Keep Cool
1997 1h 33m movie Film China

Keep Cool

有话好好说

Keep Cool ranks #3 among 11 China films released between 1996–1998.

Synopsis

有话好好说

China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man. The rich man sends his people to beat the bookseller. In the fight, the laptop computer from a man looking at the scene gets broken. Who will pay for the computer? The bookseller wants revenge. Will it be useful? The bookseller and the laptop owner are from different ages and classes. They are two different points of view, two different Chinas. How will they fight for justice?

The 1996–1998 China Window

11 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Keep Cool sits at position #3.

  1. Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
    #1

    Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

    ★ 7.3 · 1998

  2. The Emperor's Shadow
    #2

    The Emperor's Shadow

    ★ 7.3 · 1996

  3. Keep Cool

    #3

    Keep Cool

    ★ 7.2 · 1997

  4. Be There or Be Square
    #4

    Be There or Be Square

    ★ 7.0 · 1998

  5. The Emperor and the Assassin
    #5

    The Emperor and the Assassin

    ★ 6.9 · 1998

  6. The Dream Factory
    #6

    The Dream Factory

    ★ 6.9 · 1997

  7. Temptress Moon
    #7

    Temptress Moon

    ★ 6.6 · 1996

  8. The Soong Sisters
    #8

    The Soong Sisters

    ★ 6.6 · 1997

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Keep Cool. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Guangxi Film Studio

The 1990s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Keep Cool premiered. 41 total titles in this decade from China.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
45
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #279 of 946 China films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Comedy productions specifically: #56 of 214 (top 26%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
Original Language Chinese
Production Companies Guangxi Film Studio
Runtime 1h 33m
Release Date May 16, 1997
IMDb tt0120543

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