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Best Hong Kong Movies

by jindann • Created 4 years ago • Modified 3 years ago
List of best Hong Kong movies and series. Solid good movies that aren't overrated, chosen for good story, action or comedy.
(PS Mou Gaan dou is actually way better than the Hollywood remake the departed)
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  • Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in Infernal Affairs (2002)

    1. Infernal Affairs

    20021h 41mR75Metascore
    8.0 (135K)
    Chen Wing Yan, a policeman, successfully infiltrates a gang while Lau Kin Ming, a tried member, becomes a mole in the police force. However, things change when both of them must seek each other out.
    DirectorsWai Keung LauAlan MakStarsAndy LauTony Leung Chiu-waiAnthony Chau-Sang Wong
  • Iron Monkey (1993)

    2. Iron Monkey

    19931h 25mPG-1379Metascore
    7.5 (18K)
    A martial artist/doctor steals from the corrupt authorities as a masked thief to give to the poor while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt him down. But a major threat unites them as a powerful and traitorous shaolin monk takes over the authorities.
    DirectorYuen Woo-PingStarsRongguang YuDonnie YenJean Wang
  • Dragon Inn (1992)

    3. Dragon Inn

    19921h 28m
    7.2 (5.1K)
    During the Ming Dynasty, Tsao Siu-yan, a power-crazed eunuch who rules his desert region of China as if he were the Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of this enemies at the Dragon Gate Inn.
    DirectorsRaymond LeeSiu-Tung ChingHark TsuiStarsTony Ka Fai LeungBrigitte LinMaggie Cheung
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Andy Lau in God of Gamblers (1989)

    4. God of Gamblers

    19892h 6mR
    7.2 (6.9K)
    A master gambler loses his memory and is befriended by a street hustler who discovers his supernatural gambling abilities.
    DirectorJing WongStarsChow Yun-FatAndy LauJoey Wang
  • Jet Li in My Father Is a Hero (1995)

    5. My Father Is a Hero

    19951h 44mR
    6.5 (5.7K)
    An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. But things turn sour when another cop blows his cover and he quickly finds himself battling for his life and the lives of his family.
    DirectorCorey YuenStarsJet LiAnita MuiMiao Xie
  • Norman Chu, Rosamund Kwan, Teddy Robin Kwan, and Andy Lau in Three Against the World (1988)

    6. Three Against the World

    19881h 25m
    6.6 (131)
    Andy Lau, Norman Chu and Teddy Robin are three career thieves. One day a valuable scroll, headed for a museum exhibition, is placed under Lau's care. Lau's main job is to foil any attempts by Chu and Robin to steal the scroll.
    DirectorBrandy YuenStarsHsiao-Mei ChangKa-Lok ChinNorman Chu
  • Jet Li in The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)

    7. The New Legend of Shaolin

    19941h 35mR
    6.3 (6.3K)
    It takes a father and son team to battle the forces of evil throughout China, fighting with honor to defend the weak through fast-motion kung fu.
    DirectorJing WongStarsJet LiChingmy YauDeanie lp
  • Jet Li and Josephine Siao in The Legend (1993)

    8. The Legend

    19931h 40mR
    7.1 (8.6K)
    Martial artists join Red Lotus Flower Society to overthrow evil emperor. Governor hunts society members. Kung fu practitioner falls for merchant's daughter amid kung fu contest for her hand. Gender role reversal comedy ensues.
    DirectorCorey YuenStarsJet LiJosephine SiaoMichelle Reis
  • Jet Li in Fearless (2006)

    9. Fearless

    20061h 44mPG-1370Metascore
    7.6 (80K)
    A biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation.
    DirectorRonny YuStarsJet LiLi SunYong Dong
  • Stephen Chow in Fight Back to School (1991)

    10. Fight Back to School

    19911h 40mNot Rated
    7.1 (5.1K)
    A SWAT team leader is forced by his captain to go undercover as a high school student to retrieve the captain's personal gun which was stolen during a school field trip to the police station.
    DirectorGordon ChanStarsStephen ChowSharla CheungMan-Tat Ng
  • Sharla Cheung, Stephen Chow, and Christy Chung in Hail the Judge (1994)

    11. Hail the Judge

    19941h 46m
    7.5 (5.1K)
    A judge tries to save a female innocent who's wrongly being accused for murder.
    DirectorJing WongStarsStephen ChowSharla CheungMan-Tat Ng
  • Ten Years (2015)

    12. Ten Years

    20151h 44m
    6.8 (1.9K)
    Five short films set in Hong Kong in the year 2025.
    DirectorsJevons AuKiwi ChowZune KwokStarsBrenda ChanCow ChanFun-Kei Chan
  • Jackie Chan, Dean Shek, and Siu-Tin Yuen in Drunken Master (1978)

    13. Drunken Master

    19781h 51mPG-1368Metascore
    7.4 (46K)
    Wong Fei-Hung is a mischievous, yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents, his frustrated father has him disciplined by a master of drunken martial arts.
    DirectorYuen Woo-PingStarsJackie ChanSiu-Tin YuenJeong-lee Hwang
  • Jet Li in Fist of Legend (1994)

    14. Fist of Legend

    19941h 43mR
    7.5 (26K)
    In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the Japanese.
    DirectorGordon ChanStarsJet LiShinobu NakayamaSiu-Ho Chin
  • Overheard (2009)

    15. Overheard

    20091h 40m
    7.1 (3.6K)
    A trio of police officers conduct surveillance on a listed company.
    DirectorsFelix ChongAlan MakStarsChing-Wan LauLouis KooDaniel Wu
  • Once Upon a Time in China III (1992)

    16. Once Upon a Time in China III

    19922h 5mR
    6.7 (8K)
    Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.
    DirectorHark TsuiStarsJet LiRosamund KwanMok Siu-Chung
  • Lord of East China Sea (1993)

    17. Lord of East China Sea

    19932h 30m
    6.8 (193)
    The story of the rise to prominence of Luk, a Shanghai fruit seller who became one of the most powerful men in China in the first half of the 20th Century. Gaining favor with the local Shanghai Police Chief Wong for his courage and know-how, Luk takes a job under Wong. When Wong sends Luk to foil the theft of an opium shipment by General Yuan, Luk, ever the opportunist, mediates an agreement between Wong and Yuan and soon, the French Consulate is "persuaded" to give the opium rights to the now rich threesome. After various conflicts and adventures, his fortunes then pit him on the side of the Kuomintang, who is poised to attack local laborers and student leaders. Realizing he has been used by the Kuomintang Army, Luk inventively creates an economic empire in order to destroy them.
    DirectorMan Kit PoonStarsRay LuiKent ChengCarina Lau
  • Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury (1972)

    18. Fist of Fury

    19721h 47mR68Metascore
    7.2 (36K)
    During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his master's fighting school.
    DirectorWei LoStarsBruce LeeNora MiaoJames Tien
  • Louis Koo, Collin Chou, and Donnie Yen in Flash Point (2007)

    19. Flash Point

    20071h 28mR38Metascore
    6.7 (14K)
    A hot-headed inspector takes on a small but powerful Vietnamese-Chinese gang, after a series of crimes and murder attempts committed and putting an undercover cop and his girlfriend in great danger.
    DirectorWilson YipStarsDonnie YenLouis KooRay Lui
  • Long Arm of the Law (1984)

    20. 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
  • Prison on Fire (1987)

    21. 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
  • Gong Li, Rosamund Kwan, and Ray Lui in The Great Conqueror's Concubine (1994)

    22. The Great Conqueror's Concubine

    19942h 45m
    6.6 (306)
    Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join forces to win through civil war. Xiang Yu's weakness for Lady Yu combine with Liu Pang's treachery result in Liu founding the legendary Han dynasty.
    DirectorStephen ShinStarsRay LuiRosamund KwanGong Li
  • Stephen Chow in King of Beggars (1992)

    23. King of Beggars

    19921h 41mTV-14
    6.9 (4.4K)
    A rich family's son falls in love with a woman who will only marry him once he becomes a Kung-Fu Master. In this 'Dramedy' He becomes a legendary hero, by attempting to save the emperor, during his true quest of love.
    DirectorGordon ChanStarsStephen ChowSharla CheungMan-Tat Ng
  • Sharla Cheung, Andy Lau, and Chingmy Yau in Lee Rock (1991)

    24. Lee Rock

    19912h 8m
    7.0 (918)
    The first part of the Lee Rock trilogy which chronicles the rise and fall of the corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of. Rock enters Hong Kong as an immigrant from the mainland. Despising poverty, Rock becomes a police officer. Being a clean officer made him little money so he decides to be like the other officers and become a crooked but fair officer. He's about to marry the woman of his dreams when tragedy strikes. But not even that can keep Lee Rock from rising to the top.
    DirectorLawrence Ah-MonStarsAndy LauSharla CheungMan-Tat Ng
  • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Andy Lau, and Anita Mui in The Fortune Code (1990)

    25. The Fortune Code

    19901h 29m
    6.0 (224)
    Set in China during the Japanese occupation. A young man breaks out of a POW camp to marry his sweetheart, but finds she is now a spy for the resistance, code-named "Number 3". With the help of "Number 2" he returns to the camp to find "Fortune", an agent who possesses the pass-code to a Swiss bank account with $500 billion intended for the Chinese army.
    DirectorKent ChengStarsAndy LauAnita MuiAlan Tam

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