Is Once Upon a Time in Shanghai violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% 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 Shanghai sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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 Shanghai 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 Shanghai end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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 Shanghai easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

Name: Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
Genre: Action, Crime
Released: 2014
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Philip Ng Wan-Lung, Andy On Chi-Kit, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Michelle Hu, Jiang Luxia

The Legend that was never told.

Directed by Wong Ching-Po

Produced by Klein & Shamroy, Bona International Film Group

201495 min7.1 / 10

A gritty martial arts crime drama about survival and ambition in 1920s Shanghai, driven by action and the protagonist's descent into a violent underworld.

A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung.

Clusters

Rebels Fighting Empires Vengeance Over Introspection Asian City Movies Martial Arts & Combat Sports

Genres

Action Crime

Keywords

Martial Arts Kung Fu Shanghai, China

Questions people ask

Is Once Upon a Time in Shanghai violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Once Upon a Time in Shanghai sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Once Upon a Time in Shanghai scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Does Once Upon a Time in Shanghai end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Once Upon a Time in Shanghai easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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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