Adventure, Drama, History
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
In the Mood for Love
2046
Running Out of Time
Chungking Express
Farewell My Concubine
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
A Better Tomorrow
Blind Shaft
The Emperor and the Assassin
Without Benefit of Clergy
Once Upon a Time in China
Infernal Affairs
The Killer
Naked Weapon
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Machuca
Bloodsport
Foxbat
Skyscraper
A Winter in the Winter
SIMILAR MOVIES
In the Mood for Love
IMDB 8.1 | Sep , 2000
In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other, but their relationship remains chaste and unspoken, reflecting societal constraints and their own moral compass.2046
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2004
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.Running Out of Time
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1999
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.Chungking Express
IMDB 8 | Jul , 1994
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.Farewell My Concubine
IMDB 7.9 | Jan , 1993
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.Flatfoot in Hong Kong
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 1975
Inspector Rizzo is accused of drug trafficking. In order to clear his name he has to find out who is the person, from a Mafia ring, who has infiltrated his police department.A Better Tomorrow
IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 1986
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.Blind Shaft
IMDB 7.5 | Feb , 2003
Two Chinese miners, who make money by killing fellow miners and then extorting money from the mine owner to keep quiet about the "accident", happen upon their latest victim. But one of them begins to have second thoughts.The Emperor and the Assassin
IMDB 7 | Oct , 1998
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.Without Benefit of Clergy
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1921
A British engineer in India takes a simple native girl as his bride, an act which defies social strictures and leads to tragedy.Once Upon a Time in China
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 1991
Set in late 19th century Canton, this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung against foreign forces' plundering of China.Infernal Affairs
IMDB 7.8 | Dec , 2002
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, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.The Killer
IMDB 7.6 | Mar , 1989
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 chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.Naked Weapon
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 2002
A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1993
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.Machuca
IMDB 7.8 | Feb , 2004
Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian kids. One of them is Pedro Machuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning lady in Gonzalo Infante's liberal-bourgeois home. Yet the new classmates become buddies, paradoxically protesting together as Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro's slum family and gang. But the adults spoil that too, not in the least when general Pinochet's coup ousts Allende, and supporters such as McEnroe.Bloodsport
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1988
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.Foxbat
IMDB 5.5 | Dec , 1977
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.Skyscraper
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 2018
Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.A Winter in the Winter
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2025
A man returns to his hometown in northeast China and meets a restaurateur of the same age. They discover a deep connection with each other through the conversation. In the 1990s, some teenagers are about to get into a fight until the two run off in different directions. The relationship between social progress and personal life under the special tide gradually emerges in an ordinary dialogue.