Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- breezy
- date night
- lazy weekend
What critics said
The film was a major Hong Kong box-office success and a popular romantic comedy during the late-1990s industry slump, though broad critical consensus is not documented in the supplied data.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Wah and Kinki work in the same computer-company department while Wah faces possible dismissal and supervision-related stress.
Wah and Kinki initially fail to get along, then develop a friendship as they learn more about each other.
Wah's ex-girlfriend returns to reclaim him while arranging another man for Kinki, creating parallel romantic complications.
Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng headline the film as Wah and Kinki, with their contrasting personalities driving the romance.
Films like Needing You..., and why
Love on Delivery
Hong Kong romantic comedy built around workplace chemistry, witty friction, and emotionally sincere relationship complications
孤男寡女
Johnnie To romantic comedy combining breezy humor, urban Hong Kong energy, and developing romantic attachment
My Sassy Girl
Playful romantic comedy centered on mismatched partners, comic misunderstandings, and warm emotional resolution
Movie Details
- Directors
- Wai Ka-Fai, Johnnie To
- Release Date
- 2000-06-22
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (36)
Cast
- Andy Lau
- Sammi Cheng Sau-Man
- Fiona Leung Ngai-Ling
- Raymond Ho-Yin Wong
- Benz Hui Siu-Hung
- Gabriel Harrison
- Florence Kwok Siu-Wan
- Lam Suet
- Henry Yu Yang
- San San
Common questions
- What is Needing You... about?
- Two mismatched computer-company colleagues discover affection amid office pressures, returning exes, and carefully engineered romantic distractions.
- What is Needing You... like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Needing You... as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Needing You... violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Needing You....
- What did critics think of Needing You...?
- The film was a major Hong Kong box-office success and a popular romantic comedy during the late-1990s industry slump, though broad critical consensus is not documented in the supplied data.
- Which films are like Needing You...?
- Films with a similar feel include Love on Delivery, 孤男寡女, and My Sassy Girl.
- How long is Needing You...?
- Needing You... runs 101 minutes.
