Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "chinese-mafia"

1. Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.

Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates

Votes: 323,020

2. The Dark Knight (2008)

PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine

Votes: 2,867,342 | Gross: $534.86M

3. The Departed (2006)

R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg

Votes: 1,420,734 | Gross: $132.38M

4. The Brothers Sun (2024)

TV-MA | 436 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Charles Sun, a Taipei gangster who's settled into his life as a ruthless killer, must go to L.A. to protect his mother and younger brother after his father is shot by a mysterious assassin.

Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien, Sam Song Li, Joon Lee

Votes: 22,035

5. Skyfall (2012)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench

Votes: 730,670 | Gross: $304.36M

6. Payback (I) (1999)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer

Votes: 145,565 | Gross: $81.53M

7. Rush Hour (1998)

PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.

Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Ken Leung, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 294,284 | Gross: $141.15M

8. Now You See Me 2 (2016)

PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Four Horsemen resurface, and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet.

Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco

Votes: 320,812 | Gross: $65.08M

9. Rush Hour 2 (2001)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for a vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.

Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Ziyi Zhang

Votes: 238,780 | Gross: $226.16M

10. Crank (2006)

R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.

Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor | Stars: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Carlos Sanz, Jose Pablo Cantillo

Votes: 263,356 | Gross: $27.83M

11. Rush Hour 3 (2007)

PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Lee and Carter head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders.

Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Max von Sydow, Hiroyuki Sanada

Votes: 183,079 | Gross: $140.13M

12. War (2007)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.

Director: Philip G. Atwell | Stars: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Nadine Velazquez, John Lone

Votes: 96,773 | Gross: $22.49M

13. King of New York (1990)

R | 103 min | Crime, Thriller

A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo

Votes: 42,045 | Gross: $2.55M

14. Safe (I) (2012)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.

Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke

Votes: 117,513 | Gross: $17.14M

15. Crank: High Voltage (2009)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor | Stars: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr., Dwight Yoakam

Votes: 158,847 | Gross: $13.63M

16. From Paris with Love (2010)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city.

Director: Pierre Morel | Stars: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kasia Smutniak, Richard Durden

Votes: 121,539 | Gross: $23.98M

17. Romeo Must Die (2000)

R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An avenging cop seeks out his brother's killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a money-deal with his father.

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak | Stars: Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong

Votes: 73,640 | Gross: $55.97M

18. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

R | 127 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo

Votes: 172,125 | Gross: $130.44M

19. Year of the Dragon (1985)

R | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.

Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo

Votes: 17,632 | Gross: $18.70M

20. Forced Vengeance (1982)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.

Director: James Fargo | Stars: Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, Camila Griggs, Michael Cavanaugh

Votes: 3,426 | Gross: $6.66M

21. The Replacement Killers (1998)

R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang

Votes: 30,505 | Gross: $18.97M

22. Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak | Stars: Jet Li, DMX, Mark Dacascos, Anthony Anderson

Votes: 46,726 | Gross: $34.71M

23. First Love (2019)

TV-MA | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Becky, Bengal, Masayuki Deai, Mami Fujioka

Votes: 8,028

24. The Art of War (2000)

R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

UN's secretary general uses covert operations to help diplomacy along. Shaw's called back 6 months after one such operation. He witnesses the murder of Chinese UN ambassador at UN, NYC, chases the assassin and ends up a suspect.

Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Donald Sutherland, Maury Chaykin, Anne Archer

Votes: 30,887 | Gross: $30.21M

25. Infernal Affairs II (2003)

Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In this prequel to Mou gaan dou (2002), Chan Wing Yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while Lau Kin Ming joins the police force. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss.

Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Stars: Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng

Votes: 19,732

26. Payback: Straight Up (2006 Video)

Unrated | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer

Votes: 6,196

27. The Corruptor (1999)

R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

With the aid from a New York City policeman, a top immigrant cop tries to stop drug-trafficking and corruption by immigrant Chinese Triads, but things get complicated when the Triads try to bribe the policeman.

Director: James Foley | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young, Paul Ben-Victor

Votes: 19,129 | Gross: $15.16M

28. Tracers (2015)

PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Wanted by the Chinese mafia, a New York City bike messenger escapes into the world of parkour after meeting a beautiful stranger.

Director: Daniel Benmayor | Stars: Taylor Lautner, Marie Avgeropoulos, Adam Rayner, Rafi Gavron

Votes: 20,133 | Gross: $0.00M

29. Saint Jack (1979)

R | 112 min | Drama

Jack Flowers, an American hustler in early-1970s Singapore, dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel and returning to the States to live a life of luxury.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott, James Villiers, Joss Ackland

Votes: 2,835

30. Hammett (1982)

PG | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Fictional account of real-life mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, and his involvement in the investigation of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress' mysterious disappearance in San Francisco.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear

Votes: 3,678 | Gross: $0.04M

31. Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two best friends rise through the ranks of New York's Chinese underworld in the 1980s.

Directors: Andrew Lau, Andrew Loo | Stars: Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., Ray Liotta

Votes: 4,298

32. Out for a Kill (2003 Video)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take his revenge and prove his innocence.

Director: Michael Oblowitz | Stars: Steven Seagal, Michelle Goh, Corey Johnson, Tom Wu

Votes: 6,859

33. Crying Freeman (1988–1994)

TV-MA | 60 min | Animation, Action, Crime

Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist ... See full summary »

Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Chiharu Kataishi, Steve Bulen, Kôji Totani

Votes: 1,094

34. Into the Sun (2005)

R | 97 min | Action, Thriller

When a government official is killed, an American operative with experience in the Yakuza culture is brought in to investigate.

Director: mink | Stars: Steven Seagal, Takao Osawa, Juliette Marquis, Matthew Davis

Votes: 8,025

35. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

Toni Cipriani works for Don Salvatore Leone and must clear Salvatore's path against the other gang organizations contending to be the boss of the crime world.

Director: David Bland | Stars: Frank Vincent, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Will Janowitz, Joe Lo Truglio

Votes: 4,742

36. Ang probinsyano (2015–2022)

TV-14 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The story of Cardo Dalisay as he faces terrorists, drug dealers, and other criminals in the Philippines.

Stars: Coco Martin, Jaime Fabregas, Malou Crisologo, Susan Roces

Votes: 452

37. Thief (2006)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When it comes to pulling heists, Nick Atwater is a master. But when it comes to his family life he is not as successful. But there are far bigger problems ahead, will he and his team be able to make a clean getaway?

Stars: Andre Braugher, Mae Whitman, Yancey Arias, Clifton Collins Jr.

Votes: 1,241

38. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)

Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is set in the 2nd World War torn Calcutta during the 1940s. Enter a magical world of nostalgia and 'Expect the Unexpected'.

Director: Dibakar Banerjee | Stars: Sushant Singh Rajput, Anand Tiwari, Neeraj Kabi, Divya Menon

Votes: 24,361 | Gross: $0.58M

39. Lotgenoten (2013)

65 min | Drama

When womanizer Remco Albrecht celebrates his 65st birthday he has to deal with people from his past whom he would rather ignore.

Director: Stephan Brenninkmeijer | Stars: Alfred Heppener, Heleen van Doremalen, Fransie Groenendijk, Martijn van Hese

Votes: 181

40. Rise of the Legend (2014)

Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Biography, Drama

An orphan, whose father has been killed by dark power, attempts to bring justice back to the town.

Director: Roy Hin Yeung Chow | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Eddie Peng, Luodan Wang, Boran Jing

Votes: 4,344

41. Deadly Target (1994)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A dangerous drug lord; a renegade cop; the ultimate showdown.

Director: Charla Driver | Stars: Gary Daniels, Ken McLeod, Byron Mann, Susan Byun

Votes: 348

42. Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)

Unrated | 83 min | Comedy, Crime

A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found.

Directors: Wayne Wang, Spencer Nakasako | Stars: Wan Kin Cheng, John Chan, Kwan-Min Cheng, Allen Fong

Votes: 264 | Gross: $0.11M

43. Temptress Moon (1996)

R | 130 min | Drama, Romance

Not far from Shanghai, in a country town stands the palatial home of the Pang family. Old Master Pang is an addict who brings up his beautiful daughter Ruyi on opium smoke. Her older ... See full summary »

Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Kevin Lin, Saifei He

Votes: 2,037 | Gross: $1.08M

44. Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975)

115 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

In the Far-East, Italian police inspector Rizzo and American mobster Frank Barella co-operate in finding clues about the identity of a dirty cop in Rizzo's narcotics department.

Director: Steno | Stars: Bud Spencer, Al Lettieri, Enzo Cannavale, Renato Scarpa

Votes: 3,580

45. Stranglehold (2007 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Thriller

A third-person video game set in Hong Kong and Chicago where a tough cop battles the mob.

Directors: Brian Eddy, John Woo, Martin Stoltz | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Rio Ahn, Henry Milton Chu, Jeremy Dunn

Votes: 2,021

46. Hollow Point (1996)

R | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After the botched capture of a Russian mob boss, FBI agent Diane Norwood and DEA agent Max Parrish reluctantly team up to recapture him. Along the way, they discover a much larger plot ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Thomas Ian Griffith, Tia Carrere, John Lithgow, Donald Sutherland

Votes: 2,065

47. Mafia II: Definitive Edition (2020 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

Part two of the crime drama saga. Following the rise of Vito Scaletta, son of Italian immigrants who moves to Empire Bay in America. Growing up and getting into a life of crime he befriends... See full summary »

Votes: 471

48. Sleepless Town (1998)

122 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Kabukicho is a forgotten world. A place where people of different tongues and races meet, where they fight against each other to gain money, power and territory. The struggle which never ... See full summary »

Director: Chi-Ngai Lee | Stars: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Mirai Yamamoto, Kippei Shîna, Sihung Lung

Votes: 718

49. The Tattoo Connection (1978)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An American insurance investigator goes to Hong Kong to retrieve a famous diamond stolen by a local criminal organization.

Director: Tso Nam Lee | Stars: Jim Kelly, Sing Chen, Tao-Liang Tan, Nami Misaki

Votes: 484

50. The Tracker (2001 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When lovely Kim Chang is kidnapped in a bloody assault, disgraced private detective Connor Spears is enlisted by her brother Rick to rescue her from warring Russian and Chinese mobs.

Director: Jeff Schechter | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Françoise Robertson, Russell Wong, Jason Blicker

Votes: 299