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Aces Go Places

1982 · 93 min

A breezy, joke-packed caper full of slapstick chases and goofy chemistry that never takes itself seriously.

Overview
The police track down a notorious burglar in order to apprehend him. However, he is given a chance to make up for his ways by working with the police on a case involving stolen diamonds.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • crime
  • deception
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Eric Tsang Chi-wai
Written by
Raymond Wong Pak-Ming
Starring
Sam Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Goo Ga-Lau, Dean Shek Tin, Chan Sing, Tsui Hark, Walter Tso Tat-Wah
Cinematography
Arthur Wong Ngok-tai, Manny Hoh Ming
Runtime
93 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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