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Shower (1999)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:24

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: This festival favorite from China tells the touching story of a father whose oldest son leaves him. He remains in Beijing, raising his retarded son and running the local bathhouse. When the elder... [More]

Starring: Zhu Xu, Pu Cun Xin, Jiang Wu

Director: Zhang Yang

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Dec 12, 2000

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Derek Elley	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 01 2009 03:15 AM	Variety
3/4	Michael Dequina	While the film is unabashedly sentimental, Zhang doesn't feel the need to bash the audience over the head with melodramatic tactics. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 09 2007 02:06 PM	TheMovieReport.com
N/R	MaryAnn Johanson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 30 2006 06:11 AM	Flick Filosopher
B	Frank Swietek	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 24 2006 03:17 AM	One Guy's Opinion
N/R	Jeffrey M. Anderson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 26 2006 03:16 AM	Combustible Celluloid
4/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 09 2006 03:15 AM	Film Threat
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:48 AM	Houston Chronicle
3/5	Emanuel Levy	No review available. Comment \| Jul., 06 2005 10:51 PM	EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 21 2005 11:51 AM	BBC
B	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 03:57 AM	Reeling Reviews
4/5	Andy Klein	No review available. Comment \| Apr., 07 2005 03:19 AM	Los Angeles CityBeat
3/5	Jake Euker	Pleasant family drama, as fresh and clean as its title implies. Comment \| Mar., 17 2004 11:06 AM	F5 (Wichita, KS)
3/4	Jeanne Aufmuth	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 14 2003 05:21 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
4/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 08 2002 08:53 AM	Film Threat
N/R	Jean Lowerison	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 21 2002 08:07 AM	San Diego Metropolitan
N/R	Ted Murphy	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Sep., 27 2002 01:51 PM	Hollywood.com
N/R	Kevin Thomas	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 15 2002 08:06 AM	Los Angeles Times
N/R	Rich Cline	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 20 2002 08:06 AM	Shadows on the Wall
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:06 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
B+	William Arnold	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 03 2002 08:06 AM	Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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