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The Conman

1998 · 113 min

A breezy, silly caper that bounces between gambling tricks, fake football footage and slapstick, never taking its revenge plot too seriously.

Directed by: Wong Jing
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Andy Lau Tak-wah, Athena Chu Yan, Nick Cheung Ka-fai

Overview: A man kills an assassin by accident and when he gets out of prison, the victim's brother attempts to avenge his death.

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Directed by: Wong Jing
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Andy Lau Tak-wah, Athena Chu Yan, Nick Cheung Ka-fai

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: revenge
family
love
deception
redemption
Places: big city
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: action, comedy
Directed by: Wong Jing
Written by: Wong Jing
Starring: Andy Lau Tak-wah, Athena Chu Yan, Nick Cheung Ka-fai, Waise Lee Chi-hung, Jack Kao, Cheung Kam-ching, Angie Cheung Wai-yee, Bonnie Law Ming-Chu
Music: Lincoln Lo
Cinematography: Ko Chiu-Lam
Runtime: 113 min
Country: Hong Kong, China
Languages: Cantonese

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