Taiwan Synopsis
金錢男孩
Fei works illegally as a hustler in order to support his family, yet when he realizes they are willing to accept his money but not his way of life, there is a major breakdown in their relations. Through his relationship to the headstrong Long, Fei seems able to find a new lease on life, but then he encounters Xiaolai, the love of his youth, who confronts him with the guilt of his repressed past.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Moneyboys. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2020–2022 Taiwan Window
Moneyboys holds position #16 of 26 Taiwan films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Taiwan, 30 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Moneyboys premiered alongside 9 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other Taiwan films in 2021.
The 166th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
26 audience reviews — more than 58% of Taiwan films in our index.
Popularity (79th percentile) outruns review volume (58th) — a trending, discussed title among Taiwan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Moneyboys, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rent boy · 1
- prostitution · 25
- taipei · 12
- male prostitution · 7
- lgbt · 73
- boys' love (bl) · 69
- gay theme · 67
- prostitute · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #86 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #68 of 118 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Austria, Belgium, France, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production, Zorba Production, Flash Forward Entertainment, Panache Productions, ARTE France Cinéma |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | November 19, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt11783988 |
| Official Site | www.totem-films.com |