Vietnam Synopsis
“In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction.”
In early 1950s Vietnam, a young American becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle when he falls for the beautiful mistress of a British journalist. As war is waged around them, the trio sinks deeper into a world of drugs, passion, and betrayal where nothing is as it seems.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Quiet American. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 41m runtime, production spent $297K per minute on screen and earned $274K per minute back.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Quiet American, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- indochina · 4
- ho chi minh · 4
- saigon · 3
- indochina war · 2
- lover (female) · 1
- journalist · 17
- 1950s · 15
- vietnam war · 11
- based on novel or book · 288
- love triangle · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #12 of 24 Vietnam films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Vietnam Romance productions specifically: #3 of 5 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Vietnam |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, French, Vietnamese |
| Production Companies | Mirage Enterprises, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG, Giai Phong Film Studio, Saga Pictures, Miramax |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | November 22, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0258068 |