
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
2003, Drama, 1h 21m
42 Reviews 1,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Deliberately paced yet absorbing, Goodbye, Dragon Inn offers an affectionate -- and refreshingly unique -- look at a fading theater that should strike a chord with cineastes. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Hsiao-Kang
Ticket Woman
Japanese Tourist
Self
Director
Critic Reviews for Goodbye, Dragon Inn
All Critics (42) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (9)
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You'd never think a spacious, mostly empty movie theater could feel so tight.
February 8, 2021 | Full Review… -
Tsai Ming-liang's stultifying Good Bye, Dragon Inn captures none of the magic of film despite being set in a movie palace on its final day of operations.
March 16, 2020 | Full Review… -
This elegiac 2003 comedy, by the Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang, is a requiem for a movie theatre.
June 2, 2014 | Full Review… -
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April 1, 2006 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
A weird, funny, melancholy tribute to movies and movie-going, an opus for film geeks that rang my personal bell.
January 6, 2005 | Rating: 3.5/4 -
Idiosyncratic, oddball movie that is both funny and moody.
December 17, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Goodbye, Dragon Inn
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Mar 02, 2016A haunting, gorgeous and nearly-silent tribute to the experience of cinema-going that perfectly combines melancholy and deadpan humor, with deliberate pacing that may prove too slow to casual moviegoers as it puts sometimes a good deal of emphasis on still moments.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Jul 05, 2010I have no idea why but I enjoyed this movieBrody M Super Reviewer
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Mar 12, 2010On the last day of its operation, a Japanese tourist ducks in a once grand old theater to get out of the rain. What follows is a dryly funny, poignant look at the last film shown in a once thriving theater, whose faded glory is now overshadowed by dwindling crowds, inconsiderate patrons, and people whose reasons for being there have nothing to do with the movie. Slow and methodical, but endlessly engrossing, "Goodbye, Dragon Inn" is a haunting elegy for the theater experience.Matthew L Super Reviewer
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Jun 21, 2008the apex of tsai's cinema, a pure distillation of movie love, both profound and simple. there are only 5 or 6 lines of dialogue in the film. you've been warnedStella D Super Reviewer
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