An annual tradition here at The End, this is a look at my favorite film discoveries of the year, any movie more than a few years old that I saw for the first time in 2019. Previous years include: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006. I watched just over 300 films this year, 76 of which qualified for this list, and these are 50 of my favorites.

1. Chan is Missing (Wayne Wang, 1982)

2. A Silent Voice (Naoko Yamada, 2016)

3. Street Angel (Yuan Muzhi, 1937)

4. Desperately Seeking Susan (Susan Seidelman, 1985)

5. The Story of Woo Viet (Ann Hui, 1981)

6. Made in Hong Kong (Fruit Chan, 1997)

7. Dusty Stacks of Mom (Jodie Mack, 2013)

8. From the Queen to the Chief Executive (Herman Yau, 2001)

9. War and Peace (Sergei Bondarchuk, 1966)

10. Suzhou River (Lou Ye, 2000)

11. Durian Durian (Fruit Chan, 2000)

12. From Beijing with Love (Stephen Chow & Lee Lik-chi, 1994)

13. My Name Ain’t Suzie (Angie Chen, 1985)

14. K-On! The Movie (Naoko Yamada, 2011)

15. Taxi Hunter (Herman Yau, 1993)

16. The Secret (Ann Hui, 1979)

17. The Case of Hana and Alice (Shunji Iwai, 2015)

18. Memories of Murder (Bong Joonho, 2003)

19. The Slumber Party Massacre (Amy Holden Jones, 1982)

20. Yellow Earth (Chen Kaige, 1984)

21. The Untold Story (Herman Yau, 1993)

22. Cry Me a River (Jia Zhangke, 2008)

23. The Horse Thief (Tian Zhuangzhuang, 1986)

24. Little Cheung (Fruit Chan, 1999)

25. Between the Lines (Joan Micklin Silver, 1977)

26. Romance of Book and Sword/Princess Fragrance (Ann Hui, 1987)

27. Red Sorghum (Zhang Yimou, 1987)

28. Buddha’s Palm (Taylor Wong, 1982)

29. The Illegal Immigrant (Mabel Cheung, 1985)

30. Starry is the Night (Ann Hui, 1988)

31. Bullet Ballet (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1998)

32. The Untold Story III (Herman Yau, 1999)

33. The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (Macoto Tezuka, 1985)

34. Useless (Jia Zhangke, 2007)

35. Springtime in a Small Town (Tian Zhuangzhuang, 2002)

36. The Spooky Bunch (Ann Hui, 1980)

37. The Twin Bracelets (Huang Yu-shan, 1991)

38. Slumber Party Massacre II (Deborah Brock, 1987)

39. Public Toilet (Fruit Chan, 2002)

40. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (Tommy Lee Wallace, 1982)

41. Long Live the Missus! (Sang Hu, 1947)

42. Woman Demon Human (Hunag Shuqin, 1987)

43. Sleepaway Camp (Robert Hiltzik, 1983)

44. Shaolin vs. Lama (Tso Nam-lee, 1983)

45. Puppy Love (So Jing-man, 1985)

46. Troublesome Night 3 (Herman Yau, 1998)

47. Dong (Jia Zhangke, 2006)

48. Maximum Risk (Ringo Lam, 1996)

49. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Joe & Anthony Russo, 2014)

50. Howard the Duck (Willard Huyck, 1986)