THEME EXPLORATION

Hong Kong crime

34 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
Infernal Affairs II
Infernal Affairs II
2003 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
The Irishman
The Irishman
2019 · Martin Scorsese
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog
2006 · Nick Cassavetes
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
A War Named Desire
A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Beast Cops
Beast Cops
1998 · Gordon Chan
Gangstas
Gangstas
2025 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers
1957 · Cy Endfield
Gatao: The Last Stray
Gatao: The Last Stray
2021 · Chiang Jui-chih
Hugas
Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
Shaan
Shaan
1980 · Ramesh Sippy
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
The Italian Connection
The Italian Connection
1972 · Fernando Di Leo
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
2003 · Joel Schumacher
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

Pioneer of stylized Hong Kong action cinema who defined the genre with films like 'The Killer' and 'Hard Boiled', blending operatic violence with crime narratives.

 Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai Hong Kong

Master of contemporary Hong Kong crime dramas who explores organized crime, triads, and moral ambiguity through innovative storytelling in films like 'Election' and 'PTU'.