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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

★ 7.4 · 3,543 ratings on TMDB

A timeless story of strength, secrets and two warriors who would never surrender.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon poster★ 7.4

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.

DirectorAng Lee
CastChang Chen, Cheng Pei-Pei, Chow Yun-Fat, Gao Xian, Hai Yan, Li Fazeng
GenresAction, Adventure, Drama, Romance
The emergence reading

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing love, honor, tradition, gender, destiny.

zero-distanceHKlovehonortraditiongenderdestiny
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Same rung, same subject

Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.

Mulan (1998)E8/E9 · gender, honorA Knight's Tale (2001)E8/E9 · honor, loveMulan II (2004)E8/E9 · gender, loveHappily N'Ever After (2007)E8/E9 · destiny, loveThe Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)E8/E9 · love, traditionCorpse Bride (2005)E8/E9 · love, tradition

Same people

Shared director or cast.

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