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One takes place in the 70s, the other takes place in the 80s. Both are coming-of-age dramas about pursuing dreams and ambitions, with economic reform as backdrop. Both have Li Qin as the FL.
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Both are occult dramas and involve mysterious supernatural beings entering into the mortal world. Occult, mystery, and supernatural.
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Tony Leung and Andy Lau reunion. The Goldfinger is directed Felix Chong, who was the screenwriter for Infernal Affairs. Both are also crime mystery films.
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Arthouse films made by two of the most acclaimed Korean directors, Park Chan Wook and Lee Chang Dong. Both films stun viewers with their ambiguity, subtle elements, and unresolved mysteries.
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Firefighter movies. Racing against time to save survivors. Intense and emotional. One is a nuclear power plant, the other is an office building.
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Directed by the same director, Dante Lam. Both are based on real-life events of chinese operatives rescuing chinese nationals in danger overseas. One taking place in Thailand and one in Yemen.
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Both take place during the Japanese Colonial era and involve the questioning of suspects for anti-Japanese motives - espionage films. One takes place in a mansion house and the other takes place in an isolated hotel. In both films, the Japanese are trying to hunt down a mole called "Phantom". These similarities are because both films are adapted from Mai Jia's 2007 novel, The Message.
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Both are about school teachers plotting to take revenge for being wronged, and with a student involved.
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Directed by the same director, Kong Sheng. Both dramas involve the development and reform of a town/county.