In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 26 wins & 74 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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An intoxicating cocktail of splendid visuals, spectacular action, state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery and some old-fashioned swashbuckling worthy of Hollywood's Golden Age.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
13 Jan 2005
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Zhang proves that Hero was no accident with House of Flying Daggers, another Chinese period piece resplendent with a dazzling palette and soaring, ambitious fight sequences.
– Bill Muller,
Arizona Republic,
13 Jan 2005
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About as viscerally and visually exciting as film can get, and yet it is also fully, ripely romantic in a way that few modern films would dare.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
14 Jan 2005
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One of the most visually astonishing martial-arts fantasies ever made.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan 2005
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A dazzler -- and almost as exciting as its title promises.