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The Last Kung Fu Monk

2010 · 94 min

A straightforward martial-arts drama that mixes fish-out-of-water warmth with sudden bursts of brutal fight-club violence.

Directed by
Peng Zhang Li
Genres
Action
Tagline
His fight arrives in New York
Overview
When a car accident orphans his young nephew, a Shaolin monk journeys to the United States to look after the lad and open his own martial arts academy, but he soon gets caught up in a dangerous kung fu underworld.

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Directed by
Peng Zhang Li
Genres
Action
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • family
  • survival
  • violence
  • crime
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action
Directed by
Peng Zhang Li
Starring
Peng Zhang Li, Kristen Dougherty, Sang Hu, Johan Karlberg, Major Curda, Cindy Carino, Robert Christie, Matt Harlan Cohen
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America, China, Canada, South Korea, India, Germany
Languages
Mandarin, English, German, Hindi, Polish, Russian

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