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Bulletproof Monk
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Bulletproof Monk is a 2003 English-language action, comedy, and fantasy film directed by Paul Hunter. The production involves Lakeshore Entertainment, Lion Rock Productions, Image Comics, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Mosaic. It stars Chow Yun-fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, and Q463683, with John Woo and Charles Roven serving as producers. Stefan Czapsky handled cinematography, while Éric Serra composed the music.
Filmed in Toronto and Hamilton, the narrative is set in New York City. The movie has a runtime of 104 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. Its tagline states, "A power beyond measure requires a protector without equal." Keywords associated with the work include martial arts, homeless person, fight, monk, and superhero.
The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Netflix, and Ivi.ru via video on demand. It had a budget of 52,000,000 and generated 37,713,879 in revenue. Critical reception includes a 23% or 22% review score, a 4.4/10 or 5.5 rating, and a Metascore of 40. It received one nomination total.
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5.5A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.
Cast
- Chow Yun-Fat as The Nameless Monk
- Seann William Scott as Kar
- Jaime King as Jade
- Karel Roden as Strucker
- Victoria Smurfit as Nina
- Mako as Mr. Kojima
Themes
- martial arts
- homeless person
- fight
- monk
- superhero
- villainess
- fall
- based on comic
- injection
- knife fight
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Ratings
IMDb
5.5/10
53,676 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
22%
Metacritic
40/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Paul Hunter
- Written by
- Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris
- Based on
- Bulletproof Monk , by Image Comics
- Produced by
- Charles Roven Terence Chang John Woo Douglas Segal
- Starring
- Chow Yun-fat Seann William Scott Jaime King Karel Roden Victoria Smurfit Roger Yuan
- Cinematography
- Stefan Czapsky
- Edited by
- Robert K. Lambert
- Music by
- Éric Serra
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Lakeshore Entertainment Mosaic Media Group Lion Rock Productions
- Distributed by
- MGM Distribution Co.
- Release date
- April 16, 2003 ( 2003-04-16 )
- Running time
- 104 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $52 million
- Box office
- $37.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Paul Hunter
- Cast member
- Mike Dopud
- Composer
- Éric Serra
- Production company
- Lakeshore Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Stefan Czapsky
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Hamilton
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 696003
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.bulletproofmonk.com
Show 4 more facts
- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- title
- Bulletproof Monk
- distributed by
- Ivi.ru
- review score
- 40/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Bulletproof Monk is a 2003 American action comedy film directed by Paul Hunter in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Chow Yun-fat, Seann William Scott, and Jaime King. The film is loosely based on the comic book written by Brett Lewis with art by Michael Avon Oeming. The film was shot in Toronto and Hamilton, Canada, and other locations that resemble New York City. Bulletproof Monk was released by MGM Distribution Co. on April 16, 2003. It received negative reviews from critics and was a commercial failure, earning $37.7 million worldwide on the budget of $52 million.
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