Hong Kong 1982-1989
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1. Father and Son (1981)
97 min | Drama
A young man dreamed of a career in comics and movies. But his father would rather gave up all he had in order to let him receive formal education.
Director: Allen Fong | Stars: Lei Shih, Hong Zhu, Wai-Man Yung, Yan Chan
Votes: 118
2. My Young Auntie (1981)
Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Comedy
Cheng Tai-Nan (Kara Hui) is an honest and faithful servant of a dying patriarch who wants nothing more than to protect his vast wealth from his selfish, conniving nephew, Yung-Sheng. ... See full summary »
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Liang Liu, Kara Wai, Hou Hsiao, Lung-Wei Wang
Votes: 941
3. The Story of Woo Viet (1981)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Wu Viet is a Vietnamese refugee who wants to leave his country behind and start over in the United States. First, he must make his way to Hong Kong, but as he passes through Thailand, he ... See full summary »
Director: Ann Hui | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Cora Miao, Cherie Chung, Lieh Lo
Votes: 292
4. Security Unlimited (1981)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
Chou Sai-Cheong. a bitter supervisor of a Hong Kong private security company, teaches unusual guard tactics to new recruits such as electric mats, parachuting off burning buildings and ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Hui | Stars: Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Ricky Hui, Stanley Sui-Fan Fung
Votes: 511
5. The Prodigal Son (1981)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy
A young man discovers that his reputation as a fearsome martial artist is manufactured by his rich father, after meeting a real martial arts master, who's also a master thespian, and is determined to apprentice under him to learn kung fu.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Biao Yuen, Ching-Ying Lam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Frankie Chan
Votes: 3,539
6. Coolie Killer (1982)
92 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller
Ko leads a team of Hong Kong assassins that are taken out one by one. Ko manages to flee to the countryside, where he aims to find out who's behind this and to gain the strength to fight back.
Director: Tong Kay Ming Terry | Stars: Charlie Chin, Hua Yueh, Cecilia Yip, Chik-Wai Chan
Votes: 75
7. Lonely Fifteen (1982)
90 min | Drama
Young prostitutes and troubled teenagers.
Director: David Lai | Stars: Becky Lam, Irene Wan, Mak Tak-woh, John Au
Votes: 98
8. Nomad (1982)
96 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A story about the experiences of a group of youngsters who feel lost and try to find the true meaning of life.
Directors: Patrick Tam, Tong Kay Ming Terry | Stars: Cecilia Yip, Leslie Cheung, Patricia Ha, Ken Tong
Votes: 491
9. Boat People (1982)
R | 109 min | Drama
A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the Liberation and learns harsh truths about its regime and its "New Economic Zones".
Director: Ann Hui | Stars: George Lam, Cora Miao, Season Ma, Andy Lau
Votes: 1,686
10. Mad Mission (1982)
93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A "James Bond" type burglar named King Kong (Sam Hui) tries to redeem himself and joins forces with Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl Maka), a bumbling police detective from the states, to try to ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Tsang | Stars: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Dean Shek
Votes: 1,824
11. Carry on Pickpocket (1982)
102 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Hung Tai-Kong aka "Rice Pot" and Chan Yin-Tung aka "Chimney" are two friends who work with their master Kam Ming and his daughter Ann as a team of pickpockets.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Frankie Chan, Deannie Ip, Billy Chan
Votes: 228
12. Sha ren ai qing jie (1982)
Action, Romance
A night club singer is involved in a love tangle with three men.
Director: David Lai | Stars: Sally Yeh, Kenny Bee, Michael Wai-Man Chan, James Barnett
Votes: 17
13. Chiu pei lui hok sang (1982)
89 min
Born in a well-off family, 16-year-old Irene is a spoiled girl. She is an unmotivated and naughty student in the class. All she cares is her dream boy Peter, but Peter already has a ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mak | Stars: Hoi-Lun Au, Roy Chiao, Hark-Sun Lau, Wai-Yee Lo
14. Sai huen jai (1982)
101 min | Drama
Story of five children growing up and learning about life in Hong Kong.
Director: Lung Chiang | Stars: Roy Chiao, Ni Tien, Dorothy Chi-hsia Yu, Wai-Hung Liu
Votes: 7
15. It Takes Two (1982)
93 min | Comedy
Two nightclub cabaret entertainers who are best friends run into trouble by having angered an underworld gangster.
Director: Karl Maka | Stars: Dean Shek, Richard Ng, Sylvia Chang, Man-Ha Cheng
Votes: 33
16. Dragon Lord (1982)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Sport
The adventures of a restless martial arts student called Dragon, who, while constantly pursuing a girl, gets involved in the affairs of a gang of thieves.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Mars, Michael Wai-Man Chan, Shirley Yim
Votes: 4,414
17. The Miracle Fighters (1982)
100 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Former Royal Guardsman Kao was forced to be on the run when his superior couldn't tolerate him being a Manchu marrying a Han woman. A young prince was inadvertently killed when he kidnapped... See full summary »
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Yat-Chor Yuen, Ka-Yan Leung, Cheung-Yan Yuen, Shun-Yee Yuen
Votes: 564
18. The Shaolin Temple (1982)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A young man, hounded by a psychopathic general, learns martial arts at the Shaolin temple to avenge his father's death. To achieve this he forgoes a budding romance with his kungfu master's daughter, a shepherdess.
Director: Hsin-Yen Chang | Stars: Jet Li, Hai Yu, Chenghui Yu, Lan Ding
Votes: 4,769
19. Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
Unrated | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A Chinese soldier in an ancient civil war flees the battlefield and gets caught up in a fantastical quest to save the world from evil.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Biao Yuen, Hoi Mang, Adam Cheng, Brigitte Lin
Votes: 3,055
20. Ah Ying (1983)
110 min | Drama
When romance starts to cool, Ah Ying applies for a job in a film centre. Instead of paying her for her work, the centre lets her attend its classes for free. She is later drawn into a ... See full summary »
Director: Allen Fong | Stars: Kwok-Lam Cha, Chi-Hung Chang, Ming-Cheung Chin, Pui Hui
Votes: 167
21. Health Warning (1983)
78 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Eddy Ko is the maverick star pupil of an honorable school who secretly engages in underground "Black Boxing" bouts, a black market sport off limits to the school.
Director: Kirk Wong | Stars: Eddy Ko, Wai-keung Kwok, Chi-Hung Ling, Ray Lui
Votes: 89
22. Reign Behind a Curtain (1983)
102 min | Drama
Director: Han Hsiang Li | Stars: Xiaoqing Liu, Ye Chen, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Lawrence Ah-Mon
Votes: 154
23. Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places (1983)
100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Black Gloves (Joe Dimmick), a European Assassin, is seeking to avenge his brother White Gloves' death against reformed criminal King Kong (Samuel Hui) and Detective Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Tsang | Stars: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Yasuaki Kurata
Votes: 1,322
24. Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? (1983)
100 min | Drama, Music
A poor army veteran in Taiwan adopts a daughter. She grows up and leaves him to enter show business. When she becomes famous she shuns her father and friends.
Director: Kan-Ping Yu | Stars: Linda Jui-Chi Liu, Yueh Sun, Shao-Kang Wu, Li-Chun Lee
Votes: 367
25. Duel to the Death (1983)
R | 86 min | Action, Drama
The best sword master from China vs the best sword master from Japan. Who will win?
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Norman Chu, Damian Lau, Flora Chong-Leen, Paul Chang Chung
Votes: 2,364
26. Shanghai Lil and the Sun Luck Kid (1973)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama
A recently jailed martial arts master teams up with a wronged woman to take down the man's brother, a coal baron who rules a small town with an iron fist.
Directors: Ching-Yun Chu-Ko, Ching-Chen Yang | Stars: Szu Shih, Han Chin, Yuan Yi, Fei Lung
Votes: 66
27. Winners & Sinners (1983)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Fresh from prison, five friends try to stay crime free but inadvertently find themselves caught in a Triad war.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jackie Chan, John Sham, Richard Ng
Votes: 5,649
28. The Dead and the Deadly (1982)
97 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
An effigy merchant's impotent brother has died and left a pregnant wife. Suspecting a scam and foul play, he schemes to inspect his brother's corpse before the burial, not knowing that his brother is actually alive and in on the scam.
Director: Wu Ma | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Wu Ma, Ching-Ying Lam, Cherie Chung
Votes: 535
29. All the Wrong Spies (1983)
102 min | Action, Comedy
A private detective gets mixed up with stolen Nazi atomic bomb formulas.
Director: Teddy Robin Kwan | Stars: George Lam, Brigitte Lin, Teddy Robin Kwan, Suk-Chi Chan
Votes: 191
30. Let's Make Laugh (1983)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The cheating husband goes bankrupt, and his house is soon to be taken by the government. A security guard is assigned to guard it while the husband goes missing. However, only the mistress ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Cheung | Stars: Kenny Bee, Cecilia Yip, Kuo-Chu Chang, Elaine Jin
Votes: 102
31. Gung buk (1984)
95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Inspector B is partnered with a fellow rookie, and they are in search of a bank robber suspected of murder.
Director: Danny Lee | Stars: Danny Lee, Eddie Chan, Tai-Bo, Parkman Wong
Votes: 132
32. Shanghai Blues (1984)
103 min | Comedy, Romance
In 1937 Shanghai, a soon-to-depart soldier meets a young woman under a bridge during a Japanese air raid. They vow to meet after the war ends, but they don't each other's name or face. Ten ... See full summary »
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Kenny Bee, Sylvia Chang, Sally Yeh, Ken Boyle
Votes: 497
33. Long Arm of the Law (1984)
105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Four men sneak into Hong Kong to rob a jewelry store. Before the robbery, they're hired by a local triad to kill a man, who turns out to be a cop. They have to execute the heist while hiding from the police hunting them down.
Director: Johnny Mak | Stars: Jing Chen, Lung Chiang, Ling Chow, Pak Fei
Votes: 971
34. Hong Kong 1941 (1984)
R | 100 min | Drama, War
Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, ... See full summary »
Director: Po-Chih Leong | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Cecilia Yip, Alex Man, Stuart Ong
Votes: 691
35. Homecoming (1984)
96 min | Drama
Coral, a Hong Kong woman tortured by city life, returns to her hometown to visit her two old friends. They all find that some precious things in life that disappear through the years can never be recovered.
Director: Ho Yim | Stars: Josephine Koo, Siqin Gaowa, Weixiang Xie, Yun Zhou
Votes: 188
36. Wheels on Meals (1984)
TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two Chinese friends, who operate a food truck in Barcelona, Spain, use their martial arts expertise to help their private investigator friend protect the pickpocket Sylvia, who's been targeted by a ruthless gang.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Jackie Chan, Biao Yuen, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Benny Urquidez
Votes: 15,187
37. The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Drama
Mongols with the help of an insider, ambush the influential Yang Family, defenders of the dynasty. The Mongols must hunt down all Yang survivors so their insidious plot to overthrow the dynasty will not be uncovered.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Hui Liu, Sheng Fu, Lily Li, Kara Wai
Votes: 3,559
38. Everlasting Love (1984)
97 min | Drama, Romance
An intern doctor falls in love with a 19-year-old girl, not knowing that she is a hostess at a night club and a single mother.
Director: Michael Mak | Stars: Andy Lau, Irene Wan, Loletta Lee, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 60
39. Love in a Fallen City (1984)
93 min | Drama, Romance, War
A cynical playboy pursues an introverted divorcee in the decadence of Hong Kong on the eve of the 1941 Japanese invasion.
Director: Ann Hui | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Cora Miao, Gerry Barnett, Chiao Chiao
Votes: 339
40. Behind the Yellow Line (1984)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lesile is a young guy that uses the MTR everyday, and one day, he sees a beautiful lady (Maggie Cheung) on the train and likes her immediately. On the other hand, he also knows a tomboy (... See full summary »
Director: Taylor Wong | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui, Anthony Chan
Votes: 408
41. Project A (1983)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Fighting against pirates at the turn of the 20th century, the Hong Kong navy are failing miserably. It's up to Sergeant Lung (Jackie Chan) to take matters into his own hands.
Directors: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Dick Wei
Votes: 18,534
42. Police Story (1985)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A virtuous Hong Kong Police Officer must clear his good name when the drug lord he is after frames him for the murder of a dirty cop.
Directors: Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Yuen Chor
Votes: 41,897 | Gross: $0.11M
43. Women (1985)
92 min | Drama
Unfortunate Bao-er decides to divorce her husband Derek after she discovers he is having an affair. Seeking solace with her group of friends, who call themselves the 'Happy Spinsters Club',... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Kwan | Stars: Cora Miao, Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung, Ngan Lee
Votes: 149
44. Mr. Vampire (1985)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
The planned reburial of a town elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, targeting everyone responsible for digging the grave. A Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.
Director: Ricky Lau | Stars: Ching-Ying Lam, Siu-Ho Chin, Ricky Hui, Moon Lee
Votes: 4,635
45. Heart of Dragon (1985)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Tat, ex SWAT turned CID cop in HK, has a 29 y.o. Disabled brother, behaving like the small boys, he plays with, always getting into trouble. Tat struggles to care for him - at the expense of his cute girlfriend and dreams.
Directors: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Fruit Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Emily Chu, Hoi Mang
Votes: 5,204
46. My Lucky Stars (1985)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Muscles, cop from Hong Kong, is in Japan chasing a bad HK cop. His cop partner gets taken by the ninja gang. Muscles gets his 5 old no-good friends from the orphanage to help find the bad cop. Lots of comedy and kung-fu fighting follows.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Charlie Chin, Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Richard Ng
Votes: 5,986
47. Yes, Madam! (1985)
TV-MA | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a hidden microfilm wanted by a triad boss. Two hard kicking women cops from HK and UK get the case.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, John Sham, Hoi Mang
Votes: 2,940
48. Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom (1985)
92 min | Action, Comedy
Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven join forces with Mr. Boo in a daring mission involving a jewelry heist and a museum caper.
Director: Wu Ma | Stars: Michael Hui, Richard Ng, John Sham, Philip Chan
Votes: 89
49. Why Me? (1985)
91 min | Drama
Fat Cat, a intellectually disabled man who endures the mistreatment of the local villagers. Koko, the idealistic social worker who tries to give Fat Cat a better life. Her battle against apathy on his behalf takes its toll on them both.
Director: Kent Cheng | Stars: Kent Cheng, Chow Yun-Fat, Olivia Cheng, Chiao Chiao
Votes: 159
50. The Unwritten Law (1985)
102 min | Crime
A low-class prostitute is being framed to murder a young, rich businessman.
Director: See-Yuen Ng | Stars: Andy Lau, Deannie Ip, Kit Ying Lam, Yau-Hau Chan
Votes: 172
51. Inspector Chocolate (1986)
101 min | Comedy, Crime
Inept Inspector Chu of the Hong Kong Police, along with his food-loving assistant Egg-Tart and beauty pageant contestant-turned-policewoman Chiao-Chiao, attempt to locate the missing twin son of TV personality Mrs. Lin.
Director: Philip Chan | Stars: Michael Hui, Anita Mui, Ricky Hui, Sibelle Hu
Votes: 181
52. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Emily Chu
Votes: 25,474
53. Love Unto Waste (1986)
96 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Four young people spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered in a burglary.
Director: Stanley Kwan | Stars: Sau Lan Chow, Elaine Jin, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Chin Tsai
Votes: 385
54. The Lunatics (1986)
87 min | Drama
A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his rounds.
Director: Tung-Shing Yee | Stars: Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Deannie Ip, Paul Chun, Chow Yun-Fat
Votes: 438
55. Dream Lovers (1986)
95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Without having met, a famous orchestra conductor and a beautiful woman seem destined to be together. They see one another's faces in their dreams, reflected in mirrors, and in crowded streets before finally meeting in person.
Director: Tony Au | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Brigitte Lin, Cher Yeung, Man-Lei Wong
Votes: 262
56. Righting Wrongs (1986)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan, a lawyer angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys. He decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are ... See full summary »
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Biao Yuen, Cynthia Rothrock, Melvin Wong, Roy Chiao
Votes: 2,015
57. Peking Opera Blues (1986)
TV-14 | 104 min | Comedy, Action
The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the ... See full summary »
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, Cherie Chung, Mark Cheng
Votes: 2,660
58. Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
TV-14 | 105 min | Action, Comedy
5 HK cops (4 horny males) on vacation in Pattaya, Thailand, are told to contact an informant there but he gets murdered. They return to Hong Kong to contact his girlfriend and protect her. 3 other colleagues are busy fighting criminals.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Richard Ng, Eric Tsang, Michael Kiu Wai Miu
Votes: 4,451
59. Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
R | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In ancient China, Zhi Ming trains at the legendary Northern Shaolin temple to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a nefarious magistrate.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Jet Li, Jianqiang Hu, Qiuyan Huang, Zengyin Cao
Votes: 2,588
60. Witch from Nepal (1986)
89 min | Action, Horror
A Hong Kong man vacations to Nepal where a local tribe imbues him with magical powers which he must use to fight a growing evil.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Emily Chu, Kit Ying Lam, Dick Wei
Votes: 341
61. Legacy of Rage (1986)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Brandon Ma is an average Joe but his best friend, Michael, is a sinister drug dealer with a crush on Brandon's girlfriend, May. When Michael murders a dirty cop and frames his friend, sending him to jail, Brandon returns for vengeance.
Director: Ronny Yu | Stars: Brandon Lee, Michael Wong, Regina Kent, Michael Wai-Man Chan
Votes: 1,541
62. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Unrated | 98 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
After a string of bad luck, a debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a ravishing female ghost and later battles to save her soul from the control of a wicked tree demon.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Wu Ma, Wai Lam
Votes: 11,080
63. The Romance of Book and Sword (1987)
180 min | Action, Drama
The young leader of the rebel Red Flower Society discovers a secret about the current Manchu emperor which may change the fate of China.
Director: Ann Hui | Stars: Nuo Ai, Shichang Da, Jie Deng, Cuihua Ding
Votes: 97
64. Final Victory (1987)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An affable guy gets more than he bargained more when he halfheartedly agrees to watch over the wife and the mistress of his incarcerated brother and gets trapped between the women in a love triangle - right before the parole hearing.
Director: Patrick Tam | Stars: Eric Tsang, Tien-Lang Li, Loletta Lee, Hark Tsui
Votes: 324
65. City on Fire (1987)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Yueh Sun, Danny Lee, Carrie Ng
Votes: 7,265
66. An Autumn's Tale (1987)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Filmed in New York, story of naive young woman from Hong Kong who goes to New York to study. Street-wise cabbie cousin takes care of her in the big city.
Director: Mabel Cheung | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung, Danny Bak-Keung Chan, Gigi Suk Yee Wong
Votes: 2,350
67. Prison on Fire (1987)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Inside a Hong Kong prison, two inmates form a friendship and face the difficulty of life on the inside.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Ka-Kui Ho, Roy Cheung
Votes: 3,264
68. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Lung Ti, Dean Shek
Votes: 11,321
69. Wonder Women (1987)
94 min | Comedy
This is an outrageous comedy about seven days in the life of two girls Leung and Ling, who want to skyrocket to the top by entering a beauty pageant. Both girls are ballyhooed as the ... See full summary »
Director: Kwok-Leung Kam | Stars: Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Cecilia Yip, Michael Wong, Tom Poon
Votes: 91
70. Bat si yuen ga bat jui tau (1987)
98 min | Drama
A man and a woman have to live in same place for some reason. They always fight each other because of oddity, but love grows as time goes by.
Director: David Chiang | Stars: Suk-Lan Auyeung, Dennis Chan, Yue-Ju Chen, David Chiang
Votes: 26
71. People's Hero (1987)
82 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A bumbling pair robs a bank, taking everyone inside hostage when it goes wrong. However, one of the hostages turns out to be a notorious wanted criminal and he takes over the hostage situation.
Director: Tung-Shing Yee | Stars: Lung Ti, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Elaine Jin
Votes: 436
72. Spiritual Love (1987)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror
A small-time triad member, played by Chow Yun-Fat, discovers a letter from an antique desk written by a young girl, played by Cherie Chung, who died from an illness years before. After her ... See full summary »
Directors: David Lai, Taylor Wong | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung, Deannie Ip, Siu-Fung Wong
Votes: 282
73. Eastern Condors (1987)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, War
A group of Asian prisoners is recruited, trained, armed and sent to Vietnam to destroy a cache of American weapons left behind after the Vietnam War, before the Vietcong discovers its location.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Haing S. Ngor, Ching-Ying Lam
Votes: 2,881
74. Project A 2 (1987)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt Police Superintendent.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, Carina Lau
Votes: 11,344
75. The Legend of Wisely (1987)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A writer gets involved by an adventurer friend in the search for a legendary object: a golden pearl left in a Buddhist monastery by a dragon.
Director: Teddy Robin Kwan | Stars: Samuel Hui, Lung Ti, Teddy Robin Kwan, Joey Wang
Votes: 408
76. Chicken and Duck Talk (1988)
95 min | Comedy
Old Hui, the stingy owner of a traditional BBQ duck restaurant, has to fight to retain customers defecting to a new fast-food fried chicken joint just across the street.
Director: Clifton Ko | Stars: Michael Hui, Ricky Hui, Sylvia Chang, Lowell Lo
Votes: 889
77. Gangs (1988)
98 min | Action
Two brothers are forced into joining a gang.
Director: Lawrence Ah-Mon | Stars: Chiu Chan, Chung Chan, Chi-wah Cheung, Ping Chiang
Votes: 46
78. As Tears Go By (1988)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, Alex Man
Votes: 12,507 | Gross: $0.01M
79. Painted Faces (1988)
TV-PG | 112 min | Drama
The story of Beijing Opera School, its teacher Master Yu and his students.
Director: Alex Law | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Ching-Ying Lam, Pei-Pei Cheng, John Sham
Votes: 571
80. Rouge (1987)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
Fleur is the blue angel in one of Hong Kong's "flower houses" - bordellos and night clubs of the 1930s. A detached and beautiful performer, she falls in love with Twelfth Master Chan, heir ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Kwan | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Alex Man, Emily Chu
Votes: 3,437
81. The Diary of a Big Man (1988)
86 min | Comedy, Romance
A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend to prevent either of his wives from discovering his bigamy.
Director: Yuen Chor | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Sally Yeh, Joey Wang, Waise Lee
Votes: 550
82. Dragons Forever (1988)
TV-14 | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Three successful Hong Kong lawyers are hired by a chemical company of questionable ethics and must eventually make a difficult decision when their employer's motives become clear.
Directors: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Corey Yuen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Pauline Yeung
Votes: 9,351
83. Tiger on Beat (1988)
TV-MA | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of 'Lethal Weapon'. The wacky twosome are up in arms as they try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Nina Li Chi, Conan Lee, Norman Chu
Votes: 2,057
84. Police Story 2 (1988)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The Hong Kong supercop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers, while the villains of Police Story (1985) are out for revenge.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Kwok-Hung Lam, Bill Tung
Votes: 22,553
85. Top Squad (1988)
96 min | Action, Comedy
After an incident involving an Arab sheikh's wife, the Hong Kong police decide to create a female squad, with officer Wu in charge of training the new recruits. Soon, they will have to prove themselves in the line of duty.
Director: Wellson Chin | Stars: Sibelle Hu, Cynthia Rothrock, Kara Wai, Regina Kent
Votes: 762
86. Final Justice (1988)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A cop relies on a young car thief to take down four gangsters, who plan to rob a rich merchant for a large amount of money.
Director: Parkman Wong | Stars: Danny Lee, Stephen Chow, Ka-Kui Ho, Kwong-Leung Wong
Votes: 387
87. Last Eunuch in China (1987)
90 min | Drama
Affected by traditional values, young Lai Shi had himself castrated in order to become a eunuch to the Manchu Emperor. But the Dynasty collapsed promtly after, and Lai Shi was forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Stars: Andy Lau, Siu Chung Mok, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Irene Wan
Votes: 213
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