What a Wonderful World (1996): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1996, What a Wonderful World is a comedy, drama and crime film directed by Samson Chiu, running about 100 minutes.

What it’s about. Andy Lau and Kenny Bee co-star in What a Wonderful World, a heartfelt and touching drama from director Samson Chiu (Golden Chicken). Andy Lau stars as a hotshot reporter who contracts a terminal disease. His days numbered, he decides to spend his remaining time chasing a big story. He journeys to Singapore, and tracks down a rogue trader (Kenny Bee), who brought down a large international bank with his illicit activities. Since he has nothing to lose, the reporter volunteers to become the trader's hostage, and uses their journey to find insight into his captor's offbeat criminal methods. But in learning the trader's story, he begins to learn something about the value of his own life, too.

Who’s in it. What a Wonderful World stars Andy Lau as San Chung Wa, Kenny Bee as Gump (Gam) Chung Shun, Theresa Lee Yee-Hung and James Ha Chim-Si, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, What a Wonderful World has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch What a Wonderful World page.

If you liked it. Fans of What a Wonderful World tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.