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Shaolin Soccer

Movie · 2001 · 112 min

A gleefully silly underdog sports comedy where cartoonish kung fu powers turn soccer into an absurd, feel-good spectacle.

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2001 film by Stephen Chow
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Year
2001
Runtime
112 min
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • friendship
  • redemption
  • ambition
  • class
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror0
Humour9
Realism1
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
martial arts, action comedy, association football
Directed by
Stephen Chow
Written by
Stephen Chow, Fung Chih-Chiang, Steven Fung, Kan-Cheung Tsang
Starring
Zhao Wei, Stephen Chow, Bai Ling, Cecilia Cheung, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Karen Mok, Ng Man-tat
Music
Lowell Lo, Raymond Wong
Cinematography
Andy Kwong Ting-Wo, Apple Kwan Pak-Suen
Runtime
112 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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