Mahjong
1996 2h 1m movie Film Taiwan

Mahjong

麻將

Mahjong ranks #2 among 6 Taiwan films released between 1995–1997.

Synopsis

麻將

Winston Chen, a prominent businessman, goes missing after racking up $100 million in debts to the Taipei underworld. Two enforcers sent to find him, and they track down his son, Red Fish, the leader of a street gang.

The 1995–1997 Taiwan Window

6 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mahjong sits at position #2.

  1. Tropical Fish
    #1

    Tropical Fish

    ★ 7.7 · 1995

  2. Mahjong

    #2

    Mahjong

    ★ 7.5 · 1996

  3. Vive L'Amour
    #3

    Vive L'Amour

    ★ 7.1 · 1995

  4. A Borrowed Life
    #4

    A Borrowed Life

    ★ 6.9 · 1995

  5. Goodbye South, Goodbye
    #5

    Goodbye South, Goodbye

    ★ 6.8 · 1996

  6. Murmur of Youth
    #6

    Murmur of Youth

    ★ 5.9 · 1997

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

The 1990s Taiwan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mahjong premiered. 16 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #25 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.

Among Taiwan Comedy productions specifically: #6 of 50 (top 12%).

Production Details

Primary Country Taiwan
Original Language Chinese
Spoken Languages Mandarin, English
Production Companies AtomFilms
Runtime 2h 1m
Release Date December 7, 1996
IMDb tt0116962

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