Shanghai

Where to watch Shanghai in Canada

Shanghai is available to rent or buy on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube and Amazon Video in Canada. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 3 June 2026.

About Shanghai

Shanghai is a 2010 movie in the Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres, directed by Mikael Håfström, starring John Cusack, Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat. It has a runtime of 1 hour 45 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.1/10 from 192 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Shanghai in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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Overview

An American man 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.

Top cast

John Cusack

Paul Soames

Gong Li

Anna Lan-Ting

Chow Yun-Fat

Anthony Lan-Ting

Ken Watanabe

Tanaka

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Conner

David Morse

Richard Astor

Franka Potente

Leni Müller

Hugh Bonneville

Ben Sanger

Andy On Chi-Kit

Yum

Race Wong

Cabaret performer

Rosanne Wong

Cabaret performer

Michael Culkin

Billy

Hon Ping Tang

Chen

Benedict Wong

Juso Kita

Christopher Buchholz

Karl Müller

Ronan Vibert

Mikey

Nicholas Rowe

Ralph

Gemma Chan

Shin Shin

Yennis Cheung Yan

Sanger's Girlfriend

L

Leigh Barwell

Burlesque Dancer

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