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Drama Venice 1991 · Silver Lion

Raise the Red Lantern

Directed by Zhang Yimou · 1991 ·

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Answer Summary

Raise the Red Lantern (1991) earns a 89% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

89%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

96% Critic Score
91% Audience
93 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.2
8.1 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 5m
Cast
Gong Li , Ma Jingwu , He Caifei

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (96% positive).
  • Audiences widely enjoyed it (91%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (93/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.2/5).
  • IMDb users score it 8.1/10.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded drama pick

Not ideal for

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    Is Raise the Red Lantern worth watching?

    Yes — Raise the Red Lantern earns a 89% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Zhang Yimou's claustrophobic palace drama exposes patriarchy with formal beauty and icy precision.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is Raise the Red Lantern about?

    A young woman becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy lord and discovers brutal competition among concubines in 1920s China.

    Critic Reviews

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