of volunteers up the haunted mountain, he encounters a bevy of sexy demons as well as a lovely girl named Siu Sin. After wooing her with some candy, he falls for her... and then realises that he is caught in a deadly triangle; another guy, a demon-hunter named Yan Chek Ha is also in love with Siu Sin. However, before the two men can settle their differences, they have to contend with the evil Tree Demon as well as a one-armed demon hunter who is determined to kill all the supernatural beings.

Search YouTube for the trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • fate
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour3
Realism2
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

More like this

Titles like A Chinese Ghost Story

Movie

A Chinese Ghost Story

1987

A whirlwind of ghosts, romance, and swordplay that feels like a feverish folk tale.

Romantic, eerie · about love and betrayal

Via
  • romantic
  • eerie
  • love
  • betrayal
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
95 min
Details In your watch list
A Chinese Ghost StoryHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Enchanting Phantom

2020

A lush, romantic fantasy that sweeps you into a world of ghosts and demons, balancing tender love with supernatural danger.

Romantic, eerie · about love and betrayal

Via
  • romantic
  • eerie
  • love
  • betrayal
Pacing
measured
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
96 min
Details In your watch list
The Enchanting PhantomHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Sorcerer and the White Snake

2011

A lush, effects-heavy myth full of flying demons and doomed romance, easy to watch but rarely gripping.

Same writer: Charcoal Tan · Romantic, melancholic · about love and betrayal

Also
Same writer: Charcoal Tan
Via
  • romantic
  • melancholic
  • love
  • betrayal
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
100 min
Details In your watch list
The Sorcerer and the White SnakeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Painted Skin

2008

A lush, sorrowful supernatural romance where beauty hides hunger and love costs everything.

Romantic, eerie · about love and betrayal

Via
  • romantic
  • eerie
  • love
  • betrayal
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
103 min
Details In your watch list
Painted SkinHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

2025

A brutal, tender romance drenched in blood and loneliness, with kinetic action and a tragic ache that lingers.

Romantic, melancholic · about love and betrayal

Via
  • romantic
  • melancholic
  • love
  • betrayal
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
100 min
Details In your watch list
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze ArcHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

White Snake

2019

A lush, romantic animated fantasy with sweeping visuals and a bittersweet love story that lingers.

Romantic, melancholic · about love and betrayal

Via
  • romantic
  • melancholic
  • love
  • betrayal
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
99 min
Details In your watch list
White SnakeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Legend of the Black Charro

2018

A colorful, spooky animated adventure that mixes folkloric scares with jokes and a surprisingly dark soul-stealing stakes.

Eerie · about betrayal and survival

Via
  • eerie
  • betrayal
  • survival
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
85 min
Details In your watch list
The Legend of the Black CharroHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Promise

2005

A lush, tragic fairy tale that sweeps you into a world of doomed romance and extravagant battles, beautiful but emotionally distant.

Same writer: Charcoal Tan · Romantic, melancholic · about love and betrayal

Also
Same writer: Charcoal Tan
Via
  • romantic
  • melancholic
  • love
  • betrayal
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
121 min
Details In your watch list
The PromiseHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Green Snake

1993

A lush, feverish dream of desire and restraint, gorgeous and strange, drifting between sensuality and spiritual torment.

Romantic, eerie · about love

Via
  • romantic
  • eerie
  • love
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
99 min
Details In your watch list
Green SnakeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Obsession

2025

A queasy, darkly funny cautionary tale that tightens its grip as romantic longing curdles into suffocating dread.

Eerie · about love and death · twist ending

Via
  • eerie
  • love
  • death
  • twist ending
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
109 min
Details In your watch list
ObsessionHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity

2020

A lush, tragic fantasy of doomed love and demonic pacts, unfolding with solemn grandeur and bittersweet sacrifice.

Romantic, melancholic · about love and betrayal · twist ending

Via
  • romantic
  • melancholic
  • love
  • betrayal
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
132 min
Details In your watch list
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of EternityHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Spirited Away

2001

A mesmerizing plunge into a strange, beautiful spirit world that is both wondrous and unsettling, anchored by a quiet girl's brave journey.

Eerie, melancholic · about survival

Via
  • eerie
  • melancholic
  • survival
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
125 min
Details In your watch list
Spirited AwayHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
fantasy, action, horror
Directed by
Wilson Yip
Written by
Charcoal Tan
Starring
Louis Koo, Liu Yifei, Yu Shaoqun, Louis Fan Siu-wong, Wang Danyi Li, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Gong Xinliang, Lin Peng
Music
Ronald Ng
Cinematography
Arthur Wong Ngok-tai, Yang Zhenyu
Runtime
100 min
Country
Hong Kong, China
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.