Almost Us vs Shanghai Blues
Almost Us has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Shanghai Blues). Almost Us is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 43m. Shanghai Blues is the older of the two (1984 against 2026). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Almost Us | Shanghai Blues | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 1984 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance | Comedy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dan Villegas | Tsui Hark |
| Main cast | Dustin Yu, Fyang Smith, JM Ibarra, Lotlot Bustamante, Yukii Takahashi | Henry Fong Ping, Shing Fui-On, Kenny Bee, Woo Fung, Sylvia Chang |
Synopsis
Almost Us
RR has always been in love with his best friend, Janine. But she's infatuated with Kenzo, the star of her own fan fiction. When he finds a way for Janine to meet Kenzo, will he risk his own happiness just for her to have her own happiness?
Shanghai Blues
In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier and a young woman have an awkward meet-cute in darkness under a bridge as they seek refuge during a bomb raid. Ten years later, the soldier, now a burgeoning songwriter and tuba-player in a marching band, is back in town desperately searching for his would-be soulmate. As fate would have it they end up living in the same building unbeknownst to each other. Through a series of mishaps, he mistakes her new ingénue…
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