In the Mood for Love
Feel the heat, keep the feeling burning, let the sensation explode.
2000 • 99 min • Drama · Romance
Synopsis
In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.
Our family guide
Best from age 14- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 81 Audience · 3319 · 49%
In 1960s Hong Kong, a man and woman living in the same building discover their spouses are having an affair. They form a quiet bond, navigating their complex feelings and the societal expectations around them.
- Violence & peril
- 0/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 3/10
- Scary moments
- 0/10
Heads up
- Infidelity as a central theme
- Characters smoke frequently
- Emotional intensity throughout
What it models well
- Empathy and understanding
- Emotional resilience
- Navigating difficult truths
Talk about it after
- Coping with betrayal
- Different forms of love
- Societal expectations vs. personal feelings
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Top billed cast
Director: Wong Kar-Wai • Crew: Wong Kar-Wai, Liu Yichang
Trailers & clips
Lucy Liu on IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000)
Re-release Trailer
TIFF Press Conference (2000)
Official Restoration Trailer
Three Reasons: In the Mood for Love
Reviewer notes
RecommendedThis is a fine piece of cinema from Wong Kar-Wai that tells us a story of two people whom circumstance throws together - but not in a way you might expect. We start with two couples who move into a new building. One a newspaper man with his wife, the other a business executive and his wife. The businessman is rarely at home, nor is the journalist's wife - which leaves the other two at increasingly loose ends. It i...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.1/10 (3,319)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $15,867,968
- IMDb
- tt0118694
- Official site
- www.janusfilms.com
