Is Painted Faces scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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 Painted Faces end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 Painted Faces easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% 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 Painted Faces violent?

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 Painted Faces 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.

Painted Faces

Name: Painted Faces
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lam Ching-Ying, Cheng Pei-pei, Lee Din-Hing, Yeung Yam-Yin

The critically-acclaimed story of three young men growing from a traditional Chinese theatrical school to stardom in Hong Kong's thriving film industry.

Directed by Alex Law Kai-Yui

Produced by Shaw Brothers, Orange Sky Golden Harvest

1988108 min7.0 / 10

A warm, character-driven drama about mentorship and artistic growth within a traditional Peking Opera school, following three young men's journey from discipline to stardom.

This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. The story is about their teacher Master Yu and his school.

Clusters

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Genres

Drama

Keywords

Martial Arts

Questions people ask

Is Painted Faces scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does Painted Faces end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Painted Faces easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Painted Faces violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Painted Faces sad? 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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