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Lost Souls
68%
Movie
1h 28m
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Lost Souls (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Lost Souls (1989) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Fantasy with funny and emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Like many Hong Kong people, the Ling family are hoping to immigrate to Canada - but then they all die in a gas poisoning accident. Something wimpy like dying isn't going to stop them from their Canadian dreams, but it turns out migrating in the next life takes money, too. In order to raise funds to head west, the Li… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~88 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Lost Souls 68% (8 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
68%
from 8 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Like many Hong Kong people, the Ling family are hoping to immigrate to Canada - but then they all die in a gas poisoning accident. Something wimpy like dying isn't going to stop them from their Canadian dreams, but it turns out migrating in the next life takes money, too. In order to raise funds to head west, the Lings return to the mortal world and get to work making money through various jobs, raising plenty of hilarious havoc and misunderstandings along the way.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-08-09
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 319195
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What is Lost Souls about?
Like many Hong Kong people, the Ling family are hoping to immigrate to Canada - but then they all die in a gas poisoning accident. Something wimpy like dying isn't going to stop them from their Can... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Lost Souls?
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How long is the movie Lost Souls?
The official runtime for Lost Souls is approximately 88 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Bill Tung Biu
Ling Hao-hsi

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha
Mrs. Ling

David Wu
Chao Te-chu

Shirley Lu Hsiu-Ling
Ling Chia-chia

Sheila Chan Suk-Lan
Ling Ling-ling

Lowell Lo Koon-Ting
Ma Hui

Mark Cheng Ho-Nam
Inspector Ho

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah
Paul Hsiao

Wu Ma
Florist

Amy Yip Chi-Mei
Mimi Yeh

Seung-Goon Yuk
Helen

Hung Leung-Sek

Tam Sin-Hung
Buyer of Mrs. Ling's Cheongsam

Jeffrey Ho Wai-Lung
Coroner
- Y
Yue Tau-Wan
Tai

Paul Che Biu-Law
Robber

Ben Wong Tin-Dok
Mr. Huang

Fruit Chan
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