Is Shanghai Triad scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Shanghai Triad sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 Shanghai Triad end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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 Shanghai Triad violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Shanghai Triad 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.

Shanghai Triad

Name: Shanghai Triad
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1995
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Gong Li, Li Baotian, Sun Chun, Li Xuejian, Liu Jiang

In 1930, Shanghai violence was not the problem. It was the solution.

Directed by Zhang Yimou

Produced by Alpha Films, La Sept Cinéma

1995108 min6.8 / 10

A visually sumptuous coming-of-age story set within Shanghai's criminal underworld, where a young provincial boy witnesses the paranoid, violent world of organized crime through the eyes of a doomed mistress.

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.

Clusters

Romantic Psychological Thrillers East Asian History & Culture Organized Crime Movies Romance And Relationships Asian City Movies

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Shanghai, China Chinese Mafia Coming Of Age Mistress Criminal Underworld Drug Lord Triad Modern China Nightclub Singer 1930s Cabaret Singer Chinese Triad

Questions people ask

Is Shanghai Triad scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Shanghai Triad sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Shanghai Triad end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Shanghai Triad violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Shanghai Triad 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.