Shanghai Blues vs Wonderful Nightmare
Wonderful Nightmare has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7/10 for Shanghai Blues). Shanghai Blues is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 2m. Shanghai Blues is the older of the two (1984 against 2026). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Shanghai Blues
Wonderful Nightmare| Shanghai Blues | Wonderful Nightmare | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1984 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Philippines |
| Director | Tsui Hark | RC Delos Reyes |
| Main cast | Henry Fong Ping, Shing Fui-On, Kenny Bee, Woo Fung, Sylvia Chang | Quinn Carrillo, Candy Pangilinan, TJ Valderrama, Denise Esteban, Benj Manalo |
Synopsis
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…
Wonderful Nightmare
It follows a high-flying, career-driven lawyer who dies prematurely due to a clerical error in heaven.
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