THEME EXPLORATION

Hong Kong crime

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
Infernal Affairs II
Infernal Affairs II
2003 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
The Irishman
The Irishman
2019 · Martin Scorsese
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Family Business
Family Business
1989 · Sidney Lumet
He Laughed Last
He Laughed Last
1956 · Blake Edwards
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

Pioneered the stylized gunplay and moral ambiguity of Hong Kong crime cinema with films like 'The Killer' and 'Hard Boiled'.

 Molly Manning Walker United States

Deeply explored crime, corruption, and the psychology of criminals versus law enforcement in 'Heat' and other crime thrillers.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

Infused Hong Kong crime narratives with poetic visual style and existential themes in films like 'Fallen Angels' and 'As Tears Go By'.