Summary
Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+21)
Critics 60Audiences 81GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer60%
Audience score89%
Letterboxd · 12 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −24 min on the typical 108
typical 10884Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1999
November 19, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeDramaLanguage
cn
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 moreDirecting · 1
- Johnnie To Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- Yau Nai-hoi Writer
Production · 1
- Christina Lee Storm Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Cheng Siu-Keung Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Chan Chi-Wai Editor
Sound · 4
- Chung Chi-Wing Original Music Composer
- Martin Richard Chappell Sound Editor
- Ng Kwok-Wah Foley Artist
- May Mok Mei-Wa Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 1
- Jerome Fung Art Direction
Other crew · 2
- Catherine Chan Dao-Ho Production Controller
- Chi Shui-Tim Pyrotechnician
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