Film

House of Flying Daggers 2004

Directed by Zhang Yimou

  • Adventure, Drama, Action
  • 119 min
  • PG-13

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

AdventureDramaActionrebellionmartial artsgovernmentchinaswordplaytang dynastydaggerwuxia9th centuryboldexuberant

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Grave, meticulous, epic and effortless.

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  • intimateepic
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  • character-ledplot-driven

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The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 2The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 12 / 1The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 2The Formalist: disliked by 12 / 1The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 22The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 22The CartographerThe Cartographer: disliked by 20 / 2The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 11The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

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