Together
Seen it?2002 | 116 min | Drama, Family, Music
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved The Lion King or The Rookie, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When a violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a famous music tutor, success finally seems within reach - until a shocking discovery begins to unravel his entire world, and the boy must make the most difficult choice of his life. Can he achieve the fame his father had always hoped for without losing the extraordinary passion that sets him apart?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 60 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$15 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chen Kaige
- Yun TangXiao Chun
- Chen HongLi Li
- Liu PeiqiLiu Cheng
- Cheng QianLi Li's Boyfriend
- Chen KaigeProfessor Yu
- Kim Hye-riProf. Yu's Wife
- Wang ZhiwenJiang
- Chen QiangHui
- Bing LiuDebao
- Chuan-Yuan LiTang Rong