Movies and TV shows set in taipei
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in taipei ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, melancholic, emotional, psychological, semi serious and realistic films and TV shows about / with friendship, slice of life, urban, relationships, coming of age, identity, female protagonist, love and romance, bittersweet and love affair plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in Taiwan, Sweden, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as taipei: Gatao 2: Rise of the King (2018), Parking (2008), Miss Kicki (2009), Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003), Lovesick (2011), Taipei Exchanges (2010), Light the Night (2021), My Egg Boy (2016), Weekend in Taipei (2024), Taipei Suicide Story (2020).
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List of movies set in taipei
Genre: Crime
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Ren has finally succeeded his boss as the head of the North Fort Gang. For so long, his ambitions had been held back; now, he can realize them. But the ruthless Jian returns with his own gang. Though Ren and Jian were once like brothers, Ren's ...
Style:
contemplative, suspenseful, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating ...
Plot:
gangster, mafia, pride and honor, heroes, criminal heroes, revenge, betrayal, crime family, rivalry, society, mob boss, crime boss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
On Mother's Day in Taipei, Chen Mo makes a date for dinner with his wife, hoping to bring their estranged relationship back together. While buying a cake on his way home, a car unexpectedly double parks next to his car, preventing his exit.
Style:
humorous, realistic, psychological, semi serious, offbeat
Plot:
family relations, estrangement, unsupportive spouse, old couple, prostitute, on the run, night, orphan, letter, debt, blind woman, fish ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Taiwan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Kicki has after several years abroad returned to Sweden. Her 17-year old son has been brought up by his grandmother and has a very distant relationship to his mother. In an effort to get reacquainted Kicki invites her son to join her on vacation in ...
Style:
realistic, touching, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
mother son estrangement, teenage boy, businessman, gay, family relations, lgbt, love, lgbt teen, travel, friendship, romantic friendship, hotel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
taiwan, taipei, asia
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
On a dark, rainy night, an historic and regal Taipei cinema sees its final film: 1967 martial arts feature "Dragon Inn". As the film plays, the lives of the theater's various employees and patrons intersect, and two ghostly actors ...
Style:
contemplative, surreal, sincere, atmospheric, slow cinema ...
Plot:
longing, tourist, introspection, human nature, dull life, solitude, theater, loneliness, minimalism, underground, asian, life & death ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
taipei, taiwan, japan, east asia, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Taiwan, China
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ariel Lin is a girl who has love phobia caused by her HS ex-bfd who left her heart broken. She vows never to fall in love again but then she meets a handsome doctor in the hospital who seems to a perfect guy. Her new journey starts when she tries to ...
Style:
humorous, touching, captivating, light, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
true love, hospital, doctor, love affair, couples, fall in love, haunted by the past, friends, unfulfillment, young romance, phobia, loneliness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
taiwan, taipei, japan, asia, shanghai ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Doris simply wanted to open a refined, stylish coffee shop in a bohemian Taipei neighborhood, but when she's stuck with a load of useless gifts from the opening celebration, her younger sister Josie turns the café into a burgeoning bartering ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, disturbing, captivating, reflective ...
Plot:
coffee shop, slice of life, cafe owner, satire, lifestyle, dream, business, female protagonist, dreaming, businesswoman, follow your dream, community ...
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Taking the hotel on Linsen North Road in Taiwan as the background, it is a realistic drama that describes the love and hatred between the Japanese-style hotel proprietress and Yang Jin Hua in 1988 and a group of amorous ladies under her.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, dark ...
Plot:
passionate kiss, unrequited love, red light district, gangster, love interest, relationships, male female relationship, life is a bitch, murder mystery, buddy, friendship, murder ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
taipei, taiwan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan, Sweden
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Even in modern-day Taipei, women feel the societal pressure to get married and have children before the clock runs out. Thankfully, there is a solution: freeze your eggs and prolong your fertility until the right one comes along! Starring Ariel Lin, ...
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, psychological, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
fertility, love, in love, looking for love, love affair, relationships, problem, love and romance, love story, fall in love, male female relationship, women's issues ...
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, Taiwan, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past.
Style:
tense, suspense, twisted, noir, neo noir
Plot:
undercover, secrets, betrayal, weekend getaway, urban, mature, espionage, conspiracy, revenge, identity, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse ...
Place:
taiwan, taipei, paris france, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die.
Style:
art house, poignant, melancholic, existential, psychological ...
Plot:
suicide, hotel, loneliness, isolation, guest, receptionist, intimate, character study, introspection, mental health, desperation, road not taken ...
Place:
taiwan, taipei
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Gwei Lun-mei-starring drama series “Women in Taipei,” as a spin-off from the “Women in Tokyo” series.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
female protagonist, ambition, city life, aunt niece relationship, ambitious woman, lifestyle, coping, family relations, self discovery, struggle, aspiration, slice of life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
taiwan, taipei
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Michael and his right-hand man Scorpion, who find themselves embroiled in their father Ko's turf war against rival gangs in Taipei, setting off a conflict between old and new generations of gangsters. The film is the latest installment in the ...
Style:
crime drama, noir, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
gangster, gang warfare, organized crime, father son conflict, power struggle, betrayal, ambition, violence, revenge, loyalty, brotherhood, right hand man ...
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
TV show
Story:
In the summer of 1995, childhood friends Zheng Ren Wei and Lin Jia En took their college entrance exam. Zheng got into a college in Taipei and was ready to start an exciting life in the big city. Lin, unfortunately, failed the test and was stuck in ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, lighthearted, sentimental, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
college life, friendship, coming of age, slice of life, youth, first love, nostalgia, high school life, problem, relationships, lifestyle, self discovery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
taiwan, taipei
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
'Cape No. 7' director Wei Te-Sheng returns to his melodic roots with Taiwan's first musical, '52Hz, I Love You.'
Style:
light, entertaining, romantic, captivating, anthology ...
Plot:
valentine's day, love story, loneliness, looking for love, love and romance, music, romantic relationship, relationships, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, love affair ...
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, the taboo of sex is racing through everyone's minds: a kindergarten teacher is a party animal at night, a sex-addicted hairstylist seduces anyone she can, a cyber angel hungers for various sexual ...
Style:
sensual, erotic, sex comedy
Plot:
lesbian, sexuality, sexual exploration, urban, relationships, young adult, city life, nightlife, dating, coming of age, identity, youth culture ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
taipei, taiwan
Is relevant?
Genre: Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 72 min.
TV show
Story:
Zhao Wu Xian, Zhao Yuan Man, Hou Zi Cheng and Lin Mei Xin are good friends who grew up together in the same orphanage in Yun Lin. In year 2009, Wu Xian, Yuan Man and Zi Cheng went to Taipei to pursue their dreams. They will be facing some challenges ...
Style:
romantic drama, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
relationships, friendship, coming of age, romantic relationship, love story, friends, love and romance, group of friends, university, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, couple relations ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Family, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Story:
Dolly, a lovely, adorable little girl from the mountain region. Due to the death of her parents, she was sent to her parents' friend, Mrs. Chu's care. When Dolly and her mini pig playmate, Guava, first came to Taipei, they brought a great ...
Style:
lighthearted, feel good, slapstick
Plot:
friendship, childhood, children, innocence, heartwarming, loyalty, family drama, resilience, unhappiness, coming of age, everyday life, caretaker ...
Time:
90s
Place:
taipei, taiwan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Taipei, late Dec 2012. The city is going through an unprecedented winter heatwave, with temperatures in the 30s. Eight-year-old Tiger (Antoine) lives with his divorced mother, Cao Yi (Vivian Hsu), 36, who is struggling to make ends meet with her job ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, captivating, light, melancholic
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
single mother, working mom, family drama, humour, robot, help, mother and son, financial problem, fantasy world, family problems, money problems, relationships ...
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Several residents of a Taipei apartment complex try to sort out their tangled romances in this Taiwanese drama helmed by Ming-Tai Wang. Hair stylist Angel (Kang-i Lee) can't get her aloof beau, Alan (Cheng-Lung Lan), to commit to their ...
Style:
melancholic, romantic drama, art house, indie film
Plot:
heartbreak, love triangle, loneliness, unrequited love, character study, affair, jealousy, breakup, bittersweet, infidelity, obsession, passion ...
Place:
taipei
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When her mother gets sick, 13-year-old Fen moves back to Taiwan, where she struggles to fit in amid the 2003 SARS epidemic.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, tense, semi autobiographical, period drama
Plot:
coming of age, breast cancer, mother daughter relationship, illness, female protagonist, adolescence, family drama, epidemic, youth, identity, teenage angst, family conflict ...
Place:
taiwan, taipei, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A rebellious teen is reunited with her father, a small time Taipei gangster, causing him to question his life of crime.
Style:
crime drama, bleak, exciting, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, gangster, cop, police officer, teenager, father, teenage daughter, teenage girl, loss of mother, father and daughter, adolescent girl, death of mother ...
Place:
taipei, taiwan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
My Lucky Star is a 2007 drama starring Jimmy Lin, Leon Jay Williams, and Yoo Ha Na. It was produced by Sanlih E-Television and directed by Chen Ming Zhang.
The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Taiwan Television from 11 March 2007 ...
Style:
romantic comedy, psychological, captivating, disturbing, satirical ...
Plot:
jewelry, designer, changing lives, love affair, romantic relationship, relationships, love story, love and romance, criminal, satire, con artists, heartwarming ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
taipei
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Kelsey is running from failure, heartbreak and humiliation. In an attempt to understand God’s purpose for her life, she goes to Taiwan to teach English. Will her leap of faith pay off?
Style:
thrilling, semi serious, captivating, uplifting, intercultural ...
Plot:
heartbreak, healing, missionary, forgiveness, christian, self discovery, faith, female protagonist, hopes, crisis of faith, spiritual journey, personal growth ...
Place:
taiwan, taipei
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
TV show
Story:
After discovering his estranged daughter's link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Asperger's syndrome risks everything to solve the case.
Style:
detective, suspense, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, serial killer, asperger's syndrome, murder investigation, police investigation, murderer, murder mystery, forensics, murder, serial murder, brutality, psychopath ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
taiwan, taipei
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Genre: Romance
Country: Taiwan, China, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Three stories are told, respectively set in Tokyo, Taipei, and Shanghai. The first two stories are about a Japanese person and a Taiwanese person. The last one is set in Shanghai with a story about a Japanese man and a Chinese woman. Some of the ...
Style:
romantic, touching, melancholic, sentimental, intercultural ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
first love, teenage love, youth, love, lgbtq, best friend, opposites attract, friendship, couple relations, bisexuality, motherhood, pregnancy ...
Place:
shanghai, tokyo, east asia, taipei
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A true story of the unrelenting endurance and perseverance of a group of passionate teenage girls, in a film that firmly grasps audiences and tugs at the heartstrings with an emotionally charged story of tug-of-war, “Step Back to Glory”, stands ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, emotional
Plot:
friendship, teenage girl, teamwork, girl, determination, resilience, perseverance, female protagonist, school, teenage protagonist, teenage life, sport team ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
taiwan, taipei
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Story:
A film sequel to the popular series, U Motherbaker. It is a Taiwanese family comedy about culture and the challenges of transforming a traditional cake shop. The film spin-off depicts the mother’s adventures of being the number one fan of the ...
Style:
lighthearted, family comedy, uplifting, feel good, sentimental
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
motherhood, family values, culture clash, heartwarming, mother daughter relationship, small business, celebrity culture, domestic drama, slice of life, entrepreneurship, identity, nostalgia
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Hi My Sweetheart is a 2009 Taiwanese Drama starring Show Luo, Rainie Yang and Lee Wei. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production and Chai Zhi Ping as producer and directed by Lin He Long. It started filming on 26 July 2009 and wrapped ...
Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Plot:
college life, male female relationship, love and romance, love story, couple relations, schoolboy, friends in love, rich man, relationships, family relations, secret identity, love affair ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Bull Fighting is a 2007 Taiwanese drama starring Mike He, Hebe Tien, and Lee Wei. The series was broadcast on free-to-air Taiwan Television from 18 November 2007 to 9 March 2008 on Sunday at 22:00 and cable TV Sanlih E-Television from 24 November ...
Style:
romantic drama, semi serious, captivating, satirical, thrilling ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
basketball, friendship, high school basketball, love triangle, sporting event, friends, basketball player, basketball team, satire, rivals, competitor, rivalry ...
Place:
taipei
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The movie continues the story from the TV series which ended with a cliff hanger where the wife (Sonia Sui) was deciding whether to return to her cheating husband (James Wen) or have a relationship with her boss (Chris Wang). 4 years after the ...
Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
love triangle, single mother, female protagonist, love affair, relationship problems, relationships, love interest, love and romance, love story, male female relationship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, single parent ...
Place:
taipei
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