Be There or Be Square
1998 1h 43m movie Film China

Be There or Be Square

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Synopsis

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The story of two Chinese immigrants' struggles in America. Yuan Liu has lived in LA for years. He has no stable job, no family and lives in a wagon. He seems content with his life until the day he meets Qing Li, a woman with the big "American dream".

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Comedy + Romance in China

44 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Be There or Be Square itself).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 2 other China films in 1998.

The 67th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

23
Reviews
45th
Review-volume percentile
13th
Popularity percentile

23 audience reviews — more than 45% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
23
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #353 of 946 China films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Comedy productions specifically: #75 of 214 (top 35%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesBeijing Film Studio, Beijing Forbidden City Film, 北京紫禁城影业有限责任公司
Runtime1h 43m
Release DateAugust 1, 1998
IMDbtt0199354