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The New King of Comedy

Original title: Xin xi ju zhi wang
  • 2019
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2K
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The New King of Comedy (2019)
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Play trailer2:34
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MandarinComedyDrama

A young woman who is dreaming and striving to pursue the actors' dream despite being an extra and stand-in.A young woman who is dreaming and striving to pursue the actors' dream despite being an extra and stand-in.A young woman who is dreaming and striving to pursue the actors' dream despite being an extra and stand-in.

  • Directors
    • Stephen Chow
    • Herman Yau
  • Writers
    • Stephen Chow
    • Ivy Kong
    • Si-Cheun Lee
  • Stars
    • Jingwen E.
    • Baoqiang Wang
    • Quandan Zhang
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Stephen Chow
      • Herman Yau
    • Writers
      • Stephen Chow
      • Ivy Kong
      • Si-Cheun Lee
    • Stars
      • Jingwen E.
      • Baoqiang Wang
      • Quandan Zhang
    • 23User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:34
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    Jingwen E.
    Jingwen E.
    • Rumeng
    • (as Jingwen E)
    Baoqiang Wang
    Baoqiang Wang
    • Ma Ke
    Quandan Zhang
    Quandan Zhang
    • Charlie
    Ruyang Jing
    Ruyang Jing
    • Xiaomi
    Qi Zhang
    • Rumeng's father
    Xingzhe Yuan
    • Rumeng's mother
    Pierre Bourdaud
    • Chinese Thug…
    Blake Nolan Brown
    • 1…
    Zherui Cai
    • Director
    Xiaopeng Huang
    • Li Yang
    Han Liu
    Yilun Miao
    Junichiro Nishino
      Kyle Shapiro
      • Chinese Thug…
      Kai-Man Tin
      Kai-Man Tin
      David Torok
      David Torok
      • Chinese Thug…
      Ling Wu
      • Directors
        • Stephen Chow
        • Herman Yau
      • Writers
        • Stephen Chow
        • Ivy Kong
        • Si-Cheun Lee
      • All cast & crew
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      User reviews23

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      8filmfan-95355

      Chow always delivers laughs

      Don't come in expecting the Looney Tunes level of insanity from Kung Fu Hustle; this flick is subdued in comparison. It still got tons of laughs, slapstick comedy and heart. It lags a bit in the middle but hey, any new Stephen Chow film is always welcome. Even his lesser movies are way more fun than most of the dreck they populates streams like Netflix.
      10mospermymo

      Feel good Cny movie

      Went to the cinema wasn't expecting much. Was pleasantly surprised, really good movie to watch during Chinese new year. Light hearted movie fun for all. Acting was top notch too!
      9sporanox

      Laughs Galore

      Stephen Chow never disappoints, this is another of his master piece. Credits to the cast for solid acting, from the main actress Jingwen E to all the supporting casts. The acting was so on point.

      Recommended watch for everyone
      10alex_281299

      An inspirational, touching movie

      Not exactly a remake, but more another chapter of Stephen's life story. The movie's rotten tomatoes was terrible because the scenes are not very cinematic, on the contrary, the plot, the acting and the idea are on point. Excellent acting from the main character and her father. This is such an incredible movie that you can sympathize and have a good look at your own path. The movie could have been better, but it already made a girl somewhere in Vietnam cry her eyes out and inspired her, that's more than enough. Thank you Stephen Chou.
      9tanhungvn

      A well remake version

      Compare to the old one, it's has better filming and acting

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      Related interests

      Jonathan Chang in Yi Yi (2000)
      Mandarin
      Will Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
      Comedy
      Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monáe, André Holland, Herman Caheej McGloun, Edson Jean, Alex R. Hibbert, and Tanisha Cidel in Moonlight (2016)
      Drama

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      • Trivia
        When this project was first revealed by media in 2018, Herman Yau was said working as the director of this film. But in all the later promotion materials, including posters and trailers, only credited it's a Stephen Chow's film. When the film finally released, we found that in the end credits, both Stephen Chow and Herman Yau were credited as directors of this film.
      • Connections
        Referenced in Diminishing Returns Diminisodes: Two Musicals and a Kung Funeral (2019)

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      • Release date
        • September 8, 2020 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • China
      • Languages
        • Mandarin
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Tân Vua Hài Kịch
      • Filming locations
        • Beijing, China
      • Production company
        • Star Overseas
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $95,618,308
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 30m(90 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Atmos
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.39 : 1

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