Shanghai Noon
2000 · Movie · PG-13 · 110 min · ★ 6.4 · 79% critics
An inept imperial guard sets out after a kidnapped princess, following her from China’s Forbidden City to the American West and Nevada. There, he teams up with an unlikely outlaw as both scramble to break the princess out of captivity and handle the people holding her.
Also known as Le Cowboy de Shanghai
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Details
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-05-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (2,771 votes)
About
If you want an east-meets-west buddy action comedy with lots of laughs and escalating mishaps, Shanghai Noon delivers; Not for you if you only like serious Westerns or prefer films like Showtime or Little Big Soldier.
Pros: buddy comedy energy; lead chemistry; action-packed fun | Cons: uneven fights; occasional over-the-top pacing; underused princess
Themes
- princess
- rescue
- martial arts
- native american
- sioux
- travel
- chinese
- cowboy
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- 19th century
- action hero
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Jackie Chan
as Chon Wang
Owen Wilson
as Roy O'Bannon
Lucy Liu
as Princess Pei Pei
Xander Berkeley
as Nathan Van Cleef
Roger Yuan
as Lo Fong
Yu Rongguang
as Imperial Guard
Walton Goggins
as Wallace
Brandon Merrill
as Indian Wife
Jason Connery
as Andrews
Adrien Dorval
as Blue
Directed by Tom Dey