Name: Curse of the Golden Flower
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2006-12-14
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Liu Ye, Qin Junjie

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Unspeakable secrets are hidden within the Forbidden City.

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

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Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Written by: Zhang Yimou, Wu Nan, Bian Zhihong
Produced by: Ronald Wong, Bill Kong, Zhang Weiping
Music by: Shigeru Umebayashi

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December 14, 2006 · 1 h 54 min · R

Released: December 14, 2006
Runtime: 1 h 54 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Original language: Chinese
Made in: China, Hong Kong SAR China, United Kingdom, Thailand
Budget: $45 million
Box office: $79 million
Available in: 27 countries

Tropes

Kicked Upstairs, Offing the Offspring, Sanity Slippage +9

Kicked Upstairs
Offing the Offspring
Sanity Slippage
Pyrrhic Victory
Royally Screwed Up
Impossibly Cool Clothes
Honor Before Reason
Costume Porn
The Reveal
Missing Mom
Driven to Madness
Extreme Doormat

12 of 93 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream Curse of the Golden Flower?

Tubi TV

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In the United States, Curse of the Golden Flower streams on Howdy, and it is free with ads on Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 13 other countries.

Is Curse of the Golden Flower worth watching?

68

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 7, Letterboxd 3.5 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, and Metacritic 70).

Will I feel good after watching Curse of the Golden Flower?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is Curse of the Golden Flower in English?

Chinese

No, it was made in Chinese.

What tropes does Curse of the Golden Flower use?

Kicked UpstairsOffing the OffspringSanity SlippagePyrrhic VictoryRoyally Screwed UpImpossibly Cool ClothesHonor Before ReasonCostume PornThe RevealMissing MomDriven to MadnessExtreme Doormatand 81 more

TV Tropes lists 93 tropes for it, including Kicked Upstairs, Offing the Offspring, and Sanity Slippage.