Shanghai Noon

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Shanghai Noon

PG-13

Released May 26, 2000

1h 50m

Comedy

Action

Adventure

Western

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Bumbling Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) works as an Imperial guard in the Forbidden City of China. When Princess Pei Pei (Lucy Liu) is taken hostage, Wang pursues her captors to the wild frontier land of Nevada, where he meets good-natured thief and occasional cowboy Roy O'Bannon (Owen Wilson). Using O'Bannon's love of money, Wang convinces him to help recover the princess, and together the two form a curious partnership -- the likes of which the West has never seen.

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Critics Consensus

Although the plot is really nothing to brag about, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson work well together. The cinematography looks great, and Jackie delivers a hilarious performance. This is an old-fashioned crowd-pleaser.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Engaging Jackie Chan movie for older teens and up.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Much of its strength comes from the central clash between Jackie's indomitable energy and Wilson's knowingly anachronistic cool, while lots of visual and verbal gags keep things whistling.

Jun 24, 2006

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Andy Richards

Sight & Sound

Shanghai Noon is an accomplished follow-up to Jackie Chan's first big-budget US film Rush Hour.

Dec 2, 2002

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

This East-meets-Old-West action comedy is hardly original, but the unlikely team clicks.

Aug 19, 2023

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

Shanghai Noon feels both like a flashback to an earlier time of more innocent pictures, and also slightly predictive of the vanguard of colourful comic-book cinema to come.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 14, 2021

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James Plath

Family Home Theater

It's a clever variation on the buddy cop picture, with Jackie Chan showing both his comic chops and his martial arts skills, and Owen Wilson doing what he does best-playing a laid-back, chick-magnet California surfer dude.

Rated: B+

Mar 30, 2016

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Cudalbu R

Nevr thought those two make such a duet! Glad I was wrong.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/23/24

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Oaklee D

A popcorn flick that's full of dumb fun. The film itself is a retread of the team up to save the girl story but the laughs and action make up for the basic plot. Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson have great chemistry.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Faiz D

Highly entertaining film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Max W

Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson are truly a pair of jokers; their considerable chemistry, combined with Jackie Chan's signature martial arts moves, are enough to overshadow the lackluster aspects of the plot.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/19/23

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Timothy D

Chan and Wilson are outstanding, and the pair will have you rolling and invested in the story even if the plot is a little silly.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 50 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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Synopsis

Bumbling Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) works as an Imperial guard in the Forbidden City of China. When Princess Pei Pei (Lucy Liu) is taken hostage, Wang pursues her captors to the wild frontier land of Nevada, where he meets good-natured thief and occasional cowboy Roy O'Bannon (Owen Wilson). Using O'Bannon's love of money, Wang convinces him to help recover the princess, and together the two form a curious partnership -- the likes of which the West has never seen.

Director: Tom Dey
Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman
Screenwriter: Miles Millar, Alfred Gough
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Roger Birnbaum Productions, Touchstone Pictures, Jackie Chan Films, Spyglass Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sensuality|Drug Content|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Action, Adventure, Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 26, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $56.9M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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