
Shanghai Noon
Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedywesternmartial artshistoricalvehiclesfasttried & testedimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"The old west meets the far east."
Boxlist takeAn expansive western that is breakneck, larger-than-life and straightforward. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.4 /10
TMDB · 1,926 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard trails Princess Pei Pei when she is kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2000
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Roger Birnbaum Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











