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Shanghai Surprise

1986 · 97 min · Romance

In 1930s China, a fortune-hunting adventurer and a prim missionary nurse reluctantly join forces to recover a lost cache of opium — she to ease her patients' pain, he to buy his way out — on a hectic, exotic quest. A romantic adventure comedy.

Runtime
97 min
Genre
Romance · Adventure · Crime
Mood
tense · romantic · adventurous
Entry
some context
Best for
shorter watch

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