Shanghai Knights fingerprintHigh energy, funny, light on feelings.
Thrilling and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
History
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Shanghai Knights is thrilling, fast-paced, and spectacular.
Hopeful
Emotionally, it's hopeful.
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Expect plenty of slapstick and situational comedy.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A Royal Kick In The Arse
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Shanghai Knights is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 66%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 55 min
Shanghai Knights runs 1 h 55 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Shanghai Knights higher (73) than audiences (60). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $50 million to make and earned $88 million worldwide, 1.8 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Chinese. Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, United States.
+36GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Shanghai Knights in 50 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 77 storytelling tropes for Shanghai Knights, including Unexpected Successor, Evil Cannot Comprehend Good, Groin Attack.
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