Shanghai Noon
The old west meets the far east.
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A lighthearted buddy-comedy adventure that blends martial arts action with Western tropes, driven by charm and the growing friendship between mismatched heroes.
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
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