Best Hong Kong Movies – page 5
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A soldier-turned-high school teacher uses unusual methods to reach to a class of poor students, while dealing with a greedy entrepreneur and his gang of fighters as well as the government.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, funny, humorous, inspirational ...
Plot:
martial arts, school, high school life, problem solving, school teacher, humour, high school teacher, gross out humor, financial problem, training, fight scenes, resilience ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Making a living from selling cheap wedding supplies doesn't free Fong from pressure to marry. She's been pushed beyond limits by unaffordable housing, archaic customs, and intrusive in-laws since engagement. More worrying is the comeback ...
Style:
tense, captivating, romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
fake marriage, marriage crisis, marriage, wedding planning, female protagonist, loveless marriage, marriage of convenience, dysfunctional marriage, relationship problems, troubled marriage, wedding, unhappy marriage ...
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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
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Genre: Action, Comedy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list ...
Style:
cult classic, humorous, stylized, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot:
kung fu, martial arts, martial artist, wuxia, kung fu master, tai chi, wu shu, hardcore, gender bending, fight, kung fu fighting, violence ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, tokyo
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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: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton, disguised as school masters. During a brutal Manchu attack, Lui manages to escape, and devotes himself to learning the martial arts in order to ...
Style:
grindhouse, stylized, inspirational, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
shaolin, kung fu, martial arts, shaolin kung fu, martial artist, revenge, wuxia, samurai, kung fu master, training, fight, kung fu classic ...
Time:
year 1978, 18th century
Place:
china, asia, japan, tokyo, hong kong
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, India, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Bailey is living the good life on the farm of Ethan and Hannah. As Bailey’s soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he promises Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost.
Style:
emotional, sweet, sincere, touching, sad ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, adult
Plot:
dog, human animal relationship, reincarnation, animal life, grandfather granddaughter relationship, grownups, child care, animal, mother daughter relationship, pet dog, family relations, couples ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Wan Tin-Sau is an actor who cannot seem to catch a break, since his only professional jobs are limited to being a movie extra. As well as being an actor, he is also the head of his village's community center.
Style:
cult classic, inspirational, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
wuxia, time loop, friends, artists and showbiz, love and romance, lifestyle, opposites attract, fall in love, actor's life, unfulfillment, celebrity culture, friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
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4K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Fleur is the blue angel in one of Hong Kong's "flower houses" - bordellos and night clubs of the 1930's. A detached and beautiful performer, she falls in love with Twelfth Master Chan, heir to a chain of pharmacies. They agree to ...
Style:
visual, cult classic, realistic, surreal, stylized ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
impossible love, dialogue, women, existentialism, street walker, regret, brothel, prostitute, ghost, couples, lifestyle, journalism ...
Time:
1930s, year 1987, year 1934, 80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt police superintendent.
Style:
cult classic, lighthearted, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight, shaolin, epic battle, frame up, kung fu master, karate, kung fu fighting, parkour, corruption, police ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong
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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
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The God of Cookery, a brilliant chef who sits in judgement of those who would challenge his title, loses his title when a jealous chef reveals him to be a con-man and humiliates him publicly. As this new chef takes on the God of Cookery's role, ...
Style:
parody, funny, witty, humorous, slapstick ...
Plot:
food, martial arts, wuxia, chef, satire, cooking and food, restaurant, kung fu, eternal love, gourmet, redemption, asian ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for ...
Style:
visually stunning, cerebral, stylized, depressing, intense ...
Plot:
intrigue, teenage girl, feminism, passion, power struggle, tradition, jealousy, wealth, mistress, massage, polygamy, unrequited love ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 1991
Place:
china, east asia, tibet, asia, india
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit (Simon Yam) keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice (Kate Tsui) and the other on a notorious criminal (Tony Leung Ka Fai) he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from ...
Style:
tense, serious, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, master criminal, police detective, police investigation, fighting crime, found footage, law enforcement, heist, rivalry, working undercover, agent, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Living in the guilt of sacrificing his informant in a previous operation, Criminal Intelligence Inspector Don Lee is wary when his superior orders him to send another informant to spy on the criminal operations of Barbarian, a vicious gangster ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, heroic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, working undercover, undercover, law enforcement, danger, fighting crime, dishonesty, police detective, estrangement, gangster, spy, chinese mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story of a hopeful headmaster who perseveres in running a kindergarten for underprivileged children in Yuen Long, despite many challenges and little reward. Based on true events.
Style:
disturbing, semi autobiographical, thought provoking, captivating, sad ...
Plot:
teacher, education, school principal, school, social problems, coworker, high school life, workplace, school teacher, kindergarten, strong female character, job ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
hong kong, china
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32K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Concerned about his wife Gayatri's menstrual hygiene, Lakshmikant Chauhan urges her to ditch the cloth and opt for sanitary napkins. Gayatri is reluctant to go for disposable pads as they are expensive. Lakshmi obsessing over a 'ladies ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, rough, compassionate, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
taboo, menstruation, village, invention, superhero, entrepreneurship, life is a bitch, life philosophy, street life, survival, ambition, society ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Hard man Ricky is incarcerated in a futuristic prison where ultra-violence is his only means of survival in the corrupt, sadistic system. He must battle his way quite literally 'through' the feared 'gang of four', and undergo ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, bloody, horror comedy, controversial ...
Plot:
martial arts, prison, violent, exploitation, revenge, heroism, gory, kung fu, action violence, torture, heroes, fighting the system ...
Time:
future, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, east asia, asia, hong kong
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Five shorts reveal a fictional Hong Kong in 2025, depicting a dystopian city where residents and activists face crackdowns under iron-fisted rule.
Style:
anthology, thought provoking, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
lifestyle, relationship problems, social injustice, social issues, society, slice of life, social problems, multiple storylines, politics, existentialism, dialogue, prophecy ...
Time:
future, near future, 2020s
Place:
hong kong, china
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Germany, USA, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is not what it seems and there are old and new enemies that pose a greater threat than the ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, action packed, saga, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, girls' night, family outing, boys' night ...
Plot:
superhuman powers, superhero, heroic mission, save the world, transformation, superheroine, heroes, vigilante, wedding, apocalypse, humanity in peril, supernatural ability ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
usa, shanghai, greenland, los angeles, london ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA, Canada, Hong Kong, Luxembourg
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
Style:
enigmatic, captivating, unusual plot structure, futuristic, psychotronic ...
Audience:
date night, teens, teen fantasy
Plot:
wilderness, post apocalypse, distopia, fantasy world, distant planet, mind reading, farm, colonialism, attempted escape, relationships, space colony, farmer ...
Time:
2020s, 23rd century
Place:
space western
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
During the Ming Dynasty, Tsao Sui Yan, the power-hungry and ruthless eunuch leader of East Chamber, craves his own kingdom. He intends on destroying the rebelling clans by using a traitorous secretary's children as bait. Ultimately, the two ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, stylized, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wuxia, martial arts, master warrior, rescue, rivalry, danger, good versus evil, escapades, heroic mission, asian history, battles, desert ...
Place:
china, japan, asia
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Italy, Malta
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, exciting, action adventure, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, terrorism, cia, counter terrorism, terrorist, training, kickboxing, government agent, spy, hand to hand combat, showdown, mentor ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
london, warsaw poland, romania, istanbul turkey, virginia ...
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A self-styled accident choreographer, the Brain is a professional hitman who kills his victims by trapping them in well crafted accidents that look like unfortunate mishaps but are in fact perfectly staged acts of crime. When the teams next ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
perfect crime, asian, danger, crime gone awry, rivalry, master criminal, twists and turns, criminal heroes, betrayal, lone wolves, dishonesty, murder ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
asia, hong kong, china
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Lam Yiu Kwok, a Hong Kong secondary school teacher is facing a mid-life crisis. While he has only his pride and Chinese poetry to fall back on, his peers are successful businessmen and professionals who flaunt their extravagant lifestyles at reunion ...
Style:
serious, touching, emotional, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot:
love affair, love triangle, moral dilemma, infidelity, couples, breakup, tragic love, love and romance, family problems, teachers and students, midlife crisis, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Based on a comic book called Fung Wan (or Tin Ha), the movie stars Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil warlord Conquer's ...
Style:
serious, stylized, suspenseful, exciting
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, sword and sorcery, superhero, swashbuckler, sorcery, rivalry, love triangle, new love, family relations, save the world ...
Place:
hong kong, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Hong Kong, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Style:
brutal, intense, harsh, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, violence, muay thai, one man army, fight, medieval, chase, kung fu, martial arts tournament, gangster, lone hero, violent ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
thailand, asia, bangkok thailand, tokyo, hong kong
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Set in China during the Warlords Period of the1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, stylized ...
Plot:
gang, dishonesty, strong violent content, cons and scams, heroes, mayor, uninhibited rivalry, criminal heroes, fight, making love, wench, samurai ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s, year 2010
Place:
china, east asia, asia
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