| In the Mood for Love (2000) | 8.0 | |
| Rouge (1987) | 7.3 | |
| Amaya (2010) | 6.5 | |
| A Simple Life (2011) | 7.5 | |
| Crime Story (1993) | 6.7 |
Movies and TV shows set in hong kong
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in hong kong ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating and stylized films and TV shows about / with murder, couples, revenge, cantonese, culture clash, chase, violence, death, danger and rivalry plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in Hong Kong, China, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as hong kong: Sex and Zen (1991), Fallen Angels (1995), Lust, Caution (2007), Boarding Gate (2007), 2046 (2004), The Mighty Peking Man (1977), Red Nights (2010), Infernal Affairs II (2003), Chungking Express (1994), Crazy n' the City (2005).
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A recently married scholar goes on a quest for knowledge of other people's wives, based on his philosophical differences with the Sack Monk. He encounters the Flying Thief, who agrees to help him find women, but only if he attains a penis as ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sex comedy, sexual, surreal ...
Plot:
sex, lesbian sex, sex scene, erotica, passionate sex, wedding night, father in law, sexual perversion, unfaithful husband, exhibitionism, passion, hand job ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
hong kong, asia, china, ancient china, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A Hong Kong "Category 3" (exploitation) classic set during the Sung Dynasty, as a corrupt magistrate subjects a lovely, innocent young bride to inconceivable physical punishments after "convicting" her of killing her husband (by ...
Style:
sexy, rough, serious, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fetish, women in prison, martial arts, making love, bondage, murder, haunted by the past, couples, ghost, woman in danger, gory, infidelity ...
Place:
hong kong, asia
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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
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Taiwan, USA, Hong Kong, China
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
During World War II a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.
Style:
sexy, sexual, disturbing, sensual, erotic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
forbidden love, world war two, sensuality, sex, sex scene, adultery, lust, sexual attraction, japanese occupation, extramarital affair, sexual relations, passionate sex ...
Time:
1940s, year 2007, 2000s, 1930s, 20th century ...
Place:
asia, hong kong, china, japan, shanghai ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A sordid and complex series of events unfolds when an ex-prostitute becomes involved with a couple in Hong Kong.
Style:
sexual, realistic, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prostitute, murder, chase, hitman, sex scene, drug dealing, manipulation, love affair, infidelity, on the run, femme fatale, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, paris france, london, france, asia ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, China, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life, over the course of a few years, after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.
Style:
sexy, emotional, atmospheric, visually stunning, philosophical ...
Plot:
writers, love, writer's life, destiny, road not taken, androids, sensuality, haunted by the past, old friend, coincidence, memory, introspection ...
Time:
future, year 2004, 2040s, 2000s, y2k ...
Place:
hong kong, china, singapore, east asia, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but wild animals and quicksand dissuade all but Johnny, an adventurer with a broken heart. He finds the monster ...
Style:
daikaiju, prehistoric, horror comedy, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot:
jungle, tragedy, blonde, interracial romance, giant ape, monster, expedition, woman in jeopardy, evil man, heroine, crooked businessman, king kong ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
hong kong, himalaya, india, new jersey, japan ...
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A woman acquires a box with a seal made of white jade, it is rumored that the box belonged to the first Chinese emperor. She journeys to Hong Kong in an attempt to sell the artifact.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, sexual ...
Plot:
murder, torture, treasure hunt, psychopath, emperor, poison, danger, rivalry, supernatural, martial arts, femme fatale, bad girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore, China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In this prequel to Mou gaan dou (2002), Chan Wing Yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while Lau Kin Ming joins the police force. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
chinese mafia, triad, gangster, police, organized crime, spy, vengeance, murder, police investigation, survival, asian gangster, recruit ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991, year 1997, year 1995 ...
Place:
hong kong, asia, china, thailand
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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 ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Tensions arise when Jack Chan, a spineless constable who regards his work as a job but not a career, is partnered with an energetic and conscientious policewoman, Man Liu. When a serial killer emerges in Hong Kong, Man Liu swears to catch him. Jack ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, crime thriller, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, gang war, introspection, law enforcement, police corruption, idealism, partner, police detective, police procedural, investigation, urban, reluctant hero ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Asprin (Mang Hoi) and Strepsil (John Shum), two petty thieves who inadvertently become involved in a murder case when they steal items belonging to a murdered man. The man had hidden an important microfilm in his passport, which the thieves pass ...
Style:
stylized, suspense, rough, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, female martial artist, kung fu, gangster, police investigation, police corruption, police detective, women, espionage, fish out of water, master criminal, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, scotland yard, asia, scotland
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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 ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A maverick New York hedge fund trader with uncanny analytic abilities moves to Hong Kong and orchestrates a mega-deal that swiftly escalates beyond his control.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious
Plot:
fish out of water, ambition, dishonesty, misfit, workplace intrigue, boss and employee, culture clash, rivalry, society, stock broker, workplace, workplace situations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Undercover officer Nick had spent the last seven years penetrating into the core of a drug ring working his way up from a street dealer post to the managerial position handling cargo deliveries for Kwan - the biggest player in the local heroin ...
Style:
serious, rough, bleak, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
undercover, drug dealing, mole, working undercover, drug abuse, life is a bitch, dishonesty, law enforcement, tragic hero, moral dilemma, organized crime, triad ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Champion competitive marksman Ken comes across an armored van robbery. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. One of the robbers escapes and the policeman survives. The case is handled by Jerry Chang, whom Ken ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, tense, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
master warrior, law enforcement, police investigation, law enforcer killer, tough law enforcer, danger, armored car, chinese mafia, fight, triad, security guard, traffic cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Is relevant?
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, surreal, mind bending, psychedelic, crime drama ...
Plot:
triad, gang, brother brother relationship, criminal underworld, mob hit, friendship, bloody violence, gang leader, love, thug, brother sister sex, heroic bloodshed ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychotronic, anamorphic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
skyscraper, heroism, penthouse, terrorism, protective parent, disaster, ex soldier, fire, panic, courage, terrorist, survival ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, minnesota
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
TV show
Story:
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, the lives of three American women—Margaret, Hilary, and Mercy—intersect after a sudden family tragedy.
Style:
serious, dramatic, exciting, captivating
Plot:
korean american, husband wife relationship, emigrant, group, friendship, married, parents, male female relationship, relationships, lifestyle, couples, love affair ...
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Openly gay banker Daniel debates whether to return to Australia or stay in Hong Kong when he meets Kafka, a straight swimming instructor. The young men fall in love, believing that their love can bridge anything, despite their difference in ...
Style:
homoerotic, realistic, captivating, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay, boys love, gender, gay asian, gays and lesbians, lgbt, self discovery, destiny, drug addiction, amphetamine, haunted by the past, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, indiana, asia
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. ...
Style:
spoof, humorous, cult classic, stylized, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, lone hero, kung fu fighting, gangster, master warrior, heroes, mob boss, chaos, violence, violent ...
Time:
1940s, 2000s, year 2004, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, shanghai, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A Japanese tourist, Tokio, meets a 15-year-old Hong Kong girl and her grandmother left behind in Hong Kong while their family emmigrates to Canada.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
food, age-gap relationship, sex, autumn, restaurant, immigration, immigrant, family relations, friendship, culture clash, grandparent grandchild relationship, first time ...
Time:
90s, future
Place:
hong kong, canada, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
organized crime, gang war, criminal underworld, gangster, crime boss, criminal syndicate, rivalry, gang, mob violence, sociopath, police, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, mumbai india, india, kenya, switzerland ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
My Lucky Star is a 2013 Chinese romance film directed by Dennie Gordon and starring Zhang Ziyi and Leehom Wang. The film also serves as a prequel to the 2009 film Sophie's Revenge.
Style:
exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
heist, save the world, chase, mistaken identity, danger, cons and scams, disorder, heroes, frame up, spy, diamonds, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, macau, asia, singapore
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Latvia, Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
One week in one of the most exotic and picturesque cities of the world. The day of changes comes when Amaya meets a charming Englishman, Paul and it dramatically changes Amaya's perception of her cultural and personal identity.
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, atmospheric, psychological ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
culture clash, couple relations, couples, interracial relations, introspection, society, city life, alone in the world, lifestyle, workplace situations, dull life, fish out of water ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, latvia, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A police sniper teams up with a hot-headed rookie to take down his former friend and teammate, who is exacting revenge on the police force.
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
sniper, partner, vengeance, law enforcement, rivalry, disagreement, moral dilemma, chase, murder, police, hostage situation, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate.
Style:
sincere, sentimental, emotional, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
afterlife, hopes, ghost, unfulfilled love, friendship, supernatural, twists and turns, last wish, escapades, obsessive quest, supernatural ability, redemption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A team of Interpol agents arrive in the city to testify against a local crime lord. However on the way to court the vehicle carrying the Triad boss is attacked and the crime lord snatched, not by his own people but by another foe.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
interpol, undercover, kidnapping, gangster, martial arts, danger, fighting crime, law enforcement, terrorism, chase, mercenary, law enforcer killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ho Sheung Sang finds himself wrapped up in another cat-and-mouse game, this time against a tricky magician.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police detective, hostage, law enforcement, master criminal, confined, chases and races, rivalry, time, cat and mouse, deception, investigation, illusion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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