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2000 · Movie · 1h 39m · PG

In the Mood for Love

CriticsCritics: 90
AudienceAudience: 8.2

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors discover that their spouses are having an affair. Drawn together by loneliness and shared heartbreak, they develop a deep connection while carefully navigating social expectations, personal boundaries, and feelings they are reluctant to fully express.

My take

You’ll likely enjoy this if you appreciate quiet, melancholy romances with elegant visuals and unspoken tension; Not for you if you need fast pacing, overt drama, or a heavily eventful story.

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Cast

Maggie CheungTony Leung Chiu-waiSiu Ping-LamRebecca PanKelly Lai ChenJoe Cheung Tung-ChoChan Man-LeiKoo Kam-Wah

Director

Wong Kar-Wai

If tonight is a In the Mood for Love night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.