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Summary
When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 62Audiences 60GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer66%
Metascore58
User score6.5
IMDb6.2
Letterboxd · 73 K ratings2.9/5
Audience score54%
Box office
1.8×its budget
- Budget
- $50 M
- Worldwide
- $88 M
Worldwide it earned $38 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for adventure movies, +12 min on the typical 103
typical 103115Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 25 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
+15Released
2003
February 6, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
AdventureComedyWesternLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseMade in
Hong Kong SAR China
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 31 more52 people
- Jackie ChanChon Wang
- Owen WilsonRoy O'Bannon
- Fann WongChon Lin
- Aidan GillenLord Nelson Rathbone
- Donnie YenWu Chow
- Tom FisherArthur 'Artie' Doyle
- Aaron Taylor-JohnsonCharlie Chaplin
- Alison KingProstitute
Constantine GregoryThe Mayor
Anna-Louise PlowmanDebutante
Georgina ChapmanDebutante
John OwensServer
Richard BremmerMaster at Arms
Kim ChanChon Wang's Father
Gemma JonesQueen Victoria
Daisy BeaumontCigarette Girl
Stephen FisherHead Waiter
Matt HillDeputy
Tom WuLead Boxer Liu
Vincent WangImperial Guard
Barbara NedeljakovaDebutante #3
Bùi Văn HảiPalace Guard
Oliver CottonJack the Ripper
Eric MeyersFront Desk Clerk
Directing · 9
- David Dobkin Director
- Christopher Newman First Assistant Director
- Lori Wyant Script Supervisor
- Ben Howarth Second Assistant Director
- Jakub Dvorak Assistant Director
- E.J. Foerster Second Unit Director
Writing · 2
- Miles Millar Screenplay
- Alfred Gough Screenplay
Production · 15
- Jackie Chan Executive Producer, Choreographer
- Solon So Chi-Hung Executive Producer
- Stephanie Austin Executive Producer
- Willie Chan Chi-Keung Executive Producer
- Edward McDonnell Executive Producer
- Gary Barber Producer
Camera · 8
- Adrian Biddle Director of Photography
- Harvey Harrison Second Unit Director of Photography
- John Flemming Key Grip
- David Worley "A" Camera Operator
- Roman Hodek Key Grip
- Richard J. Cartwright Still Photographer
Editing · 4
- Malcolm Campbell Editor
- Mary Beth Smith Negative Cutter
- Dale E. Grahn Color Timer
- James A. Brewer First Assistant Editor
Sound · 19
- Randy Edelman Original Music Composer
- Tim Chau Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Andy D'Addario Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Albert Gasser Sound Effects Editor
- David Grimaldi Sound Effects Editor
- Randall Guth First Assistant Sound Editor
Art · 11
- Allan Cameron Production Design
- Jaromír Švarc Art Direction
- Peter Young Set Decoration
- Mike Stallion Assistant Art Director
- Tony Reading Art Direction
- Giles Masters Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 14
- Anna B. Sheppard Costume Design
- Fiona Connon Makeup Artist
- Joe Hobbs Assistant Costume Designer
- Aileen Seaton Key Makeup Artist
- Geraldine Jones Hairstylist
- Ivo Strangmüller First Assistant Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 4
- Mark Dornfeld Visual Effects Supervisor
- Matt Johnson Visual Effects Supervisor
- Nick Allder Special Effects Supervisor
- Catherine Duncan Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 3
- Dean Brkic Rigging Gaffer
- Petr Konrád Gaffer
- Kevin Day Gaffer
Other crew · 15
- Jaroslav Peterka Stunt Coordinator
- Steve M. Davison Stunt Coordinator
- Ken Lo Wai-kwong Stunts
- Lee In-seop Stunts, Stunt Double
- Diana C. Weng Dialogue Coach
- Troy Robinson Stunts
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