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Too Beautiful To Lie

2023 · 106 min

A breezy, good-natured charmer that coasts on likable performances and gentle small-town warmth, easy to sink into on a lazy evening.

Directed by
Yang Yuanhan
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Zhang Ruonan, Wu Yuhan, Wu Yanshu
Overview
A Chinese adaptation of the Korean film, Too Beautiful to Lie (2004). A romantic comedy about a con-woman claims to be the girlfriend of the village chief's son. The family is convinced, and are happy to invite her in.

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Directed by
Yang Yuanhan
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Zhang Ruonan, Wu Yuhan, Wu Yanshu
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • love
  • family
  • deception
  • identity
  • found family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
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
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Yang Yuanhan
Starring
Zhang Ruonan, Wu Yuhan, Wu Yanshu, Du Xiaoyu, Wang Chengsi, Bu Guanjin, Ma Li, Chang Yuan
Runtime
106 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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