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Red Cliff

2008Movie2 h 25 minR

Drama
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic737.2Rotten Tomatoes89%78%
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic737.2Rotten Tomatoes89%78%

Summary

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south.

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  • Friends night
  • Party vibe
  • Teens

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  • Graphic violence bothers you

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  • Puts you on the battlefield.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Gets your pulse racing.

Not for warmth, laughs or scares.

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