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Tragic Hero

1987Movie1 h 37 min

60

DecentGoodWatch score

60

DecentGoodWatch score

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Summary

After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Lee Ah Chai.

Good for

Friends night
Party vibe
Teens

Skip it if

Graphic violence bothers you

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Gets your pulse racing.
Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you on edge.
Leaves you shaken.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.4
Audience score57%
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for action movies, −11 min on the typical 108
typical 10897
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
Released
1987
February 20, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
ActionCrime
Language
cn
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceIntense
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Directing · 1
Taylor Wong Tai-loi Director
Writing · 2
Stephen Shiu Yeuk-yuen Writer
Manfred Wong Man-chun Writer
Production · 1
Johnny Mak Tong-hung Producer
Camera · 1
Herman Yau Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Ah Chik Editor
Sound · 1
Joseph Chan Wing-Leung Original Music Composer

Tropes

Know When to Fold 'Emin 683 titlesBeing cornered by the police with no way to run, Chai orders his men NOT to retaliate, instead just hand over their guns to him so that he can surrender peacefully to the police without getting anyon…Bulletproof Vestin 231 titlesLuk puts on one of these when attempting to assassinate Yung.All 29 tropes

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