Goodbye, Dragon Inn
2003 1h 22m movie Film Taiwan

Goodbye, Dragon Inn

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Synopsis

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On a dark and rainy night, a historic and regal Taipei cinema sees its final film: 1967 martial arts feature "Dragon Inn". As the film plays, the lives of the theater's various employees and patrons intersect, and two ghostly actors arrive to mourn the passing of an era.

The 2002–2004 Taiwan Window

5 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Goodbye, Dragon Inn sits at position #2.

  1. Blue Gate Crossing
    #1

    Blue Gate Crossing

    ★ 7.0 · 2002

  2. Goodbye, Dragon Inn

    #2

    Goodbye, Dragon Inn

    ★ 6.8 · 2003

  3. Café Lumière
    #3

    Café Lumière

    ★ 6.7 · 2004

  4. The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water
    #4

    The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water

    ★ 6.2 · 2002

  5. Formula 17
    #5

    Formula 17

    ★ 5.0 · 2004

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The 2000s Taiwan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Goodbye, Dragon Inn premiered. 31 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
119
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #72 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.

Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #59 of 118 (top 50%).

Production Details

Primary Country Taiwan
Original Language Chinese
Spoken Languages Mandarin, Japanese
Production Companies Homegreen Films
Runtime 1h 22m
Release Date December 12, 2003
IMDb tt0377556

Themes & Motifs

  • cinema on cinema
  • rain
  • loneliness
  • art house
  • closing down
  • taipei
  • mortality
  • slow cinema
  • movie theater

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