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Shanghai Surprise

1986·1h 37m·PG-13
DramaAdventureCrimeRomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 3.3/10
6,110 votes
Metascore
16
Metacritic

Shanghai, 1938: A missionary woman hires a fortune hunter to help her find 1100 lbs. opium lost, as wounded need the morphine. Adventure and romance follows.

Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 drama adventure movie directed by Jim Goddard, starring Madonna, Sean Penn, Paul Freeman. It holds an IMDb rating of 3.3/10 from 6,110 votes and runs 1h 37m.

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Director
Jim Goddard
Stars
Madonna
Sean Penn
Paul Freeman
Richard Griffiths
Details
1986-08-29
97 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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