| Dragon Boys (2007) | 7.0 | |
| Rush Hour (1998) | 7.1 | |
| A Better Tomorrow II (1987) | 7.2 | |
| Election 2 (2006) | 7.4 | |
| Glass Tears (2001) | 6.9 |
Triad movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant triad movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out crime drama, suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense and suspense films and TV shows about / with triad, gangster, organized crime, gang, chinese mafia, revenge, betrayal, violence, criminal and police officer plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Action genres shot in Hong Kong, USA, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as triad: Triad (2012), Election 2 (2006), A Better Tomorrow (1986), Safe (2012), The Night Comes for Us (2018), Year of the Dragon (1985), Chasing the Dragon (2017), Infernal Affairs (2002), Made in Hong Kong (1997), A Moment of Romance (1990).
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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
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Simon Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Louis Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, rough ...
Plot:
triad, organized crime, election, henchman, dishonesty, rivalry, rules and policies, gangster, criminal heroes, asian gangster, criminal, crime boss ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
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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 ...
Is relevant?
124K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, action packed, fast paced ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
chase, gunfight, protector, lone hero, on the run, triad, child in peril, martial arts, bodyguard, tough heroes, outsmarting, ex military ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, iran, new york, brooklyn new york city, north america ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
After sparing a girl's life during a massacre, an elite Triad assassin is targeted by an onslaught of murderous gangsters.
Style:
tense, exciting, brutal, suspense, hood ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, assassin, chinese mafia, lone hero, violent, fight, triad, one against many, massacre, one man army, hardcore, organized crime ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
indonesia, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows ...
Style:
detective, neo noir, controversial, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
chinese mafia, gangster, triad, organized crime, culture clash, vigilante, racism, murder, pig, chinawoman, gang war, tough cop ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
new york, china, southeast asia, thailand, bangkok thailand ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.
Style:
perverse, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
triad, organized crime, martial arts, police corruption, police officer, police shootout, police officer killed, escapades, rivalry, tough guy, drug dealing, murder ...
Time:
70s, 60s
Place:
hong kong, bangkok thailand, china, thailand
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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
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The first independent film to emerge from the former British colony since the changeover to China in 1997, Made in Hong Kong is an intoxicating drama about teenage alienation.
Style:
art house, crime drama, cult classic, brutal, neo noir ...
Plot:
sexualized violence, triad, chinese mafia, losing-it hero, criminal, male rape victim, love letter, street crime, troubled, organized crime, alienation, architecture ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1996
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
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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
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Set in the present where a group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, unwittingly, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the ...
Style:
bloody, suspense, scary, exciting, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
yakuza, zombie, martial arts, female warrior, supernatural, on the run, samurai, chase, danger, hostage, gangster, heroic mission ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
japan, east asia, asia
Is relevant?
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
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325K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the ...
Style:
humorous, funny, buddy comedy, hilarious, action comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, police, reluctant partners, kung fu, buddy cop, fight scenes, two man army, african american, buddy, chase, cop, triad ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
los angeles, china, california, hong kong, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Wong Kam-Kwei, a gang boss on the decline, overseeing bathhouses and karaoke bars, falls for a small restaurant owner, Mei. He begins to help her business, and learns that Mei is already in love with Leung, a member of his gang. He’s also like a ...
Style:
crime drama, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, action drama ...
Plot:
triad, gangster, gang war, gang, revenge, organized crime, vengeance, loyalty, criminal underworld, crime boss, bandit, competitor ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey ...
Style:
cult classic, bloody, suspense, atmospheric, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly
Plot:
hitman, heroic bloodshed, assassin, professional killer, killer, redemption, yakuza, gunfight, organized crime, contract killer, friendship, triad ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As befits a full-blooded Jiang Hu (underworld) antic, COTL takes place over the course of a short, frenetic period, feeling to all intents and purposes like one night. It encompasses plenty of gore and cadavers (unless you get the sanitized, ...
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
triad, power struggle, assassination, criminal underworld, underworld, loyalty, organized crime, violence, gang warfare, betrayal, corruption, mafia ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong
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
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An ex-cop searches for a missing teen as a favour to her parents.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling, crime drama ...
Plot:
triad, investigation, street kid, missing girl, uncover truth, adolescence vs adulthood, grownups, problem, life is a bitch, social problems, vanished man, crime investigation ...
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A reborn gangster accidentally found himself being able to see ghosts, which led to a life-changing experience. "Guests" came to him for help one after another... Started from death, what did they want him to see?
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, tense, thrilling ...
Plot:
ghost, paranormal, supernatural, investigation, triad, crime solving, afterlife, murder investigation, supernatural power, uncover truth, crime investigation, mysticism ...
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
626
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When the boss of a ruling Hong Kong triad is arrested and executed in China for counterfeiting money, mayhem ensues as the mob's leading contenders circle the throne.
Style:
captivating, exciting, bleak, tense, bloody ...
Plot:
triad, martial arts, female warrior, rivalry, betrayal, law enforcement, female martial artist, fight, killer, murder, danger, female fight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Is relevant?
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
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of ...
Style:
bloody, cult classic, detective, intense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
gun fu, gunfight, undercover, violent, gangster, martial arts, organized crime, mafia, heroic bloodshed, partnership, triad, buddy cop ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Those Were the Days... is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Raymond Yip. The film is a spin-off/prequel of the Young and Dangerous film series, as it follows the life of Chicken Chiu (Jordan Chan) before he joined the triads with the boss Chan Ho ...
Style:
crime drama, stylized, period piece, melancholic, tense
Plot:
triad, true love, gang, childhood sweetheart, childhood memory, childhood friend, gangster, friendship, youth, coming of age, male camaraderie, flashback ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
hong kong, korea
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Liao Jiang is the lowest ranking member of a gang that holds up a jewelery store. Subsequently the three other gang members die, and their gold haul goes missing. Liao Jiang and his new gang member Huge Eyes are then forced to turn to a triad gang ...
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, action drama, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
triad, gangster, martial arts, organized crime, loyalty, brotherhood, underworld, betrayal, revenge, violent, heist, street life ...
Time:
70s
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 178 min.
TV show
Story:
Dragon Boys is a CBC Television miniseries starring Eric Tsang, Byron Mann, Lawrence Chou, Tzi Ma, Lauren Lee Smith, Steph Song, Darryl Quon, Christina Ma, Jean Yoon, Simon Wong and Chang Tseng. It aired on CBC on January 7 and 8 of 2007.
Style:
detective, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
triad, undercover cop, police, organized crime, gang, family relations, criminal gang, criminal, police investigation, forensics, mafia, uncover truth ...
Place:
vancouver, richmond virginia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Nam opens a bar in Wanchai and continues his rise in Hong Kong's Hung Hing gang. His best friend, Chicken, needs to lie low, so he's sent to Taiwan to work for Lui, leader of the San Luen gang; there, he falls for the aging Lui's ...
Style:
neo noir, heroic, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
triad, chinese mafia, heroic bloodshed, organized crime, martial arts, superhero, mafia, betrayal, gang, gangster, violent content, criminal heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
hong kong, taiwan, asia, macau
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: China, USA, Thailand
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, stylized, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot:
world war two, murder, uncover truth, investigation, fall in love, dishonesty, political conspiracy, life is a bitch, love and romance, dark secret, sino japanese war, asian history ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, 20th century
Place:
china, shanghai, asia
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