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As Tears Go By (1988)
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Original name: 旺角卡門
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two parallel stories of Wah caught in the mist of a love affair with his beloved cousin, Ngor and his relationship with his triad brother, Fly, who seems to never fall out of trouble.
Style:
neo noir, mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, crime drama, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, black comedy ...
Plot:
triad, gang, brother brother relationship, criminal underworld, mob hit, friendship, love, gang leader, bloody violence, thug, brother sister sex, heroic bloodshed, gangster, chinese mafia, anti hero, violence, torture, criminal, brutality, organized crime, bus, street life, big city life, gang violence, urban setting ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Most similar movies to As Tears Go By
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, neo noir and crime drama films with plots about gangster, violence, gang, triad, gun, friendship and blood mostly in Drama, Crime and Romance genres. Some movies like As Tears Go By: A Moment of Romance (1990), Chungking Express (1994), A Better Tomorrow (1986), Bullet in the Head (1990), Days of Being Wild (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A story of a bank heist that almost ended in disaster (for the robbers) until their getaway driver Wah Dee (Andy Lau) took a young woman Jo Jo(Jacklyn Wu) hostage. After preventing her from getting killed by his accomplices, both began a forbidden ...
Style:
neo noir, crime drama, heroic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
triad, forbidden love, motorcycle, gang, tragic romance, love, heroic bloodshed, biker, gangster, friendship, chinese mafia, young lovers ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Style:
art house, atmospheric, cult classic, visual, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
loneliness, multiple storylines, food, serendipity, femme fatale, love story, relationships, fall in love, breakup, amor, drug smuggling, police officer ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, california, asia, taiwan ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, bloody, intense, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, triad, police, gangster, yakuza, friendship, gunfight, organized crime, mafia, death of friend, crime boss, criminal underworld ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, future, 20th century, 70s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, taiwan, taipei ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
Style:
suspense, cult classic, realistic, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot:
vietnam war, friendship, heroic bloodshed, gunfight, betrayal, epic battle, kung fu, drug addiction, survival, triad, chinese mafia, shootout ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
vietnam, saigon, china, hong kong, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The movie is set in Hong Kong and the Philippines in 1960. Yuddy, or 'York' in English, is a playboy in Hong Kong and is well-known for stealing girls' hearts and breaking them. His first victim is Li Zhen who suffered emotional and ...
Style:
surreal, artsy, sexual, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
obsession, unrequited love, love, melancholy, asian, friendship, drinking, hotel, violence, abandoned baby, prostitute, seduction ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
hong kong, china, the philippines, asia, macau ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem ...
Style:
realistic, art house, emotional, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love, asian history, street life, gangster, gay, love letter, couples, friends, disorder, society, couple relations, misfit ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, new york, asia, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crime and a violent war between rival gang lords.
Style:
crime drama, cult classic, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, triad, chinese mafia, wedding, gangster, gang, betrayal, rich and poor, godparent, urban, gory, gambling ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In this bifurcated crime narrative, a disillusioned hitman attempts to escape from his violent lifestyle against the wishes of his partner, who is infatuated with him, and an eccentric mute repeatedly encounters, then subsequently falls for, a ...
Style:
surreal, perverse, sexy, neo noir, visual ...
Plot:
couple relations, killer, couples, hitman, existentialism, melancholy, videotaping, obsessive love, criminal heroes, love affair, partners in crime, triad ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, tokyo, india
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Li Ah Chai, in this sequel to Rich and Famous.
Style:
crime drama, cult classic, exciting, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, triad, chinese mafia, betrayal, gangster, partner, violent content, rivalry, vengeance, hopes, gang, going straight ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Triad leader Hung considers leaving the world of the gangsters, a brutal war begins in the world of jiang-hu. Meanwhile, an internal conflict begins between Hung and his best man, Left-Hand.
Style:
tense, crime drama, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gangster, rivalry, triad, criminal heroes, right hand man, heroic bloodshed, chinese mafia, underworld, brotherhood, organized crime, power struggle, betrayal ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Crime, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An early movie of Chow Yun-Fat. The story is about two brothers going into opposite directions in life. One leaves the triads to become an honest citizen, the other stays triads member. But in the end both hold together. A typical HK movie storylin ...
Style:
heroic, crime drama, cult classic, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, triad, chinese mafia, gangster, partner, buddies, rivalry, society, leadership, fighting crime, undercover, partners against crime ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, asia, macau, thailand
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A melancholy story about the love between a woman and a man who live in the same building and one day find out that their husband and wife had an affair with each other. More and more the two meet during their daily lives as they determine that they ...
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, sexy, art house, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
loneliness, adultery, infidelity, forbidden love, lovers, love affair, marriage, unrequited love, newspaper, true love, love story, relationships ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, y2k, 60s, 20th century ...
Place:
hong kong, japan, china, east asia, shanghai ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: China, France, Japan
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
Style:
touching, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, psychological ...
Plot:
criminal underworld, violence, ex convict, murder, friendship, love and romance, danger, couples, woman with a gun, gang leader, lost love, businessman ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Hong Kong nihilism. December 22, a street quarrel leads to the death of a gang leader's son. Next day, he seeks revenge on his brother, a rival boss. He calls on Liu, a fixer, to import a hit man from the mainland. Lai Fu, a tough and youthful ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, gangster, organized crime, gang war, murder, mob boss, rivalry, gang, law enforcement, christmas, revenge, manhunt ...
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Before he was crowned one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", Andy Lau starred in the 1989 gangster film Runaway Blues. He plays Lam, a Taiwan gangster who flees to Hong Kong after killing a rival gangster. Hiding at his uncle gang boss ...
Style:
heroic, poliziottesco
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, exploitation, car crash, motor racing, corpse, hostage, evil man, mexican standoff, kung fu, machete, triad, offscreen killing ...
Place:
macau, taiwan
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
Style:
serious, tense, rough, hood, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
bullying, gang, urban ghetto life, ghetto, juvenile delinquency, coming of age, urban, teenage life, social decay, gangster, friendship, teenage love ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, britain, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two young farm workers, who like millions of others, leave their village to seek their fortunes in the city. Each chose a vastly different path to make it and become embroiled in misunderstandings, gangster brawls and police raids.
Style:
neo noir, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gangster, nightclub, kidnapping, love triangle, friendship, gang, betrayal, city life, urban, dishonesty, politics, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
90s
Place:
asia, china
Similarity:
22%
940
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The film chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of.
Style:
crime drama, neo noir
Plot:
dirty cop, crooked cop, triad, chinese mafia, heroic bloodshed, gun fu, police station, police corruption, police officer, corruption, organized crime, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Place:
taiwan, hong kong
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Chicken Feet (Andy Lau) assists in running an honorable gambling den owned by the crippled Uncle Fan (Siu-Ming Lau) and his son Kit (Wong Kit). Having previously tried to shut down the gambling den and take over by paralyzing Fan and framing Kit for ...
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, tense, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
betrayal, gangster, gambling, revenge, triad, heroic bloodshed, murder, kidnapping, underworld, fight scenes, casino, friendship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ekin Cheng stars in this gritty triad action drama as Dragon, a talented former hitman who has reformed and is now a waiter at a blue collar cafe. However, when his ex-girlfriend becomes the queen of the Underworld, she becomes determined to entice ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
triad, organized crime, criminal underworld, underworld, chinese mafia, changing lives, social problems, life is a bitch, criminal, bandit, street gang, ex convict ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
22%
465
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three childhood friends join the Hong Kong Triads only to discover that fame and fortune will ultimately break them apart as only one can become the leader of the gang.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough
Plot:
triad, gangster, ambition, gang, rivalry, buddies, criminal heroes, friends, bandit, gang leader, criminal underworld, criminal gang ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; in order to do this he must obtain some handguns; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or ...
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, action thriller, crime drama, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, organized crime, robbery, gangster, heist, male bonding, police, police officer, triad, working undercover, undercover, undercover cop ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, hawaii
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Crime, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Jack, at the cinema, and is intrigued by his style, assurance and audacity. Apart from his artistic ...
Style:
neo noir, bleak, realistic, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
couples, cons and scams, student life, love and romance, destructive relationship, college, dancing, lie, friendship, friend, secret, police ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, neo noir, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, police, working undercover, mole, undercover, triad, mob boss, mafia, double life, cop, violent ...
Time:
future, y2k, year 2004, 2000s, year 2002 ...
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, asia, india
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When Sid insults a powerful triad boss, his father sends him to Taiwan for safety. Bored and restless, he discovers a community of Zen drummers high in the hills, and joins up - a decision inspired by a pretty face that soon becomes a challenge.
Style:
contemplative, psychological, realistic, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
gangster, martial arts, self discovery, introspection, redemption, rivalry, hopes, drummer, training, business partner, chase, on the run ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, taiwan, china, asia
Similarity:
21%
32K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The South African multi-award winning film about a young South African boy from the ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster. Tsotsi, who left home as a child to get away from helpless parents, finds a baby in the back seat of a car that he has just ...
Style:
sincere, harsh, captivating, rough, art house ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
redemption, baby, urban ghetto life, poverty, criminal, slum, gang, childhood, friendship, street life, murder, coming of age ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
south africa, africa, johannesburg south africa, boston
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA, India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.
Style:
touching, uplifting, motivational, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
poverty, childhood, destiny, orphan, rags to riches, against the odds, love, street life, society, journey, true love, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 90s, year 2005 ...
Place:
india, mumbai india, asia, taj mahal, britain
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Infernal Affairs III is a 2003 Hong Kong crime thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is the third installment in the Infernal Affairs film series, and is both a sequel and a semi-prequel to the original film, as it intercuts events ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, triad, mob boss, police detective, undercover cop, gang war, twists and turns, mole, working undercover, hidden identity, police investigation, mind game ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Jack and Martin are members of rival Chinese triads in the middle of a gang war. Both of their gang leaders like to get advice from a fortune teller living in Thailand. On one such trip, Martin's gang ambushes Jack's at a Thai hotel. There ...
Style:
neo noir, crime drama, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, chinese mafia, heroes, gunfight, triad, partner, gangster, battles, friends, hitman, criminal heroes, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia, thailand
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A restaurant owner his ex-con brother and a policeman team up to avenge the murder of his old friends daughter by the Triad.
Style:
neo noir, stylized, perverse, bloody, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic bloodshed, triad, bloody violence, friendship, shootout, vigilantism, father daughter relationship, criminal underworld, brother brother relationship, good versus evil, gunfight, vengeance ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, china, new york, usa, asia
Similarity:
20%
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