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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 51 m

Summary The Chinese Wuxia (martial arts) picture was never the same after King Hu’s legendary Dragon Inn. During the Ming dynasty, the emperor’s minister of defense is framed by a powerful court eunuch and executed, and his family is pursued by secret police. In the ensuing chase, a mysterious band of strangers begins to gather at the remote Dra...

Directed By: King Hu

Written By: King Hu

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • HBO Max
  • 1 h 51 m

Dragon Inn (1967)

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 5 Critic Reviews
100
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 12 User Ratings
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Summary The Chinese Wuxia (martial arts) picture was never the same after King Hu’s legendary Dragon Inn. During the Ming dynasty, the emperor’s minister of defense is framed by a powerful court eunuch and executed, and his family is pursued by secret police. In the ensuing chase, a mysterious band of strangers begins to gather at the remote Dra...

Directed By: King Hu

Written By: King Hu

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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100
May 10, 2016
A director in command of everything from the watchful eyes of his actors, to the beauty of a misty morning light, to the heart-stopping vectors of arrows and swords bursting across a widescreen frame, Hu creates cinema that's the definition of kineticism.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
100
May 10, 2016
Its historical influence aside, Dragon Inn delivers pure cinematic pleasure. I'm not sure it can be overpraised.
By Tirdad Derakhshani FULL REVIEW
100
May 10, 2016
The slow build of the action is deceptive, as at first the martial arts are all in the editing.
By Luke Y. Thompson FULL REVIEW
100
May 10, 2016
Dragon Inn is a romantic action film, but it still feels modern thanks to Hu's strict focus on action. I don't just mean the film's relentless series of fight scenes. Hu's film is all about movement.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
80
May 10, 2016
This 1967 Ming Dynasty epic may lack plot complexity and period spectacle. But the stand-off in a remote inn is flecked with tension, wit and slick martial artistry.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 12 User Ratings
8.2
92% Positive
11 Ratings
0% Mixed
0 Ratings
8% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 12 User Ratings
8.2
92% Positive
11 Ratings
0% Mixed
0 Ratings
8% Negative
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Production Company Union Film Company
Release Date May 6, 2016
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Golden Horse Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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