If you loved Shanghai Noon, try The Myth

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Myth has roughly 6.6× fewer votes than Shanghai Noon — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Shanghai Noon

2000 · dir. Tom Dey

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The Myth

2005 · dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai

What they share

Theyboth carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Action / Adventure / Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Shanghai Noon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

playful

What The Myth is

Here's a film that wants to be Indiana Jones. An archeologist has visions of a past life, which lead him on a hunt for a lost emperor's tomb. It certainly has a lot of wirework.

If you loved Shanghai Noon, try The Myth

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The Myth

What they share

What The Myth is

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