Kung Fu Jungle
Seen it?2014 | 100 min | Action, Thriller, Crime, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
74% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$129K worldwide on a $25 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 26K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Teddy Chen
- Donnie YenHahou Mo
- Charlie Yeung Choi-neiLuk Yuen-sum
- Wang BaoqiangFung Yu-sau
- Michelle BaiSinn Ying
- Deep Ng Ho-hongTai Yue
- Alex Fong Chung-sunLam Sir
- Christie ChenShum Suet
- Yu KangWang Chit
- David Chiang Da-WeiChan Pak-kwong
- Louis Fan Siu-wongHung Yip