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Hero (2002) | Ranked Top 11% · CriticCrunch

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Hero

Movie2002·99 min

Hero

Directed by Zhang Yimou

Drama Adventure Action History

An Oscar-nominated drama adventure film directed by Zhang Yimou.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 11%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

3K ratings

About Hero

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Contemplative
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, fate destiny, grief and loss, ancient classical, action combat, historical event, urban, wilderness, rivals, assassin hitman, reluctant hero, nonlinear flashback, con deception, unreliable narrator

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Where to Watch Hero

Hero is not currently available on any tracked service.

Details

Director: Zhang Yimou
Language: Chinese

Cast

Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Int'l Feature (2002)

How Hero Ranks

All movies

Top 11%

2000s movies

Top 9%

Drama movies

Top 10%

2000s Drama movies

Top 10%

Zhang Yimou films#4 of 20

Top 11% All movies.

the vibe

Hero Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenselayeredseriousepicearnest

stylized

contemplative

What it's about

nonlinear flashbackcon deceptionunreliable narratorsacrifice dutyfate destinygrief & lossassassin / hitmanreluctant herorivalsaction combathistorical eventurbanwildernessancient classical

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

stylizedstyled