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Plot Summary:
A triad assassin is sent to kill a female witness to a murder only to fall in love with her instead.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: bloody, heroic
Best tv shows and movies like Killer's Romance (1990):
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A War Named Desire (2000)
Plot Summary:
Younger brother from HK visits older brother, who is a mid-level mobster in Thailand. He is looking to recoup money the brother took from the family when he fled HK 15 years earlier. His pesky girlfriend, refusing to stay in HK, learns the hard way that there's more to Thailand than elephant rides. The elder brother is caught up in an internal struggle within the mob. Someone is injecting drugs into their gambling operation. His search leads to a tug of war, with the brother and girlfriend caught in the middle.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 279
Genere: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: heroic, romantic, captivating, neo noir, entertaining
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Hunting List (1994)
Plot Summary:
Chu Chi Kit returns to HK from Taiwan after many years in hiding, and immediately resumes his relationship with old flame May and rejoins his old friend Cramp in a drug operation. But times are different, and their big boss Lui now cares more about business than loyalty.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: bloody, heroic
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Dreaming the Reality (1991)
Plot Summary:
MOON LEE and YUKARI OSHIMA have been trained as assassins by their adoptive father FOK. The pre-credits sequence details their training at a very early age, and clearly differentiates the personalities of the two girls/women; the vicious nature of their foster brother and the ruthlessness of their mentor FOK.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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Gangland Odyssey (1990)
Plot Summary:
A retired cop is summoned by his ex-boss to save his kidnapped son from the hands of a deadly Japanese triad. Action violence and a little romance makes GANGLAND ODYSSEY a promising treat!.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: heroic
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Burning Ambition (1989)
Plot Summary:
This is director/martial arts star Frankie Chan's unofficial remake of the Kinji Fukasaku film SHOGUN'S SAMURAI (1978). Instead of Japanese samurai in a period setting, we get modern day Chinese gangsters battling each other for the position left vacant after the mysterious death of their head honcho.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: weird
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Hong Kong Godfather (1985)
Plot Summary:
After receiving a life imprisonment sentence for a NY Chinatown massacre, Jia Shi Lan, alias Hei Lan, obtains a pardon through the Mafia's influence. Returning to Hong Kong, Hei Lan attempts to use the stature and fortitude of Brother Han, an elder, but good-natured underworld boss, to gain power and spread the Mafia's influence throughout Southeast Asia. After a deadly double cross leaves many of Han's society dead, two former members, one a cop, the other a florist, and the sole remaining loyalist join forces to bring down the criminal empire of Hei Lan.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: heroic, bloody
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Requital (1992)
Plot Summary:
Heroic Bloodshed movie from 1992.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: bloody
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Ballistic Kiss (1998)
Plot Summary:
Cat is a killer-for-hire intends on finding his nemesis wesley for revenge. When cat finally meets his long-awaited opponent a chain of events led to cat holding a policewoman hostage. They gradually begina a precarious relationship that may or may not affect cats ultimate mission to take wesleys life.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: heroic
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Long Arm of the Law III (1989)
Plot Summary:
Michal Mak's second sequel to his brother's action classic finds an ex-soldier/escaped death row prisoner fleeing to Hong Kong and forced to work for a gang of criminals when they kidnap the woman he loves.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Action, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: heroic, crime drama, poliziottesco
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Long Arm of the Law IV: Underground Express (1990)
Plot Summary:
The final entry in Michael and Johnny Mak's Long Arm of the Law series, Underground Express once again tells a story of gangsters versus police, focusing on the difference between how both factions act depending if they're coming from Hong Kong or Mainland China. There's some decent action that delivers a high body count, but the rushed production and editing that was obviously and clumsily done to avoid a Category III rating regulates this to being just another average Hong Kong cops and robbers flick.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense, heroic, crime drama, poliziottesco, banned
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Rock N' Roll Cop (1994)
Plot Summary:
A Hong Kong cop is sent to mainland China to find a group of killers. Meanwhile, a cop discovers that his former love is aiding the gang of crooks.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: heroic
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The First Shot (1993)
Plot Summary:
During a period of widespread police corruption, Ti Lung is a stubborn cop who takes on both the mob and the political establishment.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: heroic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, poliziottesco
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Just Heroes (1989)
Plot Summary:
The assassination of a gang lord triggers a power struggle amongst his men. Who will win the game the righteous or the villain?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: heroic, cult classic
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My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)
Plot Summary:
The triangular relationship between Lap (Joey Wang). Rick (Kenny Bee) and Cheung (Tony Leung) is the backbone of this film. Lap's father was once a triad; he retired and opened a bar near seashore. Rick worked there and was a couple with Lap. Force by an old partner, Lap's father assisted in trafficking of his father, Lap became the mistress of Godfather Shen. Cheung was her driver and loved her deeply. Six years later, Rick became a professional assassinator and returned to Hong Kong for a job. he met Lap, and Lap decided to leave Godfather Shen. Of course Godfather Shen wouldn't let his woman get away from him. Cheung helped them to exile. Lap, Rick and Cheung united to confront Godfather shen and his follwers. A bloody gun battle begin. Could every one survive at the end?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: heroic, crime drama
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Man Wanted (1995)
Plot Summary:
Undercover cop Lok Hwa takes two years to become the trusted lieutenant of rising Hong Kong drug lord, Feng. The night of the big bust, Feng's flaming car crashes spectacularly into the sea; Feng is presumed dead. Hwa returns to the force and to June, his patient girl friend. Also, to save Feng's lover Yung from a life of crime, Hwa gives her his pager number and promises to be there for her. A year later, Feng reappears, asking Hwa's aid with one last task before he returns to the mainland forever. Feeling sentimental, Hwa agrees to help and finds himself set up to take the fall in a drug war. June is in danger, too, and death awaits as Yung realizes it's Hwa she loves.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: heroic, crime drama, poliziottesco
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Bullet for Hire (1990)
Plot Summary:
Two hitmen, both good friends who work for the Triad, get a new partner, a nervous young rookie who starts off badly by blowing an assignment, but soon becomes proficient at his bloody work. When one of them is blackmailed into helping the police, a Triad boss grows suspicious.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: heroic, bloody, black comedy, dark comedy
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On the Run (1988)
Plot Summary:
When Hsiang Ming's wife is murdered, he takes up the hunt for her killer. The killer turns out to not be at all like he imagined, and suddenly he has unsuspected enemies who are after him.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 589
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: neo noir, heroic, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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Hitman (1998)
Plot Summary:
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: crime drama, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, fast
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The Big Heat (1988)
Plot Summary:
A cop (Waise Lee) is losing the control of his right hand and cannot pull the trigger on time anymore. Before any accident happens, he decides to resign. Meanwhile his friend and informer is brutally murdered in Malaysia. Before leaving the force, he decides to find the killers with the help of his buddy, a young cop and an inspector from Kuala Lumpur.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 754
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: heroic, neo noir, bloody, psychological, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Point of No Return (1990)
Plot Summary:
Woefully underrated HK action drama concerning hitmen and gangsters. Circa 1990, were there any other characters befitting of a HK film? Nope! Jacky Cheung dresses the part as a hitman who falls for the lovely Joey Wong. Wong is reduced to the part of a flower vase but the juice of the film is the loving early 90's HK action. Some crazy characters in this one. Look out for the colorful hitman duo of Ken Lo as 'Puma' and Ling Gwai-yuet as Lily. Are there better action films from this era? Sure. But this one doesn't disappoint.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: tragic ending
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Big Bullet (1996)
Plot Summary:
Hotheaded cop Bill Zhu (Lau Ching-wan) gets relegated to the Emergency Unit after a dustup with his inept boss. When the mob kills Zhu's pal and ex-colleague (Francis Ng) during a turf-war hit, he rounds up his motley department cohorts and embarks on a mission of revenge against the gangsters. The pursuit of the baddies culminates in a hair-raising showdown atop a hijacked transport plane in this action thriller.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 998
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: neo noir, bloody, heroic, crime drama, exciting, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994)
Plot Summary:
An adventure that delves into the dark caverns of the underworld and tells the tale of three chivalrous gangsters who attempt to escape the powerful clutch of their gang leader.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: heroic, crime drama, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized
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The Last Blood (1990)
Plot Summary:
Tam is Lui Tai, an Interpol agent assigned to protect a famous religious leader, the Daka Lama, who's targeted for death by the militant Japanese terrorist group, the Red Army. Lui Tai hooks up with the Daka Lama in Singapore, but a Red Army attack leaves the Daka Lama in critical condition. Unfortunately, the Daka Lama has a rare blood type, and there are only three possible donors in all of Singapore. Two are quickly offed, with only annoying lowlife Fatty (Eric Tsang) remaining. Liu Tai and local Singapore cop Stone (Leung Ka-Yan) try to beat the Red Army to Fatty, but they also have to deal with Hong Kong triad boy B (Andy Lau), who wants to make sure Fatty's blood goes to his girlfriend (May Lo) first. She was also wounded in the same attack as the Daka Lama, and also needs the ultra-rare blood. Will everyone work together to make sure both the Daka Lama and B's girl are saved? Or will they get in each other's way and allow the two to die?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: heroic, bloody, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, fast
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Triad Wars (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the midst of a violent gang war, a series of misfortunes threaten the fate of a gang boss and his mob.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, bloody, heroic, crime drama, slasher, fast
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Full Contact (1992)
Plot Summary:
In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jeff. Jeff plots the ultimate revenge on Judge and his followers and it is a question of whether he can follow through with his plan.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Thailand
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: neo noir, heroic, stylized, bloody, suspense, cult classic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic
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Into the Sun (2005)
Plot Summary:
After the assassination of Tokyo's Governor by Yakuza members, the CIA bureau chief (William Atherton) for Tokyo puts out a call to an agent (Steven Seagal) that had been raised in Japan and trained by ex-Yakuza. Using his former ties, he quickly determines that a war is brewing between old-guard Yakuza members and a young, crazed leader (Takao Osawa) with ties to the Chinese Tong.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, spiritual, intense, crime drama, action packed, fast
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The Blood Bond (2011)
Plot Summary:
In a war-torn Asian land, peace lies in the hands of the Bagwun, a revered religious leader. When he is wounded in an assassination attempt, his sworn protector, Deva, sets out on a dangerous journey to find the one man who can provide the rare blood type needed to save her master's life. The potential donor is John Tremayne (Biehn), an embittered form US Special Forces operative. Together, this unlikely pair must run the gauntlet laid down by rebel leader Lompoc (Yam) and his aide Guang Di (Pei).
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, intense, independent film
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Tiger Cage (1988)
Plot Summary:
Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by unconventional means, after they are framed for murder and drug-trafficking themselves. Dodging bullets from cops and criminals alike, the race is on to clear their names, protect their loved ones, and bring their corrupt colleagues to justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: bloody, heroic, cult classic, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Vengeance (2009)
Plot Summary:
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: neo noir, realistic, stylized, serious, heroic, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, bloody
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Crying Freeman (1995)
Plot Summary:
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: emotional, exciting, suspenseful, anime, suspense, stylized, touching, manga, perverse, cult classic