8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Chungking Express (1994)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.1
Overview
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central themes of loneliness, urban alienation, and the search for connection are primarily existential and personal, lacking explicit political valence or advocacy for any specific ideology. Its focus on individual coping and personal agency positions it as apolitical.
Chungking Express authentically portrays its Hong Kong setting with an East Asian cast, rather than engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative primarily explores themes of loneliness and connection through its characters' personal lives, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
Chungking Express does not feature any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative is entirely centered on heterosexual relationships and the emotional journeys of its protagonists, leading to no discernible LGBTQ+ portrayal.
Chungking Express does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on themes of love, loneliness, and connection among its cisgender protagonists, with no depiction or discussion of transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Chungking Express is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical record, or established canon from which any character's gender could have been swapped.
Chungking Express is an original film with characters created for the movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installments to establish a canonical race for any character that was subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
8.0
Critic Ratings
8.9
7.8
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