The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

Name: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Released: 2001-08-24
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Helen Hunt, Woody Allen, Charlize Theron, David Ogden Stiers

2001·Movie·PG-13·103 min·★ 6.6(835)

Comedy Crime Romance More English titles

“Love stings”

CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.

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Germany	Love and Passion Amazon Channel, ARD Plus, ARD Plus Apple TV channel, ARD Plus Amazon channel	Amazon Video
France	Molotov TV	Apple TV Store, Canal VOD, Orange VOD
Spain	Amazon Prime Video, Acontra Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Acontra Plus
Brazil	Pluto TV, Mercado Play	—

About The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 English-language comedy, crime and romance film directed by Woody Allen. The cast is led by Dan Aykroyd, Helen Hunt, Woody Allen. It has a runtime of 1h 43m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion was produced by VCL Communications and Gravier Productions and made in United States of America and Germany. It was released on August 24, 2001, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $33 million, it went on to gross $19 million worldwide.

Director: Woody Allen
Writers: Woody Allen
Release date: August 24, 2001
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America, Germany
Budget: $33 million
Box office: $19 million
Production: VCL Communications, Gravier Productions

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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion cast & crew

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion was directed by Woody Allen and written by Woody Allen.

The cast features Dan Aykroyd as Chris Magruder, Helen Hunt as Betty Ann Fitzgerald, Woody Allen as CW Briggs, Charlize Theron as Laura Kensington, David Ogden Stiers as Voltan, and Brian Markinson as Al.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Zhao Fei and it was produced by Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum.

Is The Curse of the Jade Scorpion worth watching?

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 835 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 43m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, crime, and romance, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

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