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Ip Man
2008
· Movie
· 106 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #550
- IMDb #322
- Google retired #154
- Rotten Tomatoes #598
- Metacritic #1585
- Letterboxd #641
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1505
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #245
- Metacritic Audience #338
- Criticker #635
- Douban #788
- Kinopoisk #89
- AlloCiné #66
- Trakt #240
Every rating
59–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 59, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The peaceful life of a revered Wing Chun martial arts master in Foshan, China, is destroyed by the Japanese invasion in 1937. Forced into poverty and hardship, his resilience and incredible skill are tested as he strives to protect his community and uphold the spirit of his art.
Details
- Director
- Wilson Yip
- Writers
- Chan Tai-Lee, Edmond Wong
- Studio
- Mandarin Films, Beijing ShengShi HuaRei Film Investment & Management Co., China Film Co-Production, New Film Studio of Beijing Starlight International Media Co. Ltd.
- Released
- 12 December 2008
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Chinese, English
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $11.7M
- Box office
- $22.1M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (34) →
Awards & nominations
See all 23 →13 wins from 23 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| 2009 Fantasia Festival 2009 | Technical Achievement | Winner | |
| 28th Hong Kong Film Awards 2008 | Best Original Score | Kenji Kawai | Nominee |
| 28th Hong Kong Film Awards 2008 | Best Visual Effects | Henri Wong | Nominee |
| 28th Hong Kong Film Awards 2008 | Best Film | Winner | |
| 28th Hong Kong Film Awards 2008 | Best Director | Wilson Yip | Nominee |
| 28th Hong Kong Film Awards 2008 | Best Actor | Donnie Yen | Nominee |
| 28th Hong Kong Film Awards 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Lam Ka-tung | Nominee |
| 28th Hong Kong Film Awards 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Fan Siu-wong | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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2nd Iron Elephant Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Action Choreography | Sammo Hung, Tony Leung Siu-hung | Winner |
| Best Actor | Donnie Yen | Winner |
| Best Picture | Winner |
28th Hong Kong Film Awards
12 nominations, 2 won
| Best Action Choreography | Sammo Hung, Tony Leung Siu-hung | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Donnie Yen | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Kenneth Mak | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | O Sing-pui | Nominee |
| Best Director | Wilson Yip | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Cheung Ka-fai | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Kenji Kawai | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Kinson Tsang | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Lam Ka-tung | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Fan Siu-wong | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Henri Wong | Nominee |
Beijing College Student Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Donnie Yen | Winner |
| Favorite Director | Wilson Yip | Winner |
Huabiao Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Abroad Actor | Donnie Yen | Winner |
| Outstanding Co-production Film | Winner |
2009 Fantasia Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Technical Achievement | Winner |
46th Golden Horse Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Action Choreography | Sammo Hung, Tony Leung Siu-hung | Winner |
Shanghai Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film of Merit | Winner |
Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Orient Express Award | Wilson Yip | Winner |