The Terrorizers

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The Terrorizers

1987

1h 52m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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The lives of a couple, an amateur photographer and an injured girl intertwine.

Michael Atkinson

Village Voice

Oct 20, 2016

Yang keeps all of the balls in the air, resisting definitive answers and conjuring a lean-in sense of intimate dread.

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CJ Sheu

Review Film Review

Apr 28, 2025

[W]hat I’m calling the main subplot, about depressed novelist Zhou Yufen (Cora Miao) and medical laboratory scientist husband Li Lizhong (China-appeasing actor-comedian Lee Li-chun), ... is a very accurate and tragic portrait of the Taiwanese STEM bro[.]"

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Dustin Chang

Floating World

Jan 22, 2025

Edward Yang's Terrorizers briskly, busily sets up the premise in the beginning twenty minutes. The film is a puzzle piece that doesn't resolve neatly, yet done in smart, intriguing way, you can't help but admire Yang's skills as a filmmaker.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Feb 14, 2022

4/4

Edward Yang's Terrorizers (Kongbu Fenzi, 1986) explores the inherent danger of reality and fiction becoming indistinguishable.

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Alonso Díaz de la Vega

El Universal

Dec 9, 2021

The shooting itself is one of the strangest and most sensational I have ever seen. [Full review in Spanish]

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Apr 5, 2013

A-

A dreamlike profound film of parallel stories, though bleak, confusing and enigmatic, is masterfully blended together.

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steve c

@RT19610513 Nov 21, 2022

For most of the movie, I was terrorized by the lack of a plot. What the hack was I watching? Just hang on to the end and you will agree that some people should be cursed for life or deserve sterility.

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Dec 14, 2020

Jigsaw after jigsaw, the overall picture of The Terrorizers splendidly and realistically combines Taiwan's 80s capitalistic society with the paradoxical elements of a kill-them-all finale of a novel. As this wasn't enough, watching Yang's work, a leap into sub-realism makes the ending a puzzle of reality and fiction, which ultimately composes a beautifully sophisticated drama.

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May 26, 2020

Edward Yang's MASTERPIECE.

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May 2, 2018

Though I'm not sure whether Yang looks up to Altman or not, but both directors share the same mastery of multi-narrative that is not frequently seen. Which, of course, I admire.

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Feb 23, 2017

170223 This movie is like a bottle of vintage wine.

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Feb 29, 2016

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Edward Yang

Director

Miaw Chian-Ren

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Jin Shyh-Jye

Zhou's lover

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Synopsis

The lives of a couple, an amateur photographer and an injured girl intertwine.

Director: Edward Yang
Production Co: Central Motion Pictures Corporation
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 28, 2017
Runtime: 1h 52m

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