Is The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu sad?

Barely. Less sad than 89% 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 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu violent?

Not especially. Less violent 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 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu end with hope?

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.

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Name: The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Crime
Released: 1980
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren, David Tomlinson, Sid Caesar, Simon Williams

BEWARE! See this movie - An hour later you'll want to see it again!

Directed by Piers Haggard

Produced by Playboy Enterprises, Orion Pictures

1980108 min4.9 / 10

A campy, absurdist comedy romp through a Fu Manchu caper, prioritizing slapstick and genre pastiche over genuine menace or depth.

Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.

Clusters

Comedic Villains East Asian History & Culture Action Movies With Explosions Cold War Eastern Europe Treasure Hunt Movies

Genres

Comedy Horror Crime

Keywords

Nuclear War Diamond Soviet Union Fu Manchu

Questions people ask

Is The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Does The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu end with hope? 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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