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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

PG-13 ★ 7.4/10 120 min Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States, China Chinese
Director: Ang Lee
Screenplay by: Wang Huiling, James Schamus, Tsai Kuo-Jung
Lyricist: James Schamus
Book: Wang Dulu
Streaming: Not available
A timeless story of strength, secrets and two warriors who would never surrender.

Description

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

Trailer

Top Cast

Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-Fat Li Mu Bai
Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh Yu Shu Lien
Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi Jen
Chang Chen
Chang Chen Lo
Lung Sihung
Lung Sihung Sir Te
Cheng Pei-Pei
Cheng Pei-Pei Jade Fox
Li Fazeng
Li Fazeng Governor Yu
Gao Xian
Gao Xian Bo

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Appears on 33 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

TIFF People's Choice Award Winners and Runners Up
Toronto International Film Festival #72

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #67
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #519
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #130
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #95
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #23

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest Foreign Language Films
BBC #78
BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century
BBC #35
Collider's 50 Essential Action Movies
Collider #009
Decider's Top 100 Films Of The 20Th Century
Decider #57
Entertainment Weekly’s 55 Essential Movies Kids Must Experience (Before they turn 13)
Entertainment Weekly #53
Indiewire's Best Films Of The 2000s (2024 Edition)
IndieWire #021
New York Times 100 Best Movies Of The 21st Century
New York Times #16
Newsweek The Best Films Of The 21st Century
Newsweek #29
Paste Magazines 100 Best Martial Arts Movies
Paste Magazine #06
Rolling Stone - 50 Best Action Movies
Rolling Stone #020
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #66
Slashfilms 95 Best Action Movies Ever List
SlashFilm #16
Slashfilms Top 100 Movies Of All Time
SlashFilm #16
The 100 Best Movies Of All Time By Esquire
Esquire #68
The Guardian And Observer Critics Top 10 Action Movies
The Guardian #04
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #89
The Guardians 100 Best Films Of The 21St
The Guardian #51
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #376
Yahoo Movies 100 Movies To See Before You
Yahoo Movies #25
Yahoos 100 Modern Classics
Yahoo Movies #63

Curated List

Taiwan New Wave
CinemaWaves Blog #08

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #843

Genre Curation

A Great Action Film For Every Year 1924 To
British Film Institute #077

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated PG-13
Letterboxd #60
Showdown Fight Club
Letterboxd Showdown #06
Showdown Fist Of Fury
Letterboxd Showdown #01
Showdown Last Action Hero
Letterboxd Showdown #16

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