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Heroic Bloodshed Movies (Chronological Order)

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  • Coolie Killer (1982)

    1. Coolie Killer

    19821h 32m
    6.9 (87)
    Ko leads a team of Hong Kong assassins that are taken out one by one. Ko manages to flee to the countryside, where he aims to find out who's behind this and to gain the strength to fight back.
    DirectorTerry Kay-Ming TongStarsCharlie ChinYueh HuaCecilia Yip
  • Long Arm of the Law (1984)

    2. Long Arm of the Law

    19841h 45m
    7.1 (1.1K)
    Four men sneak into Hong Kong to rob a jewelry store. Before the robbery, they're hired by a local triad to kill a man, who turns out to be a cop. They have to execute the heist while hiding from the police hunting them down.
    DirectorJohnny MakStarsJing ChenLung ChiangLing Chow
  • Kuen Cheung, Norman Chu, and Ka-Yan Leung in Hong Kong Godfather (1985)

    3. Hong Kong Godfather

    19851h 35m
    7.0 (214)
    After receiving a life imprisonment sentence for a NY Chinatown massacre, Jia Shi Lan obtains a pardon through the Mafia's influence.
    DirectorLung-Wei WangStarsKa-Yan LeungNorman ChuShu-Yuan Hsu
  • Kong woo liu duen (1985)

    4. Kong woo liu duen

    19851h 29m
    5.8 (22)
    A bunch of Mainlanders come to Hong Kong for a better life. Instead, these Mainlanders are jobless and wind up killing, robbing, and selling drugs for a Dai Lo.
    DirectorTaylor WongStarsMeng LoJason Piao PaiYin Cheung Joh
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow (1986)

    5. A Better Tomorrow

    19861h 35mNot Rated78Metascore
    7.4 (27K)
    A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsLung TiLeslie CheungChow Yun-Fat
  • Brotherhood (1986)

    6. Brotherhood

    19861h 32m
    6.3 (70)
    Lui, along with his partner Keung, are among the best cops in Hong Kong. But their high success rate comes at a high level of violence, and after Keung goes too far with a suspect, he is thrown off the force.
    DirectorStephen ShinStarsDanny LeeAlex ManWai Lam
  • Cynthia Rothrock and Biao Yuen in Righting Wrongs (1986)

    7. Righting Wrongs

    19861h 25mNot Rated
    7.1 (2.3K)
    Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan, a lawyer angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys. He decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But Cindy Si is soon on his case and it all spirals into a situation only a few will survive.
    DirectorCorey YuenStarsBiao YuenCynthia RothrockMelvin Wong
  • True Colors (1986)

    8. True Colors

    19861h 30m
    6.0 (65)
    A criminal has come out of hiding only to find that his old partner has become a priest and his girlfriend has been forced to marry a powerful mob boss.
    DirectorKirk WongStarsLung TiBrigitte LinRaymond Pak-Ming Wong
  • Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee in Legacy of Rage (1986)

    9. Legacy of Rage

    19861h 30mR
    6.0 (1.7K)
    Brandon Ma is an average Joe but his best friend, Michael, is a sinister drug dealer with a crush on Brandon's girlfriend, May. When Michael murders a dirty cop and frames his friend, sending him to jail, Brandon returns for vengeance.
    DirectorRonny YuStarsBrandon LeeMichael WongRegina Kent
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow II (1987)

    10. A Better Tomorrow II

    19871h 45mNot Rated
    7.2 (12K)
    A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsLeslie CheungChow Yun-FatLung Ti
  • City on Fire (1987)

    11. City on Fire

    19871h 41mR
    7.1 (7.7K)
    An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.
    DirectorRingo LamStarsChow Yun-FatYueh SunDanny Lee
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Dick Wei in Yi ben wu yan (1987)

    12. Yi ben wu yan

    19871h 29m
    5.6 (171)
    In Hong Kong, Ho Chen-tung is the aging Mob boss, living by a code of honor, keeping peace among rival factions. For years, he has been estranged from his son, Hui, who lives in Australia. Tung has become a sort of father to Han, a Vietnamese refugee who also lives by an ethical code. At the same time that Hui reaches out to his father, the Hong Kong CID conclude their years'-long effort to get the goods on Tung and his associates. Tung expects the younger gangsters to live by the code he loves, but at his trial, he has a surprise coming to him. It may be up to Han to restore the balance.
    DirectorBilly ChanStarsKo Chun-HsiungWai LamDick Wei
  • Chow Yun-Fat in Flaming Brothers (1987)

    13. Flaming Brothers

    19871h 39mNot Rated
    6.2 (725)
    A tale between two brothers: One has left the triads and gone legit, the other has decided to stay and keep the triad from going to the ways of drugs and gun running.
    DirectorTung Cho 'Joe' CheungStarsChow Yun-FatAlan TangPatricia Ha
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau, Danny Lee, and Alex Man in Tragic Hero (1987)

    14. Tragic Hero

    19871h 37mR
    6.4 (769)
    After being released from prison, Tang Kat Yung exacts revenge on Li Ah Chai, in this sequel to Rich and Famous.
    DirectorTaylor WongStarsChow Yun-FatAndy LauAlex Man
  • Sworn Brothers (1987)

    15. Sworn Brothers

    19871h 31m
    5.6 (111)
    A tough, violent look inside today's Hong Kong underworld. Sworn Brothers is the dramatic, tragic story of two men brought up closer than most brothers. Now they find they stand on different sides of the law.
    DirectorDavid LaiStarsAndy LauKwok-Keung CheungChun Yang
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Andy Lau in Rich and Famous (1987)

    16. Rich and Famous

    19871h 44mR
    6.2 (846)
    To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crime and a violent war between rival gang lords.
    DirectorTaylor WongStarsChow Yun-FatAndy LauAlex Man
  • Long Arm of the Law: Part 2 (1987)

    17. Long Arm of the Law: Part 2

    19871h 28m
    7.0 (434)
    Three ex-police officers who were unjustly imprisoned escape from Mainland China to Hong Kong. In order to acquire legal residency, they agree to work with a veteran undercover cop and infiltrate triads planning crimes.
    DirectorMichael MakStarsMing-Wai ChanTak-Kwong ChanJing Chen
  • Tony Leung Chiu-wai in People's Hero (1987)

    18. People's Hero

    19871h 22m
    7.0 (492)
    A bumbling pair robs a bank, taking everyone inside hostage when it goes wrong. However, one of the hostages turns out to be a notorious wanted criminal and he takes over the hostage situation.
    DirectorDerek Tung-Sing YeeStarsLung TiTony Leung Chiu-waiTony Ka Fai Leung
  • Prison on Fire (1987)

    19. Prison on Fire

    19871h 38mR
    7.3 (3.5K)
    Inside a Hong Kong prison, two inmates form a friendship and face the difficulty of life on the inside.
    DirectorRingo LamStarsChow Yun-FatTony Ka Fai LeungKa-Kui Ho
  • Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, and Alex Man in As Tears Go By (1988)

    20. As Tears Go By

    19881h 42mNot Rated67Metascore
    7.0 (14K)
    Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsAndy LauMaggie CheungJacky Cheung
  • Waise Lee in The Big Heat (1988)

    21. The Big Heat

    19881h 38m
    7.0 (818)
    Inspector Waipong Wong has to put his life and resignation from the Hong Kong police department on hold to investigate his former partner's mysterious murder. What he and his crack team of three other cops uncover is a plot far more sinister than they originally anticipated.
    DirectorsYeung-Wah KamJohnnie ToHark TsuiStarsWaise LeeJoey WangMatthew Wong
  • Kent Tong in Ying xiong xue (1988)

    22. Ying xiong xue

    19881h 31m
    6.8 (15)
    A gangster turns over a new leaf working as a garnet in a remote island off of Hong Kong. There he falls in love, but is haunted by a past that would not allow him to forget.
    DirectorKin-Kwok LaiStarsKent TongCher YeungChung-Ping Chiang
  • Walk on Fire (1988)

    23. Walk on Fire

    19881h 44m
    5.7 (132)
    In Macau, criminal Tong Heung-Tung of the Hunan Gang, who bombed the Hong Kong police headquarters, was being send back to Hong Kong by Kowloon OCTB inspectors Lee Ho-lung and Lo Mo.
    DirectorNorman Law ManStarsAndy LauCherie ChungKent Cheng
  • Kent Cheng, Norman Chu, Mok Siu-Chung, Ko Chun-Hsiung, Kara Ying Hung Wai, Andy Lau, Michael Kiu Wai Miu, Alan Tam, and Kent Tong in The Dragon Family (1988)

    24. The Dragon Family

    19881h 31mTV-PG
    6.1 (174)
    Revenge of the dragon family. Chase down by the triads.
    DirectorLiu Chia-YungStarsAndy LauAlan TamMok Siu-Chung
  • Stephen Chow and Danny Lee in Final Justice (1988)

    25. Final Justice

    19881h 35m
    6.2 (426)
    A cop relies on a young car thief to take down four gangsters, who plan to rob a rich merchant for a large amount of money.
    DirectorParkman WongStarsDanny LeeStephen ChowKa-Kui Ho

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