A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
the vibe
A Brighter Summer Day Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriousbroadearnest
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Movie1991·237 min
A Brighter Summer Day
Directed by Edward Yang
A crime drama film directed by Edward Yang.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 3%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
8.2/10
394 ratings
About A Brighter Summer Day
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- coming of age, identity self discovery, family dysfunction, mid century, high school campus, urban, close friendship, romantic partners, outsider misfit, tragedy arc, slow burn reveal, organized crime, young first love