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Shanghai Kiss

2007 · 106 min · Director: Kern Konwiser, David Ren, Kip Konwiser ★ IMDb 6.6 · 5,563 ratings

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A struggling Chinese-American actor, who unwittingly finds himself involved with a high school girl, learns he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai. The American-raised character moves to China in an attempt to connect with his ancestry, leaving behind quite possibly the only girl who has ever loved him.

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Shanghai Kiss (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love30%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Love, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Humor

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Love
Sadness
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 33 %, then peaks around 73 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor42 %12 %18 %42 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor39 %15 %16 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor40 %18 %20 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Sadness44 %14 %26 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor44 %11 %19 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor40 %16 %8 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor38 %19 %8 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Hope41 %19 %11 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor45 %24 %18 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Humor45 %31 %25 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Hope50 %35 %35 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Sadness53 %34 %46 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Sadness51 %28 %41 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension60 %19 %38 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Sadness65 %25 %49 %18 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Love60 %44 %50 %20 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Love55 %49 %43 %25 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Sadness53 %44 %34 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Hope51 %44 %18 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Love47 %43 %5 %17 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

KL
Kathleen Lancaster

Georgia

Joel David Moore

Joe Silverman

SA
Summer Altice

Virginia

James Hong

Mark Liu

Kelly Hu

Micki Yang

LS
Lorna Scott

Casting Director

SR
Spencer Redford

Jessica / Cute Blonde

SC
Steve Connell

Casting Director (voice)

BG
Brian Gardner

Young Handsome Guy

Timothy Bottoms

Adelaide's Father

OY
Oliver Yan

Ling Ming

Byron Mann

Jai Li

Details

Directed by
Kern Konwiser, David Ren, Kip Konwiser
Written by
David Ren
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States, China, Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 5,563 ratings
Feels mostly
Love
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