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The Breakup Guru

2014 · 114 min

A silly, fast-moving romantic romp full of slapstick scheming and goofy charm that coasts on breezy laughs and light-hearted sweetness.

Directed by
Deng Chao, Yu Baimei
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Overview
One is a bum, one gets by selling self-help DVDs: Mei Yuan Gui is a guy who survives by leeching off his girlfriends; Ye Xiao Chun is a girl who sells DVDs for a living. Two people in the bottom rungs of society meet by accident one day when the guy saves the girl, and so begins the most hilarious, silly and touching love story.

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Directed by
Deng Chao, Yu Baimei
Genres
Romance, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • class
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Deng Chao, Yu Baimei
Written by
Yu Baimei
Starring
Deng Chao, Yang Mi, Gulnezer Bextiyar, Sun Li, Han Han, Xie Nan, Wu Jing, Ji Haixing
Runtime
114 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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