Keep Cool

Keep Cool

Who will pay for the computer?

Directed by Zhang Yimou

Produced by 广西电影制片厂

199793 min7.5 / 10

A comedic farce set in 1990s Beijing where romantic revenge and petty financial claims collide in absurdist tangles of motivation and consequence.

A spurned lover seeks a rich man for revenge. A random onlooker — who witnessed the public assault committed by the rich man against the lover — seeks for monetary compensation for his smashed computer.

Questions people ask

  • Is Keep Cool sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Keep Cool scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Keep Cool easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does Keep Cool end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Keep Cool violent? 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.

Written about

90/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise97

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Keep Cool

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Keep Cool

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Keep Cool, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Keep Cool, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Keep Cool, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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