Red Cliff (2008)

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.

Genres: Adventure, Drama, History, Action, War

What to watch after Red Cliff

• Once Upon a Time in China (1991) — Same subject: martial arts, china
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
• Bullet in the Head (1990) — John Woo directed both
• The Warlords (2007) — Two steps away in the credits
• Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I (2011)
• A Better Tomorrow (1986) — John Woo directed both