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If You Are the One

2008 · 124 min

A wry, meandering romantic comedy that balances absurd humour with genuine melancholy, like a leisurely journey through heartbreak toward unexpected connection.

Directed by
Feng Xiaogang
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Overview
Qin Fen, a funny, honest, single inventor, met a girl called Smiley, who was in agony of her boyfriend's betrayal. They traveled to Hokkaido, tried to help Smiley cure her pain in heart, and both of them gradually found their true love and life redemption during the journey.

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Directed by
Feng Xiaogang
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • healing
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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If You Are the One (Collection)

  1. If You Are the OneMovie · 2008 This title
  2. If You Are the One 2Movie · 2010
  3. If You Are the One 3Movie · 2023

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Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Feng Xiaogang
Written by
Feng Xiaogang
Starring
Ge You, Shu Qi, Alex Fong Chung-sun, Wu Yicong, Fan Wei, Feng Yuanzheng, Vivian Hsu, Hu Ke
Cinematography
Lü Yue
Runtime
124 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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