Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-Fat (Chinese: 周潤發, born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in the five Hong Kong action heroic bloodshed films: A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Once a Thief and Hard Boiled, and in the West for his roles as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He mainly plays in drama films and has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan. Chow started his career in movies in 1976 with Goldig Films, the third largest film company at the time.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.7436 |
| Birthday | 1955-05-18 |
| Place of Birth | Hong Kong, China |
| Also Known As | 发哥, 小马哥, Fat Tsai, Yun-fat Chow, چو یون فا, Donald Chow, Aman Chow, Chow Yun-Fatt, Chow Yuen-Fat, Zhou Runfa, |
2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
7.433/3605
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at...
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
7.276/15582
After losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to the ends of the earth to...
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
1999
Anna and the King
6.794/829
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches...
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Anna and the King
2006
Curse of the Golden Flower
6.862/824
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest...
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Curse of the Golden Flower
1989
The Killer
7.589/911
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, whe...
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The Killer
1998
The Replacement Killers
6.296/583
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights,...
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The Replacement Killers
1992
Hard Boiled
7.538/955
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he jo...
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Hard Boiled
1986
A Better Tomorrow
7.377/622
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
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A Better Tomorrow
2003
Bulletproof Monk
5.512/1013
A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ulti...
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Bulletproof Monk
1999
The Corruptor
6.064/313
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Ni...
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The Corruptor
1992
Full Contact
6.8/123
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 Jef...
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Full Contact
2010
Confucius
5.947/113
In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of...
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Confucius
2008
The Children of Huang Shi
6.6/169
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the J...
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The Children of Huang Shi
1989
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
6.416/160
Before the events of A Better Tomorrow (1986), Mark 'Gor' Lee heads to Saigon during the Vietnam War to bring home his uncle and cousin, but his task...
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A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
2009
Dragonball Evolution
2.94/2226
On his 18th birthday, Goku receives a mystical Dragonball as a gift from his grandfather. There are only six others like it in the whole world, and le...
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Dragonball Evolution
1987
City on Fire
6.9/175
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves;...
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City on Fire
2010
Shanghai
6.115/195
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he un...
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Shanghai
1989
God of Gamblers
7.237/196
Ko Chun, a renowned gambler, loses his memory in an accident and starts behaving like a child. Little Knife, an amateur gambler, offers him shelter an...
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God of Gamblers
1994
Treasure Hunt
5.909/22
A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to be a woman who has supernatural powers, and is the Nat...
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Treasure Hunt
1987
An Autumn's Tale
7.405/59
Hong Kong native Lee Kay moves to NYC's Chinatown while attending college. When she learns that her boyfriend's cheating, her cousin comforts her.
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An Autumn's Tale
1984
The Occupant
6.333/9
When a college student returns to her native Hong Kong to do academic work on Chinese superstitions, a goofy, lecherous realtor sets her up with a che...
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The Occupant
1988
City War
6.8/19
Two partnered cops who are also best friends find their friendship and their lives at stake when they try to take down a ruthless drug dealer.
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City War
1991
Once a Thief
6.9/182
Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.
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Once a Thief
1988
Tiger on the Beat
6.465/71
A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners as they try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker.
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Tiger on the Beat
1987
A Better Tomorrow II
7.1/320
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
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A Better Tomorrow II
1995
Peace Hotel
5.9/42
After his wife's murder, Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for anyone who needs protecting. One day, a mysterious woman shows up who se...
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Peace Hotel
2010
Let the Bullets Fly
7.798/357
When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown wit...
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Let the Bullets Fly
1994
God of Gamblers' Return
6.6/217
Ko Chun, the God of Gamblers, vows to keep his identity hidden while looking for the gangsters who murdered his pregnant wife.
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God of Gamblers' Return
1988
Fractured Follies
6/11
Joe, a reckless cab driver, accidentally hits someone with his taxi. The person he hit is May, a sweet girl who walks with a limp due to one of her le...
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Fractured Follies
2011
Beginning of the Great Revival
4.719/48
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Beginning of the Great Revival
1987
Prison on Fire
7/107
A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.
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Prison on Fire
1986
The Lunatics
7.263/19
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...
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The Lunatics
2005
Waiting Alone
6.8/28
An award-winning audience favorite in China since it debuted, Waiting Alone tells the first-person-narrative of Wen (Xia Yu), a shop owner and aspirin...
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Waiting Alone
1991
Prison on Fire II
6.8/52
The rivalry between two Chinese prison factions heats up as a seasoned inmate forms an alliance that could cost him more than his freedom.
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Prison on Fire II
1988
The Eighth Happiness
6.375/16
Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get in the way!
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The Eighth Happiness
1989
All About Ah-Long
7.3/56
Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky. The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance e...
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All About Ah-Long
1987
Tragic Hero
6.1/32
After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Lee Ah Chai.
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Tragic Hero
1982
The Postman Strikes Back
6.667/21
Four heroes embark on a secret mission for Dr Sun Yat Sen's Nationalist Guard. Relentlessly pursued by the warriors of notorious Warlord Yue Sai Hoi,...
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The Postman Strikes Back
1984
Hong Kong 1941
6.308/26
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 ri...
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Hong Kong 1941
2007
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
5.571/14
Ye Rutang, a single-living woman in her late fifties, struggles to maintain a dignified life amid the dangers of Shanghai.
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The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
1988
The Romancing Star II
5/12
Chow Yun Fat leaves his buddies Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, and Nat Chan Bak Cheung to their own devices, so the first thing the trio do is get taken ho...
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The Romancing Star II
1982
The Head Hunter
6.125/8
Former Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Dich (Chow Yun-Fat) comes to HK after the Vietnam war, as a professional killer for a gang leader. Here he meets and...
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The Head Hunter
1983
Bloody Money
7/2
A family of stuntmen in 1980’s Hong Kong suffer the waning of the kung-fu movie industry, relatives from the mainland in HK without papers and the gen...
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Bloody Money
1986
Love Unto Wastes
6.7/18
Four young people spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered in a burglary. The survivors come under the scrutiny...
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Love Unto Wastes
1989
Triads: The Inside Story
6.132/19
Li Man-Ho comes to Hong Kong after his father's death following a double crossed peace meeting at the hands of a rival gang. The family's business beg...
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Triads: The Inside Story
2012
The Last Tycoon
6.402/51
Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping pris...
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The Last Tycoon
1986
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
5.533/15
Two men, Fat and Roberto, are both married and unhappy. Together they make diverse plans to murder their wives.
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100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1988
Diary of a Big Man
6.609/23
A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering his...
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Diary of a Big Man
1987
The Romancing Star
5.98/25
Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a garage. Their boss, Ken, is harsh and stingy. However...
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The Romancing Star
2014
The Monkey King
5.62/237
Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mounta...
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The Monkey King
2012
The Assassins
5.773/64
In his old age, Cao Cao assesses his former military tactics, love, and relationship with his son.
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The Assassins
1989
Wild Search
6.8/38
While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Belie...
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Wild Search
1986
A Hearty Response
6.529/17
During their last (botched) operation, Hong Kong cops Ho Ting-Bon and Long Man accidentally cause the slight head injury of a pretty young woman. Beca...
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A Hearty Response
1990
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
6.4/14
Lam Bo Sun, the richest man in Hong Kong, is expected to marry the ditziest of socialites in a matter of weeks. On a whim, he leaves everything behind...
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The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1984
Love in a Fallen City
6.364/11
Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been ostracized by her family for divorcing her rich husband. A loca...
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Love in a Fallen City
1987
Code of Honor
7.333/6
In Hong Kong, Ho Chen-tung is the aging Mob boss, living by a code of honor, keeping peace among rival factions. For years, he has been estranged from...
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Code of Honor
1986
Dream Lovers
6.857/7
Musician Song Yu and jewellery designer Yuet-heung, who barely know each other, meet in their dreams before finally uniting in person.
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Dream Lovers
1983
Last Affair
7.4/5
A lonely Chinese woman in Paris starts an affair with an womanizer musician.
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Last Affair
1986
Witch from Nepal
5.5/15
A Hong Kong man goes on vacation to Nepal where a local tribe imbues him with magical powers which he must use to fight a growing evil.
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Witch from Nepal
2014
From Vegas to Macau
5.2/73
Retired gambling legend Ken returns to Macau, only to be drawn back into action when his daughter becomes entangled in a global mafia scheme. Using hi...
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From Vegas to Macau
1976
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
0/0
The first episode of Patrick Tam’s anthology series “Seven Women” (1976)
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Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
1987
Rich and Famous
6.596/26
To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crime and a violent war between rival gang lords.
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Rich and Famous
1986
Story of Rose
6.8/5
Rose is living an idyllic life with her brother. They are so close that their bond has a subtle hint of incest. The bond is broken when her brother di...
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Story of Rose
1981
The Story of Woo Viet
6.4/13
The Story of Woo Viet, seven years before they traded wistful looks in An Autumn's Tale. Chow, in one of his earliest and meatiest film roles, plays t...
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The Story of Woo Viet
1985
Women
7/9
Liang Pao-erh joins the carefree Spinsters' Club when she discovers her husband is having an affair. Despite the seemingly happy front that her sister...
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Women
1987
Spiritual Love
6.4/9
This is a story about a triad enforcer who is a loser in love. He brings home a desk, which causes his place to be possessed by a ghost, played by the...
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Spiritual Love
1986
The Seventh Curse
6.747/75
When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly...
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The Seventh Curse
1987
Scared Stiff
7.333/6
Alan and Halley are partners in a pest control company. Handsome Alan gets the girls and puffy Halley gets nothing. One night the two are injured in a...
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Scared Stiff
1980
God Father
6/2
A young mechanic vows revenge after his cousin is swindled by a card sharp named Card Devil, but after pledging the garage against the debt and discov...
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God Father
2015
From Vegas to Macau II
5/52
Following his confrontation with the nefarious DOA organization, Ken (Chow Yun Fat) is looking forward to going back to enjoying his retirement. His r...
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From Vegas to Macau II
1976
Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
9/1
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Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom
2015
Office
5.7/32
Two assistants, Lee Xiang and Kat, start new jobs at the financial firm Jones & Sunn. Lee Xiang is an earnest young man who naively enters the world o...
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Office
1983
Katanyu Prakasit
0/0
After hearing his father's death related to the Green Claw Gang, a young banker leaves for Thailand in order to revenge.
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Katanyu Prakasit
1992
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
6.25/4
This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around...
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Now You See Love... Now You Don't
1986
My Will, I Will
9/1
After almost dying in a freakish accident, wealthy widow Wang Kam decides she needs a will. But unfortunately she does not have any hiers.
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My Will, I Will
2016
From Vegas to Macau III
4.1/53
A gambler is targeted for murder during the wedding of his daughter to his protege.
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From Vegas to Macau III
1985
Why Me?
8.75/4
The tragic story of Fat Cat, a mentally retarded man who endures the mistreatment of the local villagers, and Koko, the idealistic social worker who t...
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Why Me?
1981
The Executor
7/3
Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee star in this police action film. Two cops are trying to capture a triad boss, but are interrupted by hitman played by Chow...
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The Executor
1976
The Reincarnation
9/1
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The Reincarnation
2016
Cold War II
6.3/125
A suspected criminal mastermind escapes from police custody, throwing the city into turmoil. With the police department now divided, rival police chie...
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Cold War II
2017
Duckweed
6.531/64
When a son attempts to reconcile with his father, a series of fateful events allow him to experience the father's life in the past.
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Duckweed
1981
Soul Ash
0/0
No overview available though this involves ghosts.
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Soul Ash
1977
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
9/2
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Bed for Day, Bed for Night
1977
Hot Blood
10/1
Chow Yun Fat plays a police inspector named Cheng who is killed in the line of duty while trying to nab a crook. One of his close friends, Chang Lei (...
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Hot Blood
1980
Modern Heroes
8/2
A young still relatively unknown Chow Yun Fat stars in this low-budget critically panned police action-comedy. Fresh out of the academy, straight-lace...
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Modern Heroes
1980
Joy to the World
6.5/2
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Joy to the World
1978
Miss "O"
8/1
A young woman suffering amnesia is separated from her husband and abducted by the owner of a brothel.
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Miss "O"
1980
Pursuit
7.5/2
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Pursuit
1978
Their Private Lives
8/1
Ko Ming Chung, a wildly popular movie actor is having an illicit affair with similarly popular thespian Ai Ling. Though Ming Chung's wife quietly puts...
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Their Private Lives
1986
The Missed Date
7/1
Glamorous Mei builds her entire life around husband Philip, an advertising executive and faithless twerp. She suspects him of fooling around when he p...
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The Missed Date
1988
The Greatest Lover
5.444/9
A delightful comedy about three illegal immigrants from China, one of whom (Chow) gets roped into a gentleman-training course - taught by Mui - in ord...
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The Greatest Lover
1988
Goodbye My Friend
7/1
Goodbye My Friend is a Hong Kong Crime-Drama starring Chow Yun-Fat.
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Goodbye My Friend
1976
The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
7/2
A Hong Kong cop finds himself up to his neck in trouble when he encounters a tricky bunch of crooks and triads.
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The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile
1976
Massage Girls
8.5/2
The film deals with the struggles of the workers and clients of a Hong Kong massage parlor.
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Massage Girls
2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
5.138/29
In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series, FlixMix takes you into the history of action movies from H...
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Cold War III
0/0
The follow-up to the movies "Cold War" (2012) - and "Cold War II" (2016)
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Cold War III
1983
The Bund
5.7/10
After losing everything, a young man rebuilds his life and finds love in 1920s Shanghai -- all while rising to power in an organized crime syndicate.
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The Bund
1987
Flaming Brothers
6.4/32
Two blood brothers, who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However, this bond ultimately leads the...
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Flaming Brothers
2018
Project Gutenberg
7.196/140
The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills...
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Project Gutenberg
1988
When Tat Fu Was Young
7.5/2
In 1913, 17-year-old Dafu travels from China to Japan to study. Japan is on the rise, a nation of proud people. China, on the other hand, is in turmoi...
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When Tat Fu Was Young
2023
One More Chance
5.5/14
Water Ng, a typical loser who likes to gamble and takes no responsibility is asked to take care of his ex-girlfriend Jik’s son, Yeung. With Jik tells...
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One More Chance
1983
The Bund Part II
6.5/4
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The Bund Part II
2025
Detective Chinatown 1900
6.313/96
In 1900, the mysterious murder of a white woman and a Native American man in San Francisco's Chinatown triggers a race against time as the Chinese sus...
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Detective Chinatown 1900
1990
God of Gamblers II
6.896/120
Sing finds Michael "Dagger" Chan in order to become Ko Chun's next disciple, but the two must put aside their differences when they discover that a ga...
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God of Gamblers II
2007
Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
0/0
Behind the scenes look at the making of Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower".
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Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
2000
The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
0/0
Documentary on the making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.
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The Making of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
2022
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
6/11
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins is the re-imagined version by Hollywood of the film The Monkey King: Havoc in Heavens Palace, the origin and birthp...
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The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
2007
The Making of Hard Boiled
0/0
In-depth interviews with Hard Boiled's core creative team
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The Making of Hard Boiled
2026
Cold War 1994
6.8/10
Flashback to 1994, before Hong Kong’s handover to China. As the Special Branch of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force prepares to disband, the kidnapping...
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Cold War 1994
The Golden Sting
0/0
Upcoming movie.
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The Golden Sting
2007
The Making of Stranglehold
8/2
The Making of Stranglehold is a fantastic look into the development of the classic video game being the last time Chow Yun-Fat and John Woo collaborat...
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The Making of Stranglehold
2002
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
0/0
Documentary about Chow Yun-Fat’s transition from Hong Kong superstar to Hollywood actor. Produced for “The Replacement Killers” DVD.
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Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
Cold War 1995
0/0
Hong Kong film
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