Shanghai Noon

Shanghai Noon

The old west meets the far east.

Directed by Tom Dey

Produced by Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment

2000110 min6.4 / 10

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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  • Is Shanghai Noon sad? No. Less sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Shanghai Noon end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Shanghai Noon one of a kind? No. Less singular than 90% of films.

  • Is Shanghai Noon scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Shanghai Noon easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Shanghai Noon 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.

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Surprise57

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Love40

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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