Is Once Upon a Time in China and America violent?

Yes. More violent than 85% 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 Once Upon a Time in China and America scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 Once Upon a Time in China and America 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.

Is Once Upon a Time in China and America sad?

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.

Is Once Upon a Time in China and America easy watching?

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.

Once Upon a Time in China and America

Name: Once Upon a Time in China and America
Genre: Action, Western
Released: 1997
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Xiong Xinxin, Power Chan Kwok-Pong, Jeff Wolfe

Directed by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Produced by Win's Entertainment Ltd., China Star Entertainment

1997102 min5.9 / 10

A martial arts action film that uses the historical brutality of Chinese labor exploitation in America as backdrop for kung fu heroics and conflict with both mob and xenophobic workers.

So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.

Clusters

Honor, Sacrifice, and Steel East Asian History & Culture Immigrants and Exiles Spies And Invaders Martial Arts & Combat Sports

Genres

Action Western

Keywords

Martial Arts Kung Fu China Foreign Worker Colonisation Kung Fu Master

Questions people ask

Is Once Upon a Time in China and America violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.
Is Once Upon a Time in China and America scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Does Once Upon a Time in China and America end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Once Upon a Time in China and America sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Once Upon a Time in China and America easy watching? 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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