HK & SK Action
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1. Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994)
103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An adventure that delves into the dark caverns of the underworld and tells the tale of three chivalrous gangsters who attempt to escape the powerful clutch of their gang leader.
Director: Jing Wong | Stars: Ekin Cheng, Ching Wan Lau, Michael Wong, Chingmy Yau
Votes: 338
2. Tin heng tse (2006)
118 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Story: Ekin Cheng plays Autumn Yip, a triad mobster who gets caught in Thailand and does 8 years in prison before being released. He visits "The Doctor" and asks for a loan before ... See full summary »
Director: James Yuen | Stars: Hin-Wai Au, Hiu-Wah Chan, Ekin Cheng, Candy Cheung
Votes: 246
3. Just Heroes (1989)
97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons are to take his place. One of them is the traitor.
Directors: John Woo, Wu Ma | Stars: David Chiang, Danny Lee, Kuan Tai Chen, Niu Tien
Votes: 1,097
4. Yin yang qi bin (1986)
Action, Comedy
When a Manchu prince named Kao is killed by his nemesis after 14 years of hiding, his young orphan friend and prodigy becomes allies with two strange sorcerers who teach him their craft in order to obtain revenge.
Director: Chi-Hwa Chen | Stars: Hao-Yi Liu, Yat-Chor Yuen, Ching Cheng, Jeong-suk Guk
Votes: 35
5. Niu kou ren (2008)
Action, Crime
Ah Wei (played by Francis Ng) is a "cleaner" in the gang, responsible for cleaning up murder scenes. Previously, during his time as a double agent for both the police and the gang, his partner "Doctor" (played by Terri Kwan),
Director: Joe Chien | Stars: Francis Ng, Terri Kwan, Leon Dai, Yue Huang
Votes: 97
6. City on Fire (1987)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Yueh Sun, Danny Lee, Carrie Ng
Votes: 7,256
7. One-Armed Boxer (1972)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
After his schoolmate and master is killed and he loses an arm, student Tien Lung has to learn the art of one-arm boxing.
Director: Jimmy Wang Yu | Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, Yeh Tien, Hsin Tang, Fei Lung
Votes: 1,475
8. Divergence (2005)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.
Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng, Daniel Wu, Angelica Lee
Votes: 1,266
9. The Big Heat (1988)
98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Yeung-Wah Kam, Johnnie To, Hark Tsui | Stars: Waise Lee, Joey Wang, Matthew Wong, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
Votes: 757
10. All About Ah-Long (1989)
95 min | Drama
A father's ex-girlfriend resurfaces after a 10-year absence wanting to take her son away from him. With his world shattered, he must decide between what is best for his son and his own future happiness.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Sylvia Chang, Kun-Hsuan Huang, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 1,680
11. So Close (2002)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
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.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Shu Qi, Wei Zhao, Karen Mok, Song Seung-heon
Votes: 8,031 | Gross: $0.08M
12. Tube (2003)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
This is a touching action epic about an all-out war between a subway terrorist who holds a city hostage and the detective who risks his life to save everyone. It's the heart-wrenching story... See full summary »
Director: Woon-hak Baek | Stars: Seok-hun Kim, Bae Doona, Park Sang-min, Son Byung-ho
Votes: 1,413
13. Running Out of Time 2 (2001)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Mystery
Ho Sheung Sang finds himself wrapped up in another cat-and-mouse game, this time against a tricky magician.
Directors: Wing-Cheong Law, Johnnie To | Stars: Ching Wan Lau, Ekin Cheng, Kelly Lin, Shiu-Hung Hui
Votes: 1,552
14. Running Out of Time (1999)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Andy Lau, Ching Wan Lau, YoYo Mung, Waise Lee
Votes: 6,529
15. Breaking News (2004)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a disastrous failure to stop a robber gang, the police attempt to redeem themselves through a series of publicity stunts and shootouts.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Richie Jen, Kelly Chen, Nick Cheung, Yong You
Votes: 5,770
16. The City of Violence (2006)
92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After their childhood friend is murdered, a two-man martial arts army beats a path to the perp.
Director: Ryu Seung-wan | Stars: Ryu Seung-wan, Lee Beom-su, Kim Byeong-Ok, Baek Dong-hyeon
Votes: 4,770
17. Hard Boiled (1992)
R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan
Votes: 53,961
18. Kill Zone (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty schemes.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jing Wu
Votes: 13,187
19. The Replacement Killers (1998)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang
Votes: 30,503 | Gross: $18.97M
20. New Police Story (2004)
R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hero cop accidentally leads his team into a trap from which he is the only survivor. Drowning his guilt in booze, he is eventually assigned a new younger partner who turns out to have his own secrets.
Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Daniel Wu
Votes: 28,963
21. A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Things go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn't follow his boss's orders.
Directors: Jung Doo Hong, Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Kim Yeong-cheol, Hwang Jung-min
Votes: 42,891
22. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Emily Chu
Votes: 25,431
23. Purple Storm (1999)
112 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Khmer Rouge terrorist Kieron Chow and his unit arrive in Hong Kong for their latest mission. Todd, Chow's son and fiercely loyal right-hand man, sustains a serious head wound. Now a total ... See full summary »
Director: Teddy Chan | Stars: Daniel Wu, Kwok-Leung Kam, Emil Chau, Josie Ho
Votes: 711
24. Colour of the Truth (2003)
104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man becomes a cop in order to take down the police superintendent who may have killed his father, and that of a vengeful Triad boss.
Directors: Marco Mak, Jing Wong | Stars: Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Jordan Chan, Raymond Ho-Yin Wong, Gillian Chung
Votes: 682
25. Hot War (1998)
93 min | Thriller
Three friends who grew up from the same orphanage and became scientists, now research human subconscious at CIA. They get the news that a criminal named "Mad Dragon" plans to send violence ... See full summary »
Director: Jingle Ma | Stars: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Kelly Chen, Terence Yin
Votes: 375
26. Full Alert (1997)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H. K. Jockey Club.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Ching Wan Lau, Francis Ng, Amanda Lee, Monica Chan
Votes: 1,322
27. The Corruptor (1999)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
With the aid from a New York City policeman, a top immigrant cop tries to stop drug-trafficking and corruption by immigrant Chinese Triads, but things get complicated when the Triads try to bribe the policeman.
Director: James Foley | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young, Paul Ben-Victor
Votes: 19,128 | Gross: $15.16M
28. Gam chin dai gwok (2009)
112 min | Crime, Drama
Hong Kong under British rule, when corruption and bribery were the order of the day. Chinese Chief Constable Lak (Tony Leung Ka Fai) together with his gang, Uncorn (Anthony Wong), Gale (Eason Chan), Gold (Wong Jing), laundered drug money.
Director: Jing Wong | Stars: Eason Chan, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Lik-Sun Fong
Votes: 603
29. Vengeance (2009)
Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Simon Yam, Suet Lam
Votes: 6,995
30. Playboy Cops (2008)
98 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
Two off-the-wall detectives go in search for a killer, while vying for the affections of a young woman.
Director: Jingle Ma | Stars: Shawn Yue, Kun Chen, Shaun Tam, Linda Chung
Votes: 381
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