The Forbidden City fingerprintStrong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and crime
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Forbidden City is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, and crime.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Vengeance is her destiny.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Forbidden City is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 90%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence and sexual content.
2 h 18 min
The Forbidden City runs 2 h 18 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Forbidden City higher (90) than audiences (67). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $18 million to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 8% of its budget.
It was made in Italian, with some English, Chinese. Produced in Italy.
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6.7
