Chungking Express
1994 · Movie · PG-13 · 103 min · ★ 8.0 · 84% critics
Two lonely Hong Kong policemen each get drawn into a new romance after heartbreak. One connects with a mysterious underworld figure, while the other begins to fall for a striking late-night restaurant worker, as their stories unfold around the same bustling city streets.
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Details
- Original title
- 重慶森林
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-07-14
- Language
- CN
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (2,199 votes)
- Box office
- $600,200
About
If you enjoy melancholic romantic dramas with mood-forward storytelling, Chungking Express may be a perfect fit; Not for you if you want a straightforward, fully logical plot or fast thrills like you’d expect from In the Mood for Love or Happy Together.
Pros: intimate loneliness; gorgeous visuals; memorable looping music | Cons: story can feel jumbled; love may feel unsettling; pacing varies
Themes
- drug smuggling
- police
- ex-girlfriend
- girlfriend
- snack bar
- romance
- hong kong
- expiration date
- flight attendant
- cleaning
- joyful
Awards & recognition
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Film
Cast & crew
Brigitte Lin
as Woman in Blonde Wig
Takeshi Kaneshiro
as He Zhiwu / Cop 223
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
as Cop 663
Faye Wong
as Faye
Valerie Chow
as Air Hostess
- PK
Piggy Chan Kam-Chuen
as Owner of Eatery
Kwan Lee-Na
as May
- LS
Leung San
as K Store Clerk
- ZH
Zhiming Huang
as Man
- LZ
Liang Zhen
as The 2nd May
Directed by Wong Kar-Wai