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Mood:
- HumorousFeel Good
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Plot:
- GangstersCrimesRivalryGangUnlikely criminalsLeadershipHopes
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Genres:
- ComedyForeignCrimeDramaPeriodRomance
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century30s
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Place:
- AsiaHong KongNightclub
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Style:
- Martial Arts
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Based on:
- Remake
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Miracles, 1989
Cantonese, English
Hong Kong
Profile of Miracles
The mood of Miracles is humorous and feel good. The plot centers around gangsters, rivalry, and crimes. It is a foreign, comedy, and drama movie. Stylistically, Miracles features martial arts. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, at a nightclub. Miracles is set in Hong Kong. It happens in the 1930s. It is a remake.
Summary of Miracles
A simple boy from the country (Chan) travels to Hong Kong in the 1930s where he accidentally saves the life of a mob boss. He soon moves through the world of crime until he finds himself on top, where he has to fight off a rival gang, while falling in love with a beautiful nightclub singer. A loose Hong Kong remake of the classic Frank Capra film A POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES, featuring some of Chan's most charming and thrilling work. Winner of awards for Best Actor and Best Action Sequence at the 1990 Hong Kong Film Awards.
Details
| Language: | Cantonese, English |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Release date: | 15 June 1989 |
| Runtime: | 127 min |
Cast and Crew
as Luming Yang
as 'Charlie' Cheng Wah Kuo
