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The Great Pretenders

1991 · 95 min

A breezy, playful caper comedy where schemers keep outwitting each other, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Overview
The Great Pretenders is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • greed
    • betrayal
    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
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Ronny Yu
    Written by
    Raymond Wong Pak-Ming
    Starring
    Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Raymond Wong Pak-Ming, Simon Yam, Amy Yip Chi-Mei, Teddy Robin, Lok Wai, Leung Tin, Lee Lung-Kei
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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