What is Enter the Dragon about?
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Enter the Dragon (1973)
A martial artist infiltrates a crime lord's island tournament, bringing down his empire with brisk, gritty action.
Pulpy and epic. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
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Enter the Dragon parents guide
Moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence, about what an R should carry.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- How gory is Enter the Dragon?
- Light gore and brutal violence.
- What is Enter the Dragon rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated R, with moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
Cast and crew
Directed byRobert Clouse
StarringBruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Shih Kien, Ahna Capri, Robert Wall
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