Three Monks
1980 20m movie Film China

Three Monks

三个和尚

Synopsis

三个和尚

Adaptation of the Chinese folk tale that gave rise to the proverb “One monk will shoulder two buckets of water, two monks will share the load, but add a third and no one will want to fetch water”.

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Position in Catalog

The 10th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

21
Reviews
41st
Review-volume percentile
10th
Popularity percentile

21 audience reviews — more than 41% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #189 of 946 China films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Animation productions specifically: #34 of 97 (top 35%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesShanghai Animation Film Studio
Runtime20m
Release DateJanuary 1, 1980
IMDbtt0133191
Official Sitewww.ani-sh.com