The following is alist of mainlandChinese films first released in year 2001.
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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All the Way | Shi Runjiu | Comedy | ||
| Beijing Bicycle[1] | Wang Xiaoshuai | Cui Lin, Li Bin | Drama | Banned in China, ban lifted 2004.[1] |
| Big Shot's Funeral | Feng Xiaogang | Donald Sutherland, Ge You, Rosamund Kwan | Comedy | |
| Bus 44 | Dayyan Eng | Gong Beibi | Short | |
| Butterfly Smile | He Jianjun | Ge You | Drama/Thriller | |
| Fish and Elephant[2] | Li Yu | LGBT/Drama/Romance | Considered the first Chinese film to address lesbian issues | |
| Go for Broke | Wang Guangli | Drama | ||
| Gone is the One Who Held Me Dearest in the World | Ma Liwen | Drama | ||
| In Public | Jia Zhangke | Short documentary | ||
| Lan Yu[3] | Stanley Kwan | Liu Ye, Hu Jun | LGBT/Drama | |
| The Marriage Certificate | Huang Jianxin | Feng Gong, Lü Liping Li Xiaoming | Comedy-Drama | |
| The Orphan of Anyang | Wang Chao | Sun Guilin Yue Senyi | Drama | Director Wang Chao's directorial debut |
| Purple Sunset | Feng Xiaoning | War | ||
| Quitting | Zhang Yang | Jia Hongsheng | Docudrama | |
| Seafood | Zhu Wen | Drama | ||
| The Sino-Dutch War 1661 | Wu Ziniu | Zhao Wenzhuo | Historical | Also known asThe Hero Zheng Chenggong |
| The Treatment | Zheng Xiaolong | Drama | ||
| Weekend Plot | Zhang Ming | Drama |