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Days of Being Wild

1991, Drama, 1h 40m

33 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Days of Being Wild uses a young man's struggle to come to terms with a family secret as the foundation for a beautifully filmed drama with a darkly dreamy allure. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

The lives of several lovelorn individuals (Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau) intersect as they drift through Hong Kong.
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    Chinese
  • Director:
    Kar-Wai Wong
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $141.9K
  • Runtime:

Cast & Crew

Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung
Yuddy
Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung
Su Li-zhen
Andy Lau
Andy Lau
Tide
Carina Lau
Carina Lau
Leung Fung-ying
Rebecca Pan
Rebecca Pan
Rebecca
Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung
Zeb
Kar-Wai Wong
Kar-Wai Wong
Director
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Critic Reviews for Days of Being Wild

All Critics (33) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (3)
Full Review… Stephen Cole Globe and Mail Full Review… Geoff Pevere Toronto Star Full Review… Carla Meyer San Francisco Chronicle Full Review… John Hartl Seattle Times Full Review… Ty Burr Boston Globe Full Review… Desson Thomson Washington Post Full Review… Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Full Review… Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Full Review… Sarah Gorr The Spool Full Review… Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Full Review… Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Full Review… Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat
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Audience Reviews for Days of Being Wild

  • Sep 30, 2015
    Days of Being Wild delivers as expected: a highly aesthetic and enjoyable film. You can feel the humidity of melancholy summer nights and sense the fatalistic but untragic vibe the characters give off. This is quintessential HK cinema and easy to recommend.
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  • Nov 15, 2008
    Wong Kar Wai's somehow reaching his unique style in here
    Arash X Super Reviewer
  • Feb 04, 2008
    Great little film by the fantastic Wong Kar-Wai. Very engaging and beautiful.
    Christopher B Super Reviewer
  • Feb 02, 2008
    Wong Kar Wai and Maggie Cheung. Together, a project couldn't possibly go off the ropes and it doesn't here. Those who saw In the Mood for Love should treat themselves to early Wai.
    John B Super Reviewer
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