Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- absurdist
- irreverent
- kinetic
- comedy night
- hong kong cinema marathon
What sets it apart
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Sing's supernatural sight and the gambling world's heightened reactions drive broad visual and verbal gags.
Sing can see through objects, leading Uncle Tat to market him as the Saint of Gamblers.
The story turns gambling rivalries, secret techniques, and champion personas into comic set pieces.
Sing's rise through the gambling world is staged through kinetic action-comedy performance rather than realistic competition.
Films like All for the Winner, and why
God of Gamblers
shares Hong Kong action comedy, gambling spectacle, and irreverent physical humor
Kung Fu Hustle
shares Stephen Chow's absurdist comedy, supernatural abilities, and kinetic Hong Kong genre parody
The Top Bet
shares gambling rivalry, comic bravado, and stylized action-comedy energy
The Tricky Master
shares an underdog protagonist, supernatural skill, and broad Cantonese action-comedy tone
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai, Corey Yuen
- Release Date
- 1990-08-18
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (110)
Cast
- Stephen Chow
- Richard Ng Man-Tat
- Sharla Cheung Man
- Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu
- Paul Chun Pui
- Angelina Lo Yuen-Yan
- Corey Yuen
- Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
- Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming
- Sheila Chan Suk-Lan
Common questions
- What is All for the Winner about?
- A supernaturally gifted innocent is transformed into Hong Kong gambling culture’s most outrageous champion.
- What is All for the Winner like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All for the Winner as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is All for the Winner violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in All for the Winner as mild.
- Which films are like All for the Winner?
- Films with a similar feel include God of Gamblers, Kung Fu Hustle, The Top Bet, and The Tricky Master.
- How long is All for the Winner?
- All for the Winner runs 101 minutes.
