Shining for One Thing

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Released Dec 30, 2023

1h 47m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Romance

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A young man plans to confess his love to the girl he has a crush on, but a sudden tragedy changes everything. He unexpectedly finds himself restarting the summer before the accident.

Carla Hay

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Shining for One Thing blends sci-fi and romance in this appealing drama about a teenage aspiring astronaut, who pines for a seemingly unattainable girl. Some of the movie's plot developments are awkward, but it's a sweet and interesting love story.

Jan 16, 2024

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slim

Very good movie that has a beautiful plot. Everything is a mandarin with little English subtitles by far where the best drama adventure movies ever made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Jianre H

I've read some awful reviews online about this movie prior to going in... But to my surprise, it came out much much better! Pleasantly surprised! I'd assume those who gave bad reviews were comparing to the drama version which I've never watched, so I went in fresh and head a good time. Not the best, but a good 80% it deserves from me. The girl is pretty cute when she smiles.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/11/24

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Moody C

Not sure what I just watched but lead dude had so little energy that I wanna fall asleep

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Chen Xiaoming

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Zhang Pan

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Qu Chu Xiao

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Zhang Jianing

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Fu Jing

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Jiang Yun-Lin

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Synopsis

A young man plans to confess his love to the girl he has a crush on, but a sudden tragedy changes everything. He unexpectedly finds himself restarting the summer before the accident.

Director: Chen Xiaoming, Zhang Pan
Producer: Chen Wang, Feng Wang, Wang Feng
Screenwriter: Chen Xiaoming, Duan Yule, Yichao Wang, Zhang Pan
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 30, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 47m

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