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The best Mandarin films and series on Netflix Malaysia

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Scores weigh awards and Douban and IMDb ratings, not our own viewing, and gaps under a point are not a real preference; mainland films have skipped the Golden Horse since 2019, which favours Taiwanese titles on awards. Several Taiwanese titles mix Mandarin with Hokkien, and the Golden Bell results on 24 October could lift Forget You Not into the top two.

The ranking

Born for the Spotlight (75.9), a Taiwanese series about women in show business, and A Sun (75.2), the top film, lead, less than a point apart. Fourteen of the 20 are Taiwanese, and all 20 were confirmed streaming on Netflix Malaysia on 27 September 2026.

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Ordered by score: awards 40%, audience ratings 40%, hours asked 10%, recency 10%. Joint 6 means equal totals.

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RankTitle /100 FormatReleasedMade inAudience ratings
1
Born for the Spotlight
75.9 Series · 12 × 50 min Nov 2024 · 1y 10m Taiwan Douban 8.3 · IMDb 7.8
2
A Sun
75.2 Film · 2h 35m Nov 2019 · 6y 10m Taiwan Douban 8.6 · IMDb 7.6
3
Viva La Vida
73.6 Film · 2h 09m Feb 2024 · 2y 7m China Douban 8.0 · IMDb 7.6
4
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
72.8 Film · 2h 00m Jul 2000 · 26y 2m Taiwan–HK–US–China Douban 8.4 · IMDb 7.8
5
Wave Makers
72.7 Series · 8 × 50 min Apr 2023 · 3y 4m Taiwan IMDb 8.2
Joint 6
The Falls
71.7 Film · 2h 09m Oct 2021 · 4y 10m Taiwan Douban 7.7 · IMDb 7.0
Joint 6
Forget You Not
71.7 Series · 8 × 41–60 min May 2025 · 1y 4m Taiwan Douban 8.3 · IMDb 7.6
8
Fragrance of the First Flower
70.8 Series · 2 seasons, 9h Nov 2021 · 4y 10m Taiwan Douban 8.4 and 7.3 · IMDb 7.4
9
On Children
69.7 Series · 5 episodes, 8.3h Jul 2018 · 8y 2m Taiwan Douban 8.6 · IMDb 7.4
10
Lighting Up The Stars
69.3 Film · 1h 52m Jun 2022 · 4y 3m China Douban 7.4 · IMDb 7.5
11
A Good Child
68.6 Film · 1h 45m Oct 2025 · 11m Singapore Douban 8.2 · IMDb 7.4
12
The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon
68.3 Film · 2h 14m Oct 2023 · 2y 11m Taiwan Douban 8.1 · IMDb 7.3
13
Shards of Her
68.2 Series · 9 × 45 min Oct 2022 · 3y 10m Taiwan Douban 8.5 · IMDb 6.9
14
More than Blue: The Series
67.6 Series · 10 × 46 min Oct 2021 · 4y 11m Taiwan Douban 7.4 · IMDb 8.2
15
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
67.4 Film · 2h 28m Jul 2023 · 3y 2m China Douban 7.7 · IMDb 6.6
16
Big World
66.8 Film · 2h 11m Dec 2024 · 1y 9m China Douban 7.1 · IMDb 7.6
17
Left-Handed Girl
66.7 Film · 1h 49m Oct 2025 · 10m Taiwan–US–UK–France Douban 7.1 · IMDb 7.3
18
Marry My Dead Body
66.6 Film · 2h 10m Feb 2023 · 3y 7m Taiwan Douban 8.1 · IMDb 7.0
19
Dead Talents Society
65.9 Film · 1h 52m Aug 2024 · 2y 1m Taiwan Douban 7.6 · IMDb 6.9
20
Dear Ex
65.7 Film · 1h 40m Nov 2018 · 7y 10m Taiwan Douban 8.6 · IMDb 7.3