Taiwan Synopsis
艋舺
Set in the 1980s, “Monga” centers on five boys (Mosquito, Monk, Dragon, White Monkey and A-Lan) who join the "Gang of Princes" who are tired of being pushed around. As the "Gang of Princes" rise in stature, they come into conflict with other gangs jealous of their rising power.
The 2009–2011 Taiwan Window
Monga holds position #14 of 24 Taiwan films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
★ 8.1 · 2011
#2Out of Sight
★ 7.7 · 2010
#3You Are the Apple of My Eye
★ 7.4 · 2011
#4Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Part 1: The Sun Flag
★ 7.3 · 2011
#5Hear Me
★ 7.2 · 2009
#6In Time with You
★ 7.2 · 2011
#7One Day
★ 7.2 · 2010
#87 Days in Heaven
★ 6.9 · 2010
The 2010s Taiwan Landscape
2010 was the decade’s peak output year for Taiwan — 9 titles released, including Monga. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (70 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Taiwan films in 2010.
The 75th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
60 audience reviews — more than 82% of Taiwan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 73th percentile among Taiwan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #104 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Taiwan Thriller productions specifically: #7 of 15 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Honto production |
| Runtime | 2h 20m |
| Release Date | February 5, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1604900 |