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  • 2009
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 2 h 25 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 2 h 25 m

Summary Red Cliff opens as power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. As the expedition gets underway, Cao Cao's troops rain destruction on Liu Bei's army, forcing ...

Directed By: John Woo

Written By: Khan Chan, Cheng Kuo, Heyu Sheng, Guanzhong Luo, John Woo

  • 2009
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 2 h 25 m
  • 2009
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 2 h 25 m

Red Cliff

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 55 User Ratings
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Summary Red Cliff opens as power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. As the expedition gets underway, Cao Cao's troops rain destruction on Liu Bei's army, forcing ...

Directed By: John Woo

Written By: Khan Chan, Cheng Kuo, Heyu Sheng, Guanzhong Luo, John Woo

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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9% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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100
Anyone who enjoys stylized hyper-violence should be enthralled by this long, sweeping, murderously vivid dramatization of ancient Chinese warfare, circa A.D. 208.
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Woo's hand is sure and his eye, as ever, finds beauty in everything, even death.
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Generally Favorable Based on 55 User Ratings
7.3
75% Positive
41 Ratings
20% Mixed
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5% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 55 User Ratings
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75% Positive
41 Ratings
20% Mixed
11 Ratings
5% Negative
3 Ratings

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80
Red Cliff exudes a physical grandiosity that few movies of the past 20 years have attempted--no matter that Woo, even at his best, is still more at ease with down-and-dirty action than epic pageantry.
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75
As expected, it has gaping holes where back stories used to be. Still, it's a historical war movie with impressive sweep, strong characterizations and the kind of idiosyncratic flourishes that made Woo such an irresistible storyteller.
By Stephen Cole FULL REVIEW
70
While handsome and intelligent and perfectly easy to sit through, never really approaches the visceral tug of Mr. Woo’s Hong Kong hits.
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67
The film is both traditional and modern: austere in its engagement with history, and insistent in its showy action beats.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
60
For all his brilliance with choreography, Woo is flummoxed by the thousands of actual human extras, though there’s no denying his commitment to the finer points of battle tactics (yawn).
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Beijing Film Studio, China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Lion Rock Productions, Shanghai Film Group, China Movie Channel, Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company, Beijing Forbidden City Film, Chengdu Media Group, Chengtian Entertainment, Zoki Century International Culture Media Beijing Co., Beijing Guang Dian Film & Television Media Co., Beijing Jinyinma Movie & TV Culture Co., Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG), Avex Entertainment, CMC Entertainment, Showbox Entertainment
Release Date Nov 18, 2009
Duration 2 h 25 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Destiny lies in the wind.
Website http://chibi.sina.com.cn/
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Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards
• 5 Wins & 15 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 7 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 4 Nominations

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