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- 2001
- PG-13
- Dimension Films
- 1 h 30 m
- 2001
- PG-13
- Dimension Films
- 1 h 30 m
Summary Iron Monkey, one of the best-loved kung fu movies of all time, weaves fact and legend in a tale of a daring thief who uses his ill-gotten gains to aid the poor and dispossessed. (Miramax)
Directed By: Woo-Ping Yuen
Written By: Tan Cheung, Tai-Mok Lau, Elsa Tang, Hark Tsui
- 2001
- PG-13
- Dimension Films
- 1 h 30 m
- 2001
- PG-13
- Dimension Films
- 1 h 30 m
Iron Monkey
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8.1
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Summary Iron Monkey, one of the best-loved kung fu movies of all time, weaves fact and legend in a tale of a daring thief who uses his ill-gotten gains to aid the poor and dispossessed. (Miramax)
Directed By: Woo-Ping Yuen
Written By: Tan Cheung, Tai-Mok Lau, Elsa Tang, Hark Tsui
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
79
89% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
11% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Where it really counts, though, it's the same good old comic action fantasy.
If Asian martial arts movies interest you even a little bit, you're going to want to see Iron Monkey. Not only that, you're going to want to see it more than once.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 47 User Ratings
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85% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 47 User Ratings
8.1
85% Positive
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
4% Mixed
2 Ratings
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11% Negative
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Lacks the poetic and romantic resonance of "Crouching Tiger," but it's got kicks aplenty -- of both the physical and the sensational kind -- and it lands them again and again.
Not only visually brilliant, it's funny, too.
Basically aimed at audiences who want elaborate fight sequences and fidget at the dialogue in between. It's for the fans, not the crossover audience.
No "Crouching Tiger." It lacks the richness of theme and performance that made Ang Lee's film so emotionally satisfying. In fact, watching Iron Monkey makes you realize just how Western and literary the sensibility of "Crouching Tiger" was.
The movie is never engaging on anything but a superficial level, and it gradually gets decidedly tiresome.
Production Company
Film Workshop,
Golden Harvest Company,
Long Shong Pictures
Release Date Oct 12, 2001
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Sometimes the only way to become a hero is to be an outlaw
Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
World Stunt Awards
• 1 Nomination
