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1. Pin fok chun kei (1984– )
60 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Stars: Wing-Chun Chan, Ying Choi Cheung, Sau Lan Chow, Mimi Chi-Yan Kung
Votes: 26
2. The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983– )
42 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In the next chapter of the Condor Heroes trilogy, rebellious Yang Guo rejects the Taoist teachers of his father for the gentler Xiao Lung Niu. He is also shunned by many for having romantic feelings for her.
Stars: Andy Lau, Idy Chan, Simon Yam, Kien Shih
Votes: 354
3. Chin wong chi wong (1980– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Ga-Yee Chan, Wong Chun, Fung Kwok, Ping To
Votes: 28
4. The New Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre (1986– )
42 min | Action, Drama
Set in the late Yuan Dynasty, the story revolves around a pair of priceless and extremely powerful weapons, known as the Heaven Reliant Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre, which many martial ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Kitty Lai, Sheren Tang, Simon Yam
Votes: 191
5. Mong chung yan (1979– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Pui-San Auyeung, Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Hoi-San Kwan, Wai-Hung Liu
Votes: 30
6. Ip Man (2008)
R | 106 min | Action, Biography, Drama
During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka-Tung Lam
Votes: 233,721
7. Ngo wo geun see yau gor yue wui II (2000– )
60 min | Action, Romance, Sci-Fi
Stars: Kenneth Chan, Angie Cheung, Pinky Cheung, Belinda Hamnett
Votes: 68
8. Deliverance (II) (2022)
106 min | Thriller
Gradually clinging onto the shattered memory from the night of their mother's passing. The trauma that a fractured family sustained is unexpectedly reawakened when they desire to connect back with the memories.
Director: Kelvin Shum | Stars: Simon Yam, Hee Ching Paw, Kenneth Tsang, Ron Ng
Votes: 52
9. Hong Kong Superstars (2001 TV Movie)
Documentary
An inside look into the Hong Kong film industry, its top players and new talent.
Director: Chris Ducker | Stars: Jackie Chan, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Simon Yam, Donnie Yen
Votes: 17
10. Ip Man 2 (2010)
R | 108 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lynn Xiong
Votes: 111,106 | Gross: $0.21M
11. Bullet in the Head (1990)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam
Votes: 11,673
12. The Mission (1999)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action
Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination, hires five killers for his protection. Their grown solidarity is under compulsion when Lung gives a special order.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng, Jackie Chung-yin Lui, Roy Cheung
Votes: 6,153
13. Election 2 (2006)
Unrated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Ka-Tung Lam
Votes: 6,909 | Gross: $0.05M
14. Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The ups and downs of a Hong Kong family and their shoe shop as seen through the eyes of their eccentric eight-year-old son.
Director: Alex Law | Stars: Simon Yam, Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Aarif Lee, Buzz Chung
Votes: 2,389
15. Ga bin (1977–1978)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Ga-Yee Chan, Wood-Yau Cheung, Kong Chu, Warwick Paul Evans
Votes: 13
16. Boundless (2013)
95 min | Documentary
As Hong Kong's foremost filmmaker, Johnnie To himself becomes the protagonist of this painstaking documentary exploring him and his boundless world of cinema. Shot over two years and ... See full summary »
Director: Ferris Lin | Stars: Johnnie To, Sylvia Chang, Ching Wan Lau, Louis Koo
Votes: 151
17. Exiled (2006)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Nick Cheung, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng, Simon Yam
Votes: 9,658 | Gross: $0.05M
18. The Final Judgement (1993)
93 min | Crime, Mystery
While investigating a couple of murders in a small town, Sheriff Beck discovers a link to an old murdercase, closed thirty odd years ago.
Director: Otto Chan | Stars: Simon Yam, Cecilia Yip, Paul Chun, Kenneth Chan
Votes: 77
19. Gui hua xiang (1987)
112 min | Biography, Drama
Ti Hung's parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to forget about the poverty. Based upon her famous clever hands at embroidery and ... See full summary »
Director: Kun-Hou Chen | Stars: Hsiao-Fen Lu, Hsiu-Ling Lin, Simon Yam, Emil Chau
Votes: 72
20. Siu mo kong wu (1984– )
60 min | Drama
Lingwu Chung is a carefree martial arts disciple. After breaking a few too many rules, he along with Yam Yingying seek understanding from the all sides in a unavoidable fight between different factions.
Stars: Fok-Sang Chan, Rebecca Sau Chu Chan, Jaime Mei-Chun Chik, Bik-Kin Ho
Votes: 26
21. Cold Eyes (2013)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A high-tech police surveillance team attempts to take down a gang of ruthless bank robbers.
Directors: Kim Byung-seo, Ui-seok Jo | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Jun-ho
Votes: 8,452
22. Election (2005)
Unrated | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of Hong Kong's Triad society.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Louis Koo, Suet Lam, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Eddie Cheung
Votes: 11,384
23. Full Contact (1992)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Two disreputable friends get tied in with a group of criminals who turn out to be excessively violent and deceptive.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Simon Yam, Ann Bridgewater, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
Votes: 4,837
24. Expect the Unexpected (1998)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of inept Mainland criminals botch a jewelry store robbery. The cops, led by the straight-laced Ken and the wise-cracking Sam, begin to investigate the case and quickly confuse the ... See full summary »
Directors: Tat-Chi Yau, Johnnie To | Stars: Simon Yam, Ching Wan Lau, YoYo Mung, Ruby Wong
Votes: 1,120
25. Night and Fog (2009)
122 min | Crime, Drama
Starts at the end of the story, with the brutal murder by a man of his wife and daughters. Hui gradually unmasks the idyll of the peaceful family and that of Hong Kong as the promised land for gold seekers.
Director: Ann Hui | Stars: Simon Yam, Jingchu Zhang, Ariel Hiu-Man Chan, Audrey Hiu-Yau Chan
Votes: 600
26. Burning Snow (1988)
84 min | Drama
A young woman is forced to marry an older man who runs a roadhouse saloon. She is constantly being raped by her husband, a drunken loutish brute. She harbors a young man wanted by the ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Tam | Stars: Simon Yam, Chuan-Chen Yeh, Chih-Cheng Hsueh, Lin Pai
Votes: 63
27. Juliet in Love (2000)
89 min | Drama, Romance
Young man Jordan owes a gambling debt and runs away. Judy leaves her husband at the same time. The two encounter when Jordan goes to save his friend and Judy goes to hospital to visit her grandpa, and then they fall in love.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Francis Ng, Eric Kot, Simon Yam
Votes: 387
28. Games of Clouds & Rain (2013)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lost souls on a rainy night find love. Or not. An unpredictable story between madness and poetry, among Taiwanese, French and New Yorker.
Director: Benjamin de Lajarte | Stars: Simon Yam, Heling Li, Audrey Dana, John Mc Lean
Votes: 1,182
29. Police Cadet II (1985– )
60 min
Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Ting-Wai Chan, Jaime Mei-Chun Chik, Shiu-Hung Hui
Votes: 35
30. PTU (2003)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When an obnoxious detective loses his gun to four young thugs, it's up to the P.T.U. (Police Tactical Unit) and their iron-willed leader to recover the weapon and clean up the mess before daybreak.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Simon Yam, Suet Lam, Ruby Wong, Maggie Siu
Votes: 5,165
31. Young and Dangerous (1996)
97 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Nam opens a bar in Wanchai and continues his rise in Hong Kong's Hung Hing gang. His best friend, Chicken, needs to lie low, so he's sent to Taiwan to work for Lui, leader of the San Luen ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Gigi Lai, Francis Ng
Votes: 2,057
32. Cuo ai (1994)
92 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Evans Chan | Stars: Anita Yuen, Simon Yam, Ted Brunetti, Jay Burns
Votes: 45
33. Deadly Deal (1991)
Simon Yam takes on the mob to save his girlfriend and his future.
Director: Ken Siu | Stars: Ray Lui, Elizabeth Lee, Simon Yam, Kenneth Chan
Votes: 8
34. Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Ah-Lei Gua, Chun-Hsiung Ko
Votes: 5,443
35. Kill Zone (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty schemes.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jing Wu
Votes: 13,212
36. Angels and Devils (1983– )
Drama
Stars: Bobbie Au-Yeung, Rebecca Sau Chu Chan, Stephen Chow, Siu-Ming Lau
Votes: 22
37. The Thieves (2012)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After a heist in South Korea, a gang of 5+1 fly to Hong Kong to look into a heist, in a Macau casino, of a $30M diamond, planned by someone unreliable. He brings in HK thieves as well. Can anyone be trusted?
Director: Dong-hoon Choi | Stars: Kim Yoon-seok, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-su, Jun Ji-hyun
Votes: 11,568 | Gross: $0.69M
38. Tiger Cage (1988)
TV-MA | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A team of cops get brutally exposed to violence after raiding a drug operation and discovering a link between few members of the police force and an American crime syndicate dealing with drug trafficking.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Jacky Cheung, Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Simon Yam, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 1,170
39. Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.
Director: Teddy Chan | Stars: Xueqi Wang, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Jun Hu, Bo-Chieh Wang
Votes: 8,544
40. Fulltime Killer (2001)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.
Directors: Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai | Stars: Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Kelly Lin, Simon Yam
Votes: 6,779 | Gross: $0.01M
41. The Thunder (2019)
45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An oversea drug trafficking group gangs up with China domestic drug producing group in Guangdong Province. The narcotics police squad tear up criminals umbrella and crack down on drug trafficking.
Stars: Johnny Huang, Gang Wu, Jinsong Wang, Simon Yam
Votes: 112
42. 72 Floors of Mystery (2017)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The team must solve mysteries to escape the tower of 72 floors of mystery.
Stars: Lei Wu, Simon Yam, Kris Wu, Xiaoli Wang
Votes: 17
43. Xing jing zhi hai wai xing dong (2021)
Drama
Stars: Dev Raturi, Jim Liu, Simon Yam, Feihong Yu
Votes: 5
44. Kill Zone 2 (2015)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
While undercover officer Kit is taken prisoner by the syndicate, he befriends his keeper and discovers an organ trafficking ring.
Director: Soi Cheang | Stars: Tony Jaa, Jing Wu, Simon Yam, Jin Zhang
Votes: 7,263
45. Run and Kill (1993)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A family man catches his wife cheating, accidentally puts a hit on her, then has to pay a gang's exorbitant fee which he can't afford. He flees to his hometown, meets a local gangster who agrees to help him, but matters go extremely awry.
Director: Billy Hin-Shing Tang | Stars: Kent Cheng, Simon Yam, Danny Lee, Esther Kwan
Votes: 711
46. Breaking News (2004)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a disastrous failure to stop a robber gang, the police attempt to redeem themselves through a series of publicity stunts and shootouts.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Richie Jen, Kelly Chen, Nick Cheung, Yong You
Votes: 5,779
47. Sparrow (2008)
87 min | Drama, Romance
A gang of pickpockets roam the streets of Hong Kong.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Simon Yam, Kelly Lin, Ka-Tung Lam, Hoi-Pang Lo
Votes: 3,100
48. Eye in the Sky (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
With the nickname Peggy, a new recruit is mentored by Dog-Head, while undergoing on-job training while tracking down a gang of well organized armed heist robbers. The police use the surveillance cameras trying to track their identities.
Director: Nai-Hoi Yau | Stars: Simon Yam, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Kate Tsui, Suet Lam
Votes: 2,001
49. My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate.
Directors: Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai | Stars: Sammi Cheng, Ching Wan Lau, Cherrie Ying, San-San Lee
Votes: 1,349
50. Mid-Autumn Festival Concert in the Greater Bay Area (2021 Video)
Music, Reality-TV
Director: Pingjiu Wang | Stars: Kenny Bee, Adia Chan, Jackie Chan, Jordan Chan
Votes: 6