Film198694 min

The Golden Child

Name: The Golden Child
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Released: 1986
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis, J.L. Reate, Victor Wong

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyfantasymysterymonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Eddie Murphy is the chosen one."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, wide-ranging comedy, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 794 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."

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