The Flowers of War fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, no humor.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Serious throughout
History, war, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and score
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
The Flowers of War is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and spectacular.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, profoundly sad, and cathartic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, war, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, war, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 41%, and Metacritic 46). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 26 min
The Flowers of War runs 2 h 26 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Flowers of War higher (74) than critics (44). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $94 million to make and earned $95 million worldwide, 1.0 times its budget.
It was made in Chinese, with some Japanese, English. Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China.
+13GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Flowers of War in 27 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
7.5
