The Mermaid (2016)

Original title

美人鱼

Directed by

Stephen Chow

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film

Country

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 494 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy businessman falls in love with a mermaid who was sent to kill him. The mermaid is part of a hidden underwater society that wants revenge for environmental damage caused by his company.

lightheartedromanticfunnywhimsicalfast-pacedplayfulsillyfeel-good

What happens

The Mermaid (Chinese: 美人鱼) is a 2016 romantic fantasy comedy film directed, co-written and produced by Stephen Chow, which stars Lin Yun, Deng Chao, Zhang Yuqi and Show Lo. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film tells the story of a playboy businessman (Deng Chao) who falls in love with a mermaid (Lin Yun) sent to assassinate him. The film was released in China on 8 February 2016, and broke numerous box office records, including biggest opening day and biggest single-day gross through its seventh day of release. The Mermaid had the biggest opening week of all time in China, where it became the thirteenth-highest-grossing film of all time. The film was the highest-grossing non-English, non-Hollywood movie globally from 2016 to 2019. A sequel is reported to have completed filming. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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