hi, you can try TV series 欢乐颂(huān lè sòng) and 咱们结婚吧(zánmen jiéhūn be) as they are about city life and easy to understand.

HI Ibnu,

It might be helpful if you could say which type of films normally appeal to you and also which areas you want to learn, but the below are some of my favourites in any case. Also, just to note some are not fully in Mandarin but are interesting to watch anyway!

Also, just a tip of new to China/Chinese culture, it helps to read a lot about China and Chinese news to gain an understanding of the culture!

<em>Farewell My Concubine (1993) </em>霸王别姬<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a>Bà Wáng Bié Jī - Drama - (set largely during the Cultural Revolution)

<em>To Live (1994) </em>活着 Huózhe - Drama - PRC (set during pre-Communist China to Cultural Revolution)

<em>Black Coal, Thin Ice</em> <em>(2014) </em>白日焰火 Báirì Yànhuǒ - Crime/Thriller

<em>Ash Is Purest White (2018)</em> 江湖儿女 jiānghú érnǚ - Crime/Thriller

<em>If You Are the One</em><em> </em><em>(2008)</em><em> </em>非诚勿扰 <em>Fēichéng Wùrǎo - Drama/Comedy</em>

<em>I am Not Madame Bovary (2016) </em>我不是潘金莲 Wǒ Búshì Pān Jīnlián - Drama

What's your level? For learning Chinese, the TV series 家有儿女 is really good. Here are some other suggestions: <a href="https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/2014/03/31/learn-chinese-tv-shows/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/2014/03/31/learn-chinese-tv-shows/</a>; and <a href="https://ltl-school.com/chinese-tv-shows/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ltl-school.com/chinese-tv-shows/</a>;.

Hi! The ones that I can recommend are "谈判官“、”离婚律师“ and ”我的前半生“。They are not only interesting, but also quite useful in terms of new vocabulary. Enjoy!