Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- exuberant
- witty
- playful
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What critics said
The film is broadly valued for Jackie Chan’s dazzling martial-arts technique, inventive action choreography, and sustained physical comedy.
What sets it apart
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Dragon’s encounters combine technical fighting with slapstick movement and humorous reversals.
The search for Dragon’s errant brother is complicated by identities involving Tiger and Keung.
Jackie Chan’s fighting and stunt work form the film’s central visual attraction.
Dragon is expelled after failing his fellow students and must find his brother to regain standing.
Films like The Young Master, and why
Drunken Master
shared martial arts action, physical comedy, inventive stunt choreography, and playful mistaken-identity energy
Project A
shared hong kong action comedy, acrobatic kung fu, comic set pieces, and charismatic jackie chan performance
The Legend of Drunken Master
shared martial arts spectacle, slapstick humor, elaborate fights, and fast-moving comic adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Jackie Chan
- Release Date
- 1980-02-09
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (258)
Cast
- Jackie Chan
- Yuen Biao
- Wai Pak
- Hwang In-shik
- Lily Li
- Shih Kien
- Fung Hak-On
- Lee Hoi-Sang
- Tien Feng
- Fung Fung
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel, FlixFling
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Young Master about?
- A disgraced kung fu student hunts for his missing brother through a whirlwind of comic misunderstandings and spectacular martial-arts fights.
- What is The Young Master like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Young Master as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Young Master violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Young Master as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Young Master?
- The film is broadly valued for Jackie Chan’s dazzling martial-arts technique, inventive action choreography, and sustained physical comedy.
- Which films are like The Young Master?
- Films with a similar feel include Drunken Master, Project A, and The Legend of Drunken Master.
- How long is The Young Master?
- The Young Master runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Young Master?
- In United States, The Young Master streams on Criterion Channel, FlixFling.
