Hard Boiled fingerprintRelentless energy, stunning style, emotionally cool.
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Cathartic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Hard Boiled is pulse-pounding, breakneck, and epic.
Cathartic
Emotionally, it's cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Shout! Factory TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85/100 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 86). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 6 min
Hard Boiled runs 2 h 6 min.
Yes. Critics average 89 and audiences 83 out of 100, so both groups see Hard Boiled much the same way.
No. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 58% of its budget.
It was made in cn, with some Chinese, English. Produced in Hong Kong SAR China.
+22GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Hard Boiled in 36 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 131 storytelling tropes for Hard Boiled, including Friend to All Children, Potty Failure, What Measure Is a Mook?.
7.7
