Song at Midnight

Song at Midnight

Directed by Weibang Ma-Xu

Produced by Xinhua Film Company, Hsin Hwa Motion Picture Company

1937113 min6.0 / 10

A gothic operatic melodrama centered on a disfigured phantom's obsessive love and terror, blending romance, horror, and musical spectacle.

In this Chinese version of The Phantom of the Opera, the mysterious Song Danping terrorizes the newly rebuilt opera house and its young star.

Questions people ask

  • Is Song at Midnight sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Song at Midnight scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Song at Midnight end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Song at Midnight easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Song at Midnight 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.

36/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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