Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- comedy marathon
- late night viewing
What sets it apart
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Valentino, Chow, Mo, and Wu repeatedly try to outwit one another while robbing or exploiting the same wealthy household.
The film combines broad physical humor with sexualized schemes, jealousy, and increasingly chaotic household confusion.
The robbers confuse each other with household relatives and occupants, each believing the other possesses money.
The central characters are low-level losers and con artists pressured by romantic failure, debt, and a local mob boss.
Films like The Magnificent Scoundrels, and why
All for the Winner
Hong Kong slapstick, elaborate deception, criminal schemes, and escalating farce
The God of Cookery
Stephen Chow's comic persona, absurd scams, physical comedy, and chaotic ensemble energy
The Tricky Master
Crime-comedy structure, foolish con artists, and broad Hong Kong farce
All's Well, Ends Well
Slapstick criminality, mistaken identities, and relentless comic escalation
Movie Details
- Director
- Lee Lik-Chi
- Release Date
- 1991-10-09
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (41)
Cast
- Stephen Chow
- Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan
- Tien Niu
- Amy Yip Chi-Mei
- Wu Ma
- Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
- Yuen Wah
- Mimi Chu Mai-Mai
- Karl Maka
- Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu
Common questions
- What is The Magnificent Scoundrels about?
- A desperate loser and rival con artists turn a mob-ordered robbery into a delirious contest of scams, jealousy, and mistaken identity.
- What is The Magnificent Scoundrels like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Magnificent Scoundrels as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Magnificent Scoundrels violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Magnificent Scoundrels as mild.
- Which films are like The Magnificent Scoundrels?
- Films with a similar feel include All for the Winner, The God of Cookery, The Tricky Master, and All's Well, Ends Well.
- How long is The Magnificent Scoundrels?
- The Magnificent Scoundrels runs 96 minutes.
