Chungking Express
If my memory of her has an expiration date, let it be 10,000 years...
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
- Director
- Wong Kar-Wai
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
12 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Chungking Express actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Chungking Express appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Romance Movies Ranked #49
Placed at #49 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Romance Movies Ranked #50
Placed at #50 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerHong Kong Film Award for Best Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $160,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Release date
- Jul 14, 1994
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Cantonese, English
- Country
- Hong Kong
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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