Best Hong Kong Movies – page 5

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City on Fire (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 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: organized crime, heroic bloodshed, heist, gangster, robbery, triad, male bonding, police, police officer, undercover, undercover cop, yakuza ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: china, hong kong, asia, hawaii
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Farewell My Concubine (1992)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 171 min.
Story: Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled, "Farewell My Concubine," that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou ...
Style: visual, epic, visually stunning, atmospheric, emotional ...
Plot: gays and lesbians, suicide, homosexuality, gender bending, theater, lgbt, child abuse, communism, drug addiction, childhood, lgbtq, transsexual ...
Time: 1940s, 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1993 ...
Place: china, beijing china, tibet, asia, japan ...
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 6.0
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Monsoon (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Kit can’t remember much of his native Vietnam. When he returns to the Land of the Golden Star for the first time in over thirty years, he takes in his local surroundings as any Western tourist would, and the environment is as exotic as the ...
Style: romantic, sexy, sentimental, melancholic, tense ...
Plot: gay relationship, gay couple, gay interest, lgbt, gay love, gay club, brother brother relationship, getting home, interracial romance, sex talk, cousin cousin relationship, interracial relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: vietnam, saigon
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 5.7
 56K
Chaos Walking (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, 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, psychotronic, unusual plot structure, futuristic ...
Audience: date night, teens, teen fantasy
Plot: post apocalypse, wilderness, distopia, mind reading, fantasy world, distant planet, colonialism, attempted escape, space colony, swamp, farm, farmer ...
Time: 2020s, 23rd century
Place: space western
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The King of Comedy (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 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: inspirational, cult classic, semi serious, humorous, feel good
Audience: date night
Plot: wuxia, time loop, friends, love and romance, fall in love, unfulfillment, lifestyle, opposites attract, artists and showbiz, friendship, actor's life, road not taken ...
Time: 90s
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days follows the journey of 3 Afterlife Guardians and Su-hong as they journey through their 49th trial in order to gain their reincarnations and how the Guardians slowly recover their forgotten memories through ...
Style: captivating, thought provoking, suspense, exciting, tense
Plot: afterlife, god, myth, supernatural, past, friendship, asian, mysterious character, superhero, ghost, guardian, superstition ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, tibet
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 5.4
 125K
Gods of Egypt (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
Style: exciting, serious, epic, entertaining, stylized ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: mythology, myth, ancient egypt, egyptian mythology, good versus evil, legends and myths, supernatural, desert, fantasy world, danger, save the day, evil god ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, ancient times
Place: egypt
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The God of Cookery (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 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, humorous, witty, scenic ...
Plot: martial arts, food, chef, cooking and food, kung fu, wuxia, restaurant, redemption, satire, eternal love, asian, gourmet ...
Time: 90s
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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Big Ass Spider! (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min.
Story: When a giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages across the city of Los Angeles, it is up to one clever exterminator and his security guard sidekick to kill the creature before the entire city is destroyed.
Style: semi serious, humorous, scary, psychotronic, natural horror ...
Plot: giant spider, animal attack, exterminator, military, creature feature, save the day, giant monster, chaos, danger, martial law, monster, creature ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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The Stool Pigeon (2010)
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, law enforcement, undercover, working undercover, danger, fighting crime, police detective, estrangement, dishonesty, gangster, spy, undercover police officer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong, china, asia
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Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
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, semi serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot: gang, dishonesty, strong violent content, cons and scams, criminal heroes, mayor, uninhibited rivalry, heroes, fight, samurai, jazz, heroic bloodshed ...
Time: 20th century, 1920s, year 2010
Place: china, east asia, asia
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Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
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, depressing, stylized, intense, realistic ...
Plot: intrigue, polygamy, feminism, jealousy, wealth, insanity, teenage girl, women, mistress, massage, feminist, tragic event ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, year 1991
Place: china, tibet, east asia, asia
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Hand Rolled Cigarette (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A retired British Chinese soldier, a young South Asian man, an encounter at Chungking Mansions. Coincidentally, they both offended the same gang boss. What has given them a new lease of life and how do they rediscover themselves through each ...
Style: psychological, suspense, captivating, disturbing, neo noir
Plot: soldier, social misfits, unlikely friendships, life is a bitch, white trash, social problems, criminal gang, society, teamwork, gang, ex soldier, young ...
Place: hong kong, china
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Rouge (1987)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 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: women, dialogue, regret, prostitution, existentialism, brothel, prostitute, ghost, afterlife, love triangle, looking for love, love affair ...
Time: 1930s, year 1934, 80s, year 1987
Place: hong kong, china, asia
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Boarding Gate (2007)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
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: realistic, sexual, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, prostitute, sex scene, murder, drug dealing, manipulation, love affair, hitman, infidelity, on the run, rivalry, danger ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: paris france, hong kong, china, europe, asia ...
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Revenge: A Love Story (2010)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A serial murderer has brutally killed several policemen and their pregnant wives. After a quick investigation, the murderer is revealed to be Kit, whom the case's detective-in-charge knows from a previous case. Once upon a time, Kit was an ...
Style: bleak, rough, tense, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot: revenge, gang rape, serial killer, murder, vengeance, law enforcement, gory, murder investigation, violence, pregnancy, chase, murder of a pregnant woman ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
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, fast paced, exciting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: shaolin, kung fu, martial arts, revenge, samurai, shaolin kung fu, wuxia, martial artist, fight, medieval, monk, kung fu classic ...
Time: year 1978, 18th century
Place: china, asia
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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Horror, 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: bloody, black comedy, dark comedy, disturbing, controversial ...
Plot: martial arts, exploitation, gory, violent, kung fu, prison, torture, heroes, society, danger, fighting the system, blood ...
Time: future, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: china, east asia, asia, hong kong
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Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The story is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island novel.
Style: anime, light, sweet, entertaining, funny ...
Audience: family outing, preschool
Plot: treasure map, doraemon, pirate, sea voyage, ship, sea adventure, friendship, obsessive quest, sea, sea battle, hidden treasure, love of one's life ...
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Ten Years (2015)
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, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot: social problems, lifestyle, social injustice, society, social issues, multiple storylines, slice of life, relationship problems, dialogue, politics, existentialism, prophecy ...
Time: future, near future
Place: hong kong, china
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Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 114 min.
Story: During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Style: colorful, visual, costume drama, captivating, serious ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: martial arts, royal family, wuxia, betrayal, forbidden love, kung fu, dysfunctional family, medieval, sword fight, empress, punishment, queen ...
Time: medieval times, year 2006, 10th century, 7th century, middle ages
Place: china, asia, east asia, ancient china, rome italy
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Project A 2 (1987)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 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, fast, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, fight, frame up, kung fu fighting, karate, corruption, police, epic battle, combat, samurai, wuxia ...
Time: 20th century, 1900s
Place: china, hong kong
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Ip Man 2 (2010)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong.Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the ...
Style: heroic, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, master warrior, contests and competitions, pride and honor, courage, wuxia, hopes, heroes, master, martial artist ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 1950s, 50s, 20th century ...
Place: hong kong, china, east asia, asia
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Isabella (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: On the eve of the transfer of power over Macao to the People’s Republic of China, a police officer finds himself in the throes of a dreadful crisis – both in his career and in his private life. Already thrown off course for having been suspended ...
Style: psychological, realistic, serious, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot: adulthood, hidden identity, moral dilemma, introspection, dishonesty, police investigation, love and romance, love affair, terminal illness, unfulfillment, pregnancy, father daughter relationship ...
Time: 90s
Place: asia, china, macau
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From Beijing with Love (1994)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story: After a giant dinosaur skull is stolen, the head of the Chinese secret police decides to assign the case to the force's most incompetent reject: a rural butcher who stands around all day drinking martinis (shaken, not stirred). With a trunkload ...
Style: parody, fast, slapstick, exciting, not serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: spy, asian, secret agent, agent, fight club, fight, james bond spoof, undercover, espionage, disorder, super weapon, goofy hero ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: china, hong kong, asia, beijing china
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Dragon Inn (1992)
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: martial arts, wuxia, rescue, rivalry, medieval, danger, master warrior, escapades, good versus evil, heroic mission, kung fu, battles ...
Place: china, japan, asia
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 6.6
 4K
Accident (2009)
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, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: perfect crime, asian, crime gone awry, danger, master criminal, rivalry, twists and turns, criminal heroes, dishonesty, betrayal, murder, tragic event ...
Time: 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: asia, china, hong kong
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 7.2
 11K
Tai-Chi Master (1993)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their ...
Style: cult classic, fast, serious, exciting, stylized
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, female warrior, tai chi, medieval, monk, fight, wuxia, revenge, martial artist, shaolin, wire fu ...
Time: middle ages
Place: china
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So Close (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A conflict of interest between two high-kicking assassin sisters is complicated as they're pursued by the criminals who hired them and an equally high-kicking female cop.
Style: suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, one woman army, tough girl, female assassin, female martial artist, hacker, kick-butt women, kung fu, chase, betrayal, hitman, gunfight ...
Time: year 2002
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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Little Big Master (2015)
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: thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, semi autobiographical, sad ...
Plot: teacher, education, school, school principal, high school life, workplace, school teacher, coworker, social problems, strong female character, professor, job ...
Time: year 2016
Place: hong kong, china
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