Even if all it had to offer were writer-director Wong Kar-wai's thrillingly distinctive visuals, Chungking Express would be well worth watching; happily, its thoughtfully drawn characters and naturalistic performances also pack a potent dramatic wallop.
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Chungking Express

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Chungking Express
Movie Info
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Director -
Kar-Wai Wong -
Producer -
Chan Ye Cheng -
Screenwriter -
Kar-Wai Wong -
Distributor -
Miramax Home Entertainment [us] , Miramax Films -
Production Co -
Miramax -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
Chinese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 8, 1994, Original -
Release Date (DVD) -
May 21, 2002 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$114.9K -
Runtime -
1h 43m -
Sound Mix -
Stereo