Shanghai Movie

In a world filled with secrets, solving a mystery can be murder.

Shanghai movie poster

Who's Involved:

Rinko Kikuchi, John Cusack, Ken Watanabe, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gong Li, Hossein Amini, Mikael Hafstrom, Chow Yun-Fat, Arnie Messer

Release Date:

Friday, October 2, 2015 Limited

R   RESTRICTED MPA
strong violence, some drug use and brief language
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

An American returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.


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Who stars in Shanghai: Cast List


Miami Vice, Zhou Yu's Train  


The Frozen Ground, The Prince  


Dragonball Evolution, Deadly Deception  


The Creator, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction  


Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, 47 Ronin  


All Good Things, Red Dawn  

Who's making Shanghai: Crew List

A look at the Shanghai behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Mikael Hafstrom last directed Outside the Wire and Escape Plan. The film's writer Hossein Amini last wrote Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series) and Our Kind of Traitor.

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Production: What we know about Shanghai?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2010 - May: The film was set to Completed  status.

Shanghai Release Date: When was the film released?


Shanghai was a Limited release in 2015 on Friday, October 2, 2015. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including The Martian, Addicted to Fresno and A Christmas Horror Story.

As a Limited release, Shanghai will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.

Shanghai DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Shanghai was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 .

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