Movie

The Fortune Code

1990 · 89 min

A lively, jokey wartime adventure that mixes slapstick, secret-agent antics and camp high jinks into a breezy, undemanding watch.

Overview: Set in China during the Japanese occupation. A young man breaks out of a POW camp to marry his sweetheart, but finds she is now a spy for the resistance, code-named "Number 3". With the help of "Number 2" he returns to the camp to find "Fortune", an agent who possesses the pass-code to a Swiss bank account with $500 billion intended for the Chinese army.
How it feels: Light, absurd, tense and romantic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: War, deception, loyalty, love
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: war
deception
loyalty
love
survival
Places: prison
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild