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God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

1991 · 116 min

A zany, fast-paced comedy full of slapstick, gambling showdowns, and time-travel twists that keeps you entertained without taking itself seriously.

Overview
While battling a psychic gambler, Sing hurtles back in time to 1937 Shanghai. Now he must come to grips with his family history and get back to 1991.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • family
  • identity
  • fate
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Wong Jing
Written by
Wong Jing
Starring
Stephen Chow, Gong Li, Ray Lui, Charles Heung, Sandra Ng Kwan-yu, Richard Ng Man-tat, Sharla Cheung Man, John Ching Tung
Runtime
116 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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