Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to fascinate even novice kung-fu cinema viewers. The cast of Shaw Brothers' leading swordsmen and swordswomen are masterfully staged by Yuen Cheung-yan, the brother of Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The result is both a great action movie and an exceptional dramatic film.
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7.7/10
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7.0/10
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6.2/10
The Sentimental Swordsman
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6.5/10
Butterfly and Sword
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5.7/10
Virgins from Hell
1987
4.5/10
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6.9/10
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7.9/10
Talcum Powder
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6.8/10
Late Spring
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8.0/10
Shoplifters
2018
7.8/10
The Cave of the Golden Rose 3
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6.2/10
Buffalo '66
1998
7.1/10
The Psychic
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7.0/10
Facing Windows
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7.0/10
Don't Be Bad
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7.8/10
The Florida Project
2017
7.4/10
The Man Who Would Be King
1975
7.5/10
Pierrot le Fou
1965
7.4/10
The Cameraman
1928
7.8/10
The Matrix
1999
8.236/10
