The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

Loyalty At All Costs

Directed by Wong Jing

Produced by Enlight Pictures, Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP)

2012118 min6.4 / 10

A dark, historically grounded crime drama about a man's violent ascent through Shanghai's underworld, shadowed by lost love and the collapse of an era.

Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison Cheng quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when Cheng finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?

Questions people ask

  • Is The Last Tycoon sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Last Tycoon violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is The Last Tycoon scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does The Last Tycoon end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Last Tycoon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

34/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Last Tycoon

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Like The Last Tycoon, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Last Tycoon, But Lighter

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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