Resembling a short story more than a narrative feature, the film tells its slender story in leisurely fashion, relying more on mood and atmosphere than dialogue or character development.
Blue Gate Crossing(藍色大門)
✭ ✭ ✭ Read critic reviews
Taiwan, France · 2002
1h 25m
Director Yee Chin-Yen
Starring Gwei Lun-mei, Chen Bolin, Liang Yolin, Chau Ching
Genre Drama, Romance
Add to Watchlist
Please login to add films to your watchlist.
An is-she-or-isn't-she gay comedy focused on a Taiwanese teen, the boy she might like, and the girl she may love.
We hate to say it, but we can't find anywhere to view this film.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
Set largely in empty public spaces late at night, Blue Gate Crossing supplements its slender narrative with disarming performances and plangent atmosphere.
High on charm but extremely low on content, Blue Gate Crossing is a half-hour short stretched to feature length.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
A lovely little coming-of-age story, this Taiwanese romance was directed by Chih-Yen Yee with a skillful subtlety enhanced by his young cast.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Slight but affecting.
San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
Blue Gate Crossing is 85 minutes of wistful gloom.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Little more than a vignette elongated into a feature-length movie. Moody and slow moving, it depends on the truthfulness of its performances to carry it.
The sensitive subject matter is handled discreetly by writer-director Chin-yen Yee, who never lets the story sink into exploitation or finger-pointing.
Users who liked this film also liked
In the Mood for Love
(花樣年華)
Longing and loneliness collide in this understated romance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China • 2000
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Rebecca Pan, Kelly Lai Chen, Siu Ping-Lam, Mama Hung
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Broadchurch
A big case in a small town gains media attention as cops try to solve a murder.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2013
- Creator Chris Chibnall
- Cast David Tennant, Hannah Millward
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Tubi TV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, Pluto TV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Plex, Freevee, Xumo Play, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Jean-Baptiste goes to murderous lengths in search of the ultimate perfume.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, France, Spain • 2006
- Director Tom Tykwer
- Cast Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman, John Hurt, Karoline Herfurth
- Genre Crime, Fantasy, Drama
- Available on Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
Calendar Girls
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2003
- Director Nigel Cole
- Cast Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, John Alderton, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Philip Glenister
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Red Balloon
(Le ballon rouge)
A boy discovers a red balloon, with a mind and life of its own, on the streets of Paris.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1956
- Director Albert Lamorisse
- Cast Pascal Lamorisse, Georges Sellier, Paul Perey, Vladimir Popov, Sabine Lamorisse, Michel Pezin
- Genre Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Plex, Plex Channel
Secret
(不能說的秘密)
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, Taiwan • 2007
- Director Jay Chou
- Cast Jay Chou, Gwei Lun-mei, Anthony Wong, Alice Tzeng, So Ming-Ming, Huang Jun-Lang
- Genre Fantasy, Drama, Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Aftermath
(Lad de små børn...)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Denmark • 2004
- Director Paprika Steen
- Cast Sofie Gråbøl, Mikael Birkkjær, Lena Endre, Søren Pilmark, Karen-Lise Mynster, Laura Christensen
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Le Petit Soldat
(Le petit soldat)
Split between love and his country, a French deserter during the Algerian war is forced to prove his loyalty.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1963
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Michel Subor, Anna Karina, Henri-Jacques Huet, Paul Beauvais, László Szabó, Georges de Beauregard
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Criterion Channel
A Little Thing Called Love
(สิ่งเล็กเล็กที่เรียกว่า...รัก)
First Love
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Thailand • 2010
- Director Puttipong Pormsaka Na-Sakonnakorn, Wasin Pokpong
- Cast Mario Maurer, Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul, Sudarat Butrprom, Peerawat Herapath, Pijitra Siriwerapan, Acharanat Ariyaritwikol
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Rest on Your Shoulder
(肩上蝶)
- ✭ ✭
- China, Japan, Hong Kong • 2011
- Director Jacob Cheung
- Cast Chen Kun, Gigi Leung, Gwei Lun-mei, Jiang Yiyan, Hui Siu-Hung
- Genre Fantasy, Romance, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Huayao Bride in Shangrila
(花腰新娘)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2005
- Director Zhang Jiarui
- Cast Zhang Jingchu, Yin Xiaotian, Cui Zheming, Zhao Jiayi
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Continent
(后会无期)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2014
- Director Han Han
- Cast William Feng, Chen Bolin, Wallace Chung, Joe Chen, Wang Luodan, Yuan Quan
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Antiporno
(アンチポルノ)
Freedom? What's that?
- Japan • 2017
- Director Sion Sono
- Cast Ami Tomite, Mariko Tsutsui, Ami Fukuda, Yûya Takayama, Fujiko, Asami
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on No streaming locations found.
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2011
- Director
- Cast Robbie Coltrane, Daniel Radcliffe, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Mark Williams
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Beautiful Vampire
(뷰티풀 뱀파이어)
The more I like this boy, the higher my desire for blood rises.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2018
- Director Jude Jung
- Cast Jeong Yeon-joo, Song Kang, Park Jun-myun, Lee Yong-nyeo
- Genre Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Family
- Available on Rakuten Viki, Amazon Video, Plex, Plex Channel
Baby
(宝贝儿)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2018
- Director Liu Jie
- Cast Yang Mi, Guo Jingfei, Lee Hong Chi
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Lost Boys
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Finland • 2020
- Director Joonas Neuvonen, Sadri Cetinkaya
- Cast Joonas Neuvonen, Jani Raappana, Pekka Strang
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.