The 8th Beijing International Film Festival is set to officially open on April 15.

　　A total of 328 films are scheduled to hit the big screens across Beijing from April 6 to 22.

　　Here are twenty classic films  from both China and other countries which enjoy high reputations on Douban, China's leading film rating platform.

　　1. Chungking Express

　　Country: China

　　Release Date: July 14, 1994

　　Genre: Hong Kong drama film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆

　　2. Happy Together

　　Country: China

　　Release Date: May 30, 1997

　　Genre: Hong Kong romance film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★★

　　3. Titanic

　　Country: United States

　　Release Date: December 19, 1997

　　Genre: Epic romance-disaster film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★★

　　4. The Last Emperor

　　Country: China

　　Release Date: October 23, 1987

　　Genre: Epic biographical drama film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★★

　　5. Avatar

　　Country: United States

　　Release Date: December 10, 2009

　　Genre: Epic science fiction film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆

　　6. Jurassic Park

　　Country: United States

　　Release Date: June 9, 1993

　　Genre: American science-fiction adventure film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆

　　7. Days of Being Wild

　　Country: China

　　Release Date: December 15, 199

　　Genre: Drama film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★★

　　8. The Silence of the Lambs

　　Country: United States

　　Release Date: January 30, 1991

　　Genre: American horror-thriller film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆

　　9. Eros

　　Country: China

　　Release Date: December 3, 2004

　　Genre: Romance film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★☆

　　10. The Grand Budapest Hotel

　　Country: United States/Germany

　　Release Date: February 6, 2014

　　Genre: Comedy film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★★

　　11. It

　　Country: United States

　　Release Date: September 8, 2017

　　Genre: American supernatural horror film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆

　　12. Rickshaw Boy

　　Country: China

　　Release Year: 1982

　　Genre: Drama film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆

　　13. Angels Wear White

　　Country: China

　　Release Date: September 7, 2017

　　Genre: Drama film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★

　　14. Deadpool

　　Country: United States

　　Release Date: February 12, 2016

　　Genre: American superhero film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★

　　15. Nanking Nanking

　　Country: China

　　Release Date: April 22, 2009

　　Genre: Drama film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★

　　16. Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

　　Country: Japan

　　Release Date: May 13, 2017

　　Genre: Romance-drama film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★

　　17. C'era una volta il West

　　Country: Italy/United States

　　Release Date: December 21, 1968

　　Genre: Epic Spaghetti Western film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★

　　18. Wangdrak's Rain Boots

　　Country: China

　　Release Date: February 21, 2018

　　Genre: Drama film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★

　　19. The Battleship Island

　　Country: South Korea

　　Release Date: July 26, 2017

　　Genre: Period action film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★☆

　　20. The Avengers

　　Country: United States

　　Release Date: May 4, 2012

　　Genre: American superhero film

　　Recommendation Index: ★★★★