Spicy Love Soup
Seen it?1999 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
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 anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The War of the Roses, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Six different episodes about different generations' relationships. Love can be sweet, sour, or spicy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Zhang Yang
- Wang XuebingGroom-to-be
- Gao YuanyuanSchoolgirl
- Xu JingleiPerfume demonstrater
- Lü LipingWife seeking divorce
- Pu CunxinHusband seeking divorce
- Li BinPotion selling granny
- Guo TaoYu Xiaohui
- Xu FanChen Jing
- Shao BingPhotographer
- Emil Chau Wah-kinNeighbor