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Hoopla
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5.9
/2254/
61
/128/
60
/84/
3.2
/4878/
90
/29/
43
/18/
71
/10/

Three (2016)
Realising that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to refuse immediate treatment in order to buy time for his underlings to rescue him. The detective in charge sees through his scheme but decides to play along so as to capture his whole gang once and for all.
poster
68
38
5.7
/467/
59
/21/
52
/15/
3.1
/298/
94
/95/
87
/385/

The Banquet (1991)
Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.
poster
72
31
7.0
/1260/
75
/31/
64
/37/
3.6
/1139/
78
/8/

Expect the Unexpected (1998)
In this "cops and robbers" film, a raid on a jewelry store staged by a band of amateur hold-up artists goes horribly wrong, leading to a shoot-out. The elite Organized Crime Bureau team, headed by Captain Ching King Gen, is poised to go into action at a moment's notice. Working as a unit, they bring law and order to Hong Kong streets, where they must rely on their courage and skills to survive.
poster
74
11
7.3
/171/
77
/9/
75
/10/
3.6
/416/

Boundless (2013)
As Hong Kong's foremost filmmaker, Johnnie To himself becomes the protagonist of this painstaking documentary exploring him and his Boundless world of film. A film student from Beijing and avid Johnnie To fan, Ferris Lin boldly approached To with a proposal to document the master director for his graduation thesis. To agreed immediately and Lin's camera closely followed him for over two years, capturing the man behind the movies and the myths. The result is Boundless, a candid profile of one of Hong Kong's greatest directors and a heartfelt love letter to Hong Kong cinema.
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20
/1/

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong (2001)
Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the directors who wrote the scenarios and directed the films.
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6.3
/13/
30
/1/

In the Mood for Melville (2017)
Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema.
poster
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7.6
/18/
20
/1/

Hong Kong Superstars (2001)
Hong Kong Superstars is a documentary
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55
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5.3
/161/
60
/2/
52
/11/

The Royal Scoundrel (1991)
Beach Boy is a maverick cop whose unorthodox and incompetent ways are frowned upon by his uptight superiors. His inept partner Mr. Chow isn't much help, and is more concerned with taking care of his many, many children. On a routine stakeout, Beach Boy and Mr. Chow rescue a lovely Mainland girl named Ah Yuk, who was previously abused by her criminal uncle.
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6.2
/11/

Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video (2004)
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5.1
/14/
10
/1/
50
/1/

It's No Heaven (1988)
Lung’s wife was raped and murdered, and the killer escaped justice. Consumed by grief and rage, Lung killed him and fled to Hong Kong, only to fall into the hands of a snakehead gang and be forced into a life of crime as a bank robber.
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3.2
/12/
10
/1/

The Iron Butterfly II (1990)
A Hong Kong homicide detective insists on the same name that his father, Rock Moon, has died and carved it deeply into his heart. In this case her mother is treated in a psychiatric hospital. Have found that their heads are the same in recent drug trafficking and crime-ridden campaigns.
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70
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7.5
/103/
70
/1/
67
/6/
3.5
/225/

Code Name: Melville (2010)
Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works were impacted by what he experienced in his youth during WWII, and how it structured his whole approach to cinema, not only in its thematic but also in its aesthetics.
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6.5
/36/
10
/1/

Sisters of the World Unite (1991)
Two sisters seek diversion after repeat disappointments with men.
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6.3
/34/

Johnnie Got His Gun! (2010)
Johnnie got his gun is a mix of interview snippets with To, these are taken from various sources and are cobbled together with clips from including Breaking news, P.T.U and The Mission amongst others. It seems Montmayeur did do an interview but it's so chopped up and mixed in it feels insignificant. Prominent members of casts and crew also feature in interview form but again from many different times and sources.
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The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft (2016)
From the ambitious young filmmaker behind Boundless, The Weaving of a Dream is a short documentary that details the making of Johnnie To's film Three.


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