
Chungking Express
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancecrimedetectivetried & testedrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers all
"What a difference a day makes"
Boxlist takeA moving, small-scale romantic comedy, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.1 /10
TMDB · 989 votes
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Jet Tone Production
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











