Taiwan Synopsis
17歲的天空
“A Coming of Age Comedy.”
More interested in romance than sex, "Formula 17" swoons with youthful innocence. Naive country-boy Tien-Tsai travels to Taipei, where his quest to lose his virginity is impeded by his insistence on finding true love first. The film's Chinese title translates as "17-Year-Old's World" which accurately describes its niche.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Formula 17. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Comedy + Romance in Taiwan
17 Taiwan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Formula 17 itself).
The 2000s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Taiwan, 31 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Formula 17 premiered alongside 1 others.
Position in Catalog
The 52nd Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 29% of Taiwan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among Taiwan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Formula 17, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- virgin · 4
- city country contrast · 1
- coming of age · 78
- lgbt · 73
- boys' love (bl) · 69
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #162 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Comedy productions specifically: #43 of 50 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | April 2, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0420627 |