Summary
When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 71Audiences 74GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer75%
Metascore66
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings3.8/5
IMDb7.4
User score7.4
Audience score72%
Running time
2 h 12 min
Longer than most action movies, +24 min on the typical 108
typical 108132Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
+16Released
2010
December 20, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
China
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 18 more21 people
- Jiang WenPocky Zhang
- Chow Yun-FatHuang Silang
- Ge YouOld Tang
- Carina LauMagistrate's wife
- Shao BingThe Second
- Liao FanThe Third
- Du YihengThe Four
- Li JingThe Five
Zhang MoThe Six
Wei XiaoThe Seven
Zhou YunSister Hua
Chen KunHuwan
Jiang WuMaster Wu
Feng XiaogangMaster Tang
Hu JunFake Zhang Mazi
Yao LuHu Qian
Miao PuMabond's ex-wife
Michelle BaiDaiyu Qingwenzi
Yang QiyuHu Bai
Xuan XiaomingHuang Shilang
Zhao MingWife
Directing · 1
- Jiang Wen Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Writing · 5
Production · 6
- Albert Yeung Executive Producer
- Ma Ke Executive Producer
- Zhao Haicheng Producer
- Barbie Tung Wan-Si Producer
- Albert Lee Producer
- Homber Yin Producer
Camera · 1
- Zhao Fei Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Wei Jie Cao Editor
Sound · 4
- Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer
- Nan Shu Original Music Composer
- Wang Gang Sound Designer
- Liu Yuting Foley Artist
Art · 3
- Yi Guang Gao Production Design
- Eddie Wong Production Design
- Qing Hua Yu Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- William Chang Suk-Ping Costume Design
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