Shanghai Noon
Seen it?2000 | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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 and adventure fans. If you loved Back to the Future Part III or Blazing Saddles, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes, 77 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$99 million worldwide on a $55 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 145K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tom Dey
- Jackie ChanChon Wang
- Owen WilsonRoy O'Bannon
- Lucy LiuPrincess Pei Pei
- Xander BerkeleyNathan Van Cleef
- Roger YuanLo Fong
- Yu RongguangImperial Guard
- Walton GogginsWallace
- Brandon MerrillIndian Wife
- Jason ConneryAndrews
- Adrien DorvalBlue