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Imagine Mr. Bean became a kung fu monk. Chen Kaige actually did this.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
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Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015)

Chaotic wholesomeFish-out-of-water hijinksPhilosophy with face-kicks

Overview

Action

A monk leaves his monastery and ventures out into the real world for the first time in his life, and ends up in an adventure with a kung-fu master who is guarding a special artifact.

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Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Wang Baoqiang's committed physical comedy as naive monk

Direction

Chen Kaige doing... whatever THIS is after Farewell My Concubine

Stunts

Bizarre wire-work that defies both physics and dignity

Best for:Friends: Drunk movie night when you want martial arts AND existential crisis·Background: Folding laundry to absurd monk-fu chaos
Heads up:Violence: Cartoonish kung fu brutality, one genuinely dark medical subplot·Triggers: Brief but intense hospital scene involving child mortality
Chen Kaige

Director

Chen Kaige

ReleasedJul 3, 2015
Runtime1h 53m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Revenue$64.5M
Columbia Pictures

Top Cast

Wang Baoqiang

Wang Baoqiang

He Anxia

Li Xuejian

Li Xuejian

Master Luo Yin

Fan Wei

Fan Wei

Cui Daoning

Lin Chi-Ling

Lin Chi-Ling

Yuzhen

Vanness Wu

Vanness Wu

Cui Daorong

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan

Zhao Xinchuan

Wang Xueqi

Wang Xueqi

Zhu Song

Aaron Kwok

Aaron Kwok

Zhou Xiyu

Dong Qi

Dong Qi

Wang Xianning

Tian Zhuangzhuang

Tian Zhuangzhuang

Peng Xiaowen

Yuen Wah

Yuen Wah

Peng Qianwu

Chang Chen

Chang Chen

Boss Zha

Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Zhao Liren

Jaycee Chan

Jaycee Chan

Peng Qizi

Chen Ran

Chen Ran

Wan Zhen

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Chen Kaige reportedly took this gig solely to fund his passion project The Legend of the Demon Cat, which also flopped.

Cultural

Wang Baoqiang trained for months in actual Wudang martial arts, only for the film to use cartoony wire-work that made his effort invisible.

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Monk Comes Down the Mountain Official Trailer (2015) - Marital Arts Action Movie HD

Monk Comes Down the Mountain Official Trailer (2015) - Marital Arts Action Movie HD

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