Movie

Shanghai

2010 · 105 min

A slow-burning, shadowy espionage drama that keeps you alert with its tangled loyalties and sudden violence.

Tagline: In a world filled with secrets, solving a mystery can be murder.
Overview: An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, corruption, war, love
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
corruption
war
love
identity
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild