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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

PG-13 07/06/2000 Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance 2h 0m
74%
User
Score
7.9/10
98%
94/100

A timeless story of strength, secrets and two warriors who would never surrender.

Overview

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

Tsai Kuo-Jung

Screenplay

Wang Huiling

Screenplay

James Schamus

Screenplay

Ang Lee

Director

Part of the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Collection

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Top Billed Cast

Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat

Li Mu Bai

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Yu Shu Lien

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Jen

Chang Chen

Chang Chen

Lo

Lung Sihung

Lung Sihung

Sir Te

Cheng Pei-Pei

Cheng Pei-Pei

Jade Fox

Li Fazeng

Li Fazeng

Governor Yu

Gao Xian

Gao Xian

Bo

Hai Yan

Hai Yan

Madame Yu

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Media

Fight Sequences | Behind The Scenes

Fight Sequences | Behind The Scenes

Mark Kermode reviews Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) | BFI Player

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Q&A with James Schamus | TIFF Stay-at-Home Cinema | TIFF 2020

Q&A with James Schamus | TIFF Stay-at-Home Cinema | TIFF 2020

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" winning the Oscar® for Cinematography

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" winning the Oscar® for Cinematography

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" winning the Oscar® for Art Direction

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" winning the Oscar® for Art Direction

Tan Dun winning Original Score for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

Tan Dun winning Original Score for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Wins Foreign Language Film: 2001 Oscars

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Wins Foreign Language Film: 2001 Oscars

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Reviews

A review by talisencrw

Written on May 15, 2016

Easily my favourite of Lee's films, plus this was a no-brainer for me to watch, since I love martial arts films and the three stars. Peter Pau's cinematography and Dun Tan's soundtrack deservedly won two of the four Oscars, amidst its ten nominations, but even though the production values and story were the reason that this, rather than more significant martial arts classics, such as 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin' and other Shaw Brothers' masterpieces of the genre is that it stepped outside the box and became mandatory viewing for both genders and all cultures with its love story, in the same way that 'Rocky' isn't simply a boxing movie. Still fascinating watching today, and the scene in which the restaurant is destroyed is one of the most fascinating set-pieces I have yet seen....

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on April 13, 2023

"Master Li" (Chow Yun-Fat) asks his lifelong friend "Yu Shu Lien" (Michelle Yeoh) to take his legendary sword "Green Destiny" and deliver it to "Sir Te" (Sihung Lung) at the Imperial court. Turns out, though, that security there isn't so hot and the sword is stolen by a very able and nimble thief who only just escapes the pursuit of "Shu Lien" - who reckons she really knows whom the thief is. A visit to "Jen" (Ziyi Zhang) and the swift return of the sword seem to confirm her suspicions but then the sword is stolen again and aside from narking "Sir Te" this sets up a series of adventures for "Li", "Shu Lien" and "Jen" as we discover there may be a connection to the former man's nemesis "Jade Fox" (Pei-Pei Cheng). There is room, gradually, for a little romance but for the most part this is a...

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