| Lust, Caution (2007) | 7.5 | |
| Protégé (2007) | 7.2 | |
| Company (2002) | 7.9 | |
| God of Gamblers (1989) | 7.2 | |
| Anita (2021) | 7.0 |
Movies and TV shows set in hong kong – page 5
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Menu is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film about journalism and the sequel to the television series of the same name.
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
investigative journalism, investigation, reporter, crime solving, investigative reporter, journalist, crime investigation, intrigue, who done it, uncover truth, conspiracy, cover up ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story:
The 1930s Hong Kong is the time of the East and West cultural shock. Women started fighting for their rights and status, changing the 'men superior to women' image. Famous barrister Sir Arthur Chung studied in England and lives a British ...
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, dramatic, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
women's rights, social status, patriarchy, gender roles, society, lifestyle, parents and children, wealth, rich man, wealthy family, rich, relationships ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Set in 70s Hong Kong, Just One Look actually tells of Fan (Shawn Yu), whose policeman father commits suicide in a cinema toilet, but Fan believes he was murdered by a gangster nicknamed 'Crazy' (Anthony Wong). Ten years later Fan ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
gangster, friendship, friends, rivalry, fall in love, martial arts, best friend, love and romance, vengeance, dealing with death, twins, cinema ...
Time:
70s
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Law was a chauffeur for the rural tycoon Luk, and he was jailed for killing a major land owner in a car accident. It was rumored that Luk was behind the land owner’s death, which gave Luk a competitive edge in the native apartment development ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
political intrigue, organized crime, wiretap, corruption, surveillance, village chief, social problems, intrigue, manipulation, conspiracy, betrayal, power struggle ...
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
CID officer Tong gets himself entangled with a gang of killers from mainland China, who are out killing criminals to rob them of their money, and using an ideological basis to justify the killings as protecting mainland China from the criminal scum ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense, dark ...
Plot:
organized crime, robbery, police procedural, vigilantism, law enforcement, bandit, armed robbery, outlaw gang, fighting crime, police, gang, burglar ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a late-night triad dispute leads to the death of an innocent civilian, PTU officers take action by investigating triad activities in the area.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, fighting crime, organized crime, police procedural, triad, mafia, sleuth, murder investigation, crime investigation, mob hit, police investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
hong kong, china
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A former spy in the Chinese Nationalist Party falls for an opium-dealing widow, as China is ravaged by war and revolution.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
world war two, social problems, wartime life, life is a bitch, wartime, couple relations, romantic relationship, loner, war, love story, in love, fall in love ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China, Myanmar, Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A car crash sparks a war between local police and an international terrorist organization.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, twisted, neo noir ...
Plot:
police corruption, investigation, police, corruption, police investigation, terrorist plot, police officer, corrupt cop, counter terrorism, war on terror, police station, espionage ...
Place:
hong kong, china, basque country
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A collection of shorts by four East Asian directors: Ann Hui on a male-to-female sex change, Kim Tae-yong on an emotional imposture, Gu Changwei on pregnancy in China and Tsai Ming-Liang on time and the city of Hong Kong.
Style:
atmospheric, emotional, realistic, surreal, serious ...
Plot:
family problems, elderly, hospital, gender, last wish, cause and meaning, unsupportive spouse, identity, character study, intimate, gender bending, city life ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Romantic comedy following four couples who meet through a dating website. Four men go on a heroic mission to help four women and wind up experiencing a series of mishaps.
Style:
humorous, realistic, sentimental, not serious, slapstick ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
farce, love and romance, self discovery, couple relations, disorder, couples, looking for love, silly humor, fall in love, nothing goes right, hopes, happy ending ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Sam and Barbara have been together for eight years, but the key to their relationship is breaking up. Each time Barbara threatens to leave, Sam would give in and beg her to come back, giving her an increasing upper hand. After their 99th breakup, ...
Style:
satirical, romantic comedy, semi serious, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love story, couples, breakup, relationship problems, relationships, love affair, marital problem, love and romance, satire, couple relations, family problems, long term relationship ...
Place:
hong kong, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When a bomb went off unexpectedly during a police operation to disarm it, bomb disposal officer Poon Shing-Fung got caught in the blast and lost one of his legs. Poon decided to leave the police service. Three years later, the police suspect Poon, ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
police shootout, bomb, police officer killed, amnesia, escapades, danger, false accusation, undercover, undercover cop, memory loss, terrorist attack, workout ...
Place:
hong kong, china, nepal
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Ip Man 4 is an upcoming Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip and produced by Raymond Wong. It is the fourth in the Ip Man film series based on the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster of the same name and features Donnie Yen ...
Style:
inspirational, poignant, saga, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, master warrior, human spirit, fight, hand to hand combat, medieval, immigrant, duel, warrior, philosophy ...
Time:
2010s, 60s
Place:
hong kong, china, usa, san francisco, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An honors graduate in literature, Wyman is stuck writing cheap erotic fiction, but somehow ends up starring in an AV film. Suddenly a porn superstar in Japan, he discovers a whole new world fraught with pleasure, pain and more twists and turns than ...
Style:
sex comedy, erotic, feel good, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, porn actor, sexual attraction, writers, filmmaking, lecher, sexual humor, new job, humour, sexual relations, femdom, gang bang ...
Place:
hong kong, china, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ricky leaves Hong Kong for Switzerland to look for the lost soul and the past of his deceased Swiss lover, Pascal. Ricky struggles with the confusion of memories, reality and illusion.
Style:
queer cinema
Plot:
gay asian, masturbation, gay bar, gay couple, gay relationship, chinese restaurant, lgbt, gay, male nudity, gay sex, gay love, drunk ...
Place:
hong kong, switzerland, beijing china
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Extremely silly comedy about a self-indulgent private investigator who winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, spoof, parody, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, hostage, spy spoof, terrorist, one man army, womanizer, cruise, ocean liner, james bond spoof, private detective, heroes, danger ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Aruba
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take his revenge and prove his innocence.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, martial arts, prison, good versus evil, prisoner, frame up, chinese mafia, organized crime, gangster, murder, vengeance, one against many ...
Place:
hong kong, china, paris france, asia, new york ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even ...
Style:
epic, sad, period piece, crying, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
world war two, coming of age, child protagonist, childhood, survival, pow, boy, japanese army, prisoner, young heroes, captivity, starvation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945, year 1987
Place:
china, hong kong, japan, asia, indochina ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, West Germany, Yugoslavia, USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
Around the World in 80 Days is a 1989 three-part television Eastmancolor miniseries originally broadcast on NBC. The production garnered three nominations for Emmy awards that year. Starring Pierce Brosnan as Phileas Fogg, Eric Idle as ...
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
bet, travel, race against time, bank robbery, mistaken identity, fistfight, zeppelin, acrobat, travelogue, jesse james, treasure, space ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place:
hong kong, india, japan, france, britain ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
Style:
tense, cult classic, grindhouse, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, martial arts tournament, shaolin monk, master warrior, revenge, island, one against many, strong man, final showdown, drug lord ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, fictional island, asia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When a young Master Ip stops a kidnapping, he ignites a turf war with a ruthless human trafficking ring. In retaliation, the gang kidnaps one of Ip Man’s close friends, forcing him to face the group’s brutal boxing champion head-on.
Style:
tense, action packed, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
wing chun, martial arts, kidnapping, revenge, criminal gang, kung fu, hand to hand combat, fighting crime, gangster, fight, warrior, criminal ...
Place:
hong kong, china
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After the events in God of Gamblers II, Tai-Kun who lost his ESP powers has regained the abilities again and seeks revenge against Sing, the Saint of Gamblers. When Tai-Kun, aided by his fellow disciples, exerts ESP powers under full force against ...
Style:
slapstick, humorous, offbeat, semi serious, exciting
Plot:
time travel, sent to the past, martial arts, sino japanese war, gambler, gambling, magic, ming dynasty, twin sister, gangster, violent content, battles ...
Time:
1930s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, shanghai, taiwan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A Hong Kong bra company breaks tradition by hiring two men, Johnny and Wayne, to design an "ultimate bra" in 3 months...
Style:
sexy, not serious, humorous, feel good, fast ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
fashion, battle of the sexes, disorder, workplace, workplace romance, wooing, workplace situations, boss and employee, race against time, male female relationship, sexual humor, modeling ...
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on the popular Japanese sci-fi comic strip, "Wicked City" is about a futuristic Hong Kong on the verge of a take over by the Reptoids--ruthless monsters disguised as humans. They work amongst us, they live within us and their destiny ...
Style:
anime, manga, exciting, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
body horror, evil alien, monster, invasion, creature, alien, supernatural being, supernatural, chaos, good versus evil, life is a bitch, danger ...
Time:
future
Place:
hong kong, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A former Judo champion is given the chance to redeem himself after he befriends a competitor and an aspiring singer.
Style:
emotional, serious, psychological, realistic
Plot:
self discovery, follow your dream, rivalry, ego clash, redemption, relationship vs career, athlete's life, contests and competitions, underdog, nightclub, martial arts, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China, Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When a private eye, a jilted bride and a mysterious stranger join forces to track down an elusive mobster, there's more than trouble in the air.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, stylized, captivating, fast
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, chase, martial arts, obsessive quest, investigation, gangster, law enforcement, rivalry, danger, wuxia, betrayal, conspiracy ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
hong kong, japan, china, las vegas, tokyo ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Up the Himalayas... Up the Yang-tze... Up in a balloon... Up-stage with a stripper... Up-town in Hong Kong... You can't keep a great adventurer down
Style:
realistic, semi serious, exciting, humorous, spoof ...
Plot:
on the run, danger, goofy hero, disorder, escapades, love and romance, assassination attempt, on the road, dull life, husband wife relationship, fortress, fort ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
hong kong, himalaya, nepal, asia, india
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror
Country: Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
“Three” is an anthology of three horror shorts from three different Asian countries.In "Dumplings" an aging actress wishing to reclaim her youth goes to a woman who makes dumplings that supposedly have regenerative properties; however, ...
Style:
creepy, anthology, psychological, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cannibalism, gory, murder, healing power, violent, extreme, body horror, danger, spouse in danger, betrayal, jealousy, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, hong kong, china, asia, korea ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Leslie Cheung plays Rick Pang, an IPSC champion who is also a gun expert who modifies his pistols to perfect his technique known as 'double tap', placing two shots in the same exact spot. In the 1996 IPSC Hong Kong shooting competition, ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, heroic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, hitman, murder, tough heroes, police investigation, master criminal, danger, vengeance, law enforcement, rivalry, contests and competitions, martial artist ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Wing is a devoted fan of popular singer Rose who is involved in a topsy-turvy relationship with her charismatic producer Sam. Willing to go to any length to meet Rose, the willowy Wing disguises herself as a man, and with a twist of fate is chosen ...
Style:
sexual, semi serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
woman dressed as man, gender, gender bending, gay asian, asian lgbt, impostor, time loop, lgbt, friends, couples, disorder, farce ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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