Chinese Box

Nov 14, 1997

1h 39m

★ 5.8

Overview

The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

WW Productions

Le Studio Canal+

NDF International

Pony Canyon

Chinese Box Trailers

Cast

John

Jeremy Irons

Vivian

Gong Li

Jean

Maggie Cheung

Chang

Michael Hui Koon-Man

Jim

Rubén Blades

William

Jared Harris

Lilly

Josie Ho

Homeless Man

Chaplin Chang

New Year's Party MC

Russell Cawthorne

Amanda Everheart

Emma Lucia

Rick

Ken Bennett

William Wong

Emotion Cheung Kam-Ching

Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.

4.7

Emmanuelle

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While traveling, Emmanuelle meets Kei, a man who constantly eludes her. Though she indulges in the many alluring distractions, she can’t shake their chance encounter. Will she submit to her basest desires to forge a deeper relationship?

5.1

Tai-Pan

Nov 7, 1986

The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.

0.0

Hold My Hand: Altair & Vega

Nov 15, 2013

The romantic story of a young Indian couple in Hong Kong, created by Durjoy Datta for Hold My Hand, endures a short film adaptation of the popular novel.

6.8

Bodyguards and Assassins

Dec 18, 2009

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.

8.0

Call Me Mother

Dec 25, 2025

Twinkle is a single queer mother whose dream of officially adopting her son gets shaken when the boy's biological mother, Mara, unexpectedly reappears.

7.6

The Killer

Mar 24, 1989

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, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

6.8

Naked Weapon

Nov 15, 2002

A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.

0.0

Ruthful

Jun 24, 2023

When a Chinese-Canadian college student returns home to Toronto, she visits a Hong Kong cafe she frequented during her childhood. Through eating the food, she is suddenly able to relive suppressed memories of her deceased grandmother. Now she must confront their multifaceted relationship and her own identity to find her peace.

7.8

Infernal Affairs

Dec 12, 2002

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

6.2

Flatfoot in Hong Kong

Mar 28, 1975

Inspector Rizzo is accused of drug trafficking. In order to clear his name he has to find out who is the person, from a Mafia ring, who has infiltrated his police department.

8.0

Chungking Express

Jul 14, 1994

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

7.7

Fallen Angels

Sep 6, 1995

An assassin goes through obstacles as he attempts to escape his violent lifestyle despite the opposition of his partner, who is secretly attracted to him.

0.0

Ironside 426

Oct 20, 1977

Crack police officer Damon (aka: #426) is ordered to infiltrate the triad as mounting crime waves hit Hong Kong. Damon his sidekick Doggie and sex proprietress Charmagne band together to smash Satan Hong's triad gang in this high-octane action adventure.

5.2

The Saviour

Jan 8, 1980

Inspectors Tong (Shaw Brothers regular Pai Ying) and Cheng (Kent Cheng) are investing a psychopathic serial killer who has been raping and murdering prostitutes. With the help of a young prostitute, they follow the bloody trail to...

7.0

Bloodsport

Feb 26, 1988

An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.

7.3

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Mar 6, 2004

Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me."

5.7

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

Jul 11, 1975

When fellow operatives and friends disappear during a mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones comes to help. She discovers the disappearance involves The Dragon Lady, a feared lipstick lesbian who runs a casino and the local drug trade.

7.3

Lust, Caution

Sep 24, 2007

During World War II, a secret agent must seduce and assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.

5.2

Aberdeen

May 8, 2014

The extended Cheng family, which, like Aberdeen harbor's Chinese namesake, represents today's Little Hong Kong and its myriad of contradictions between traditions and modernity; superstitions and materialism; family and individuality.