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Shanghai
MEANRANK
48/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 4, highest is AlloCiné on 66. Critics average 20, everyone else 58.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1941, an American expatriate returns to the politically tense city of Shanghai, which is under Japanese occupation. He is secretly investigating the death of his friend, a journalist. His inquiry leads him into a dangerous web of intrigue involving the Japanese military, the Chinese resistance, and international spies, uncovering a conspiracy that could ignite the impending war.
Details
- Director
- Mikael Håfström
- Writer
- Hossein Amini
- Country
- China, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $15.3M
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