Is Comrades, Almost a Love Story sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Comrades, Almost a Love Story violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Comrades, Almost a Love Story scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Comrades, Almost a Love Story easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Comrades, Almost a Love Story end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Comrades, Almost a Love Story

Name: Comrades, Almost a Love Story
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1996
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai Ming, Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Kristy Yang Gongru, Christopher Doyle

This is not so much a story about people falling in love, but rather of two young hearts trying their best not to fall in love with each other.

Directed by Peter Chan Ho-Sun

Produced by Orange Sky Golden Harvest, United Filmmakers Organisation (UFO)

1996118 min7.9 / 10

A bittersweet romance about two people drawn together across cultural and circumstantial divides, yet unable to fully surrender to their connection.

Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem meant for each other they somehow keep missing out.

Clusters

Love Triangles and Complicated Choices Bittersweet Doomed Romances East Asian History & Culture Asian City Movies Romantic Love Stories

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

China Romance Hong Kong

Questions people ask

Is Comrades, Almost a Love Story sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Comrades, Almost a Love Story violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Comrades, Almost a Love Story scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Comrades, Almost a Love Story easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does Comrades, Almost a Love Story end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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