Hong Kong neo-noir films

Made in Hong Kong

City In Flux • Ambiguous • Pre-1997 Handover • Slow-Paced • Adults • 1997

1997 • Movie • CH

Ten Years

Activists • Public Spaces • Hopeful • Vignettes • Hong Kong Sovereignty • Hong Kong Asian Film Festival

2015 • Movie • HK

The Moss

Brutal Showdown • Kowloon • Police Officer • Kidnapping

2008 • Movie • HK

Invisible Target

Funfair • Revenge • Gang Members • 2000S Hong Kong • Modern • Gangster Gang

2007 • Movie • HK, CN

Out of the Dark

Haunting • Evil Spirits • Ghostly Possession • Jeffrey Lau • Out Of The Dark

1995 • Movie • HK

Time

Bittersweet • Elderly Clients • Unexpected Twists • Dynamic Camera • Twist-Heavy • Dark Comedy

2021 • Movie • HK

Boarding Gate

Urban Landscape • Bittersweet • Post-9/11 Era • Kelly Lin • Early 2000S • Non-Linear

2006 • Movie

The Fatal Raid

Modern Day • Final Showdown • Rebellious Youth • Gangsters • Non-Linear • High-Energy

2019 • Movie • HK, CN

Manhunt

Osaka • Detective • Kansai • Fight For Justice • Japanese Source • 68 Metacritic

2017 • Movie • HK, CN

Revenge: A Love Story

Violent • Serial Murderer • Ambiguous • Murder Revelation • Juno Mak • Police Investigation

2010 • Movie • HK

The Hidden Enforcers

Corruption • Hong Kong • Revenge • Retired Police Officer • Dark • The Hidden Enforcers

2002 • Movie

Chungking Express

Snack Bar Worker • Open-Ended • Bittersweet • 1990S • Slow-Paced • Wong Kar-Wai (Director)

1994 • Movie • HK

Red Nights

Ambiguous • Murder Of Lover • Dark • Hong Kong • Adults • Pleasure And Death

2009 • Movie • BE, HK, FR

Special ID

Contemporary • Climactic Showdown • Mainland China • Gang Confrontation • Undercover Mission • Undercover Cop

2013 • Movie • CN

The Invincible Dragon

Secret Connection • Detective • Personal Danger • The Invincible Dragon • Undercover Agent

2019 • Movie • HK

The Green Hornet

Masked Hero • Reporter • Police Captain • Action • 1990S • Identity Reveal

1994 • Movie • HK, CN

Flatfoot in Hong Kong

Drug Lord Murder • Investigation • Police Suspicion • Comedy • Police Investigation • Al Lettieri

1975 • Movie • IT

Legendary Assassin

Stranded On Island • Female Cop • Ambiguous • Hong Kong • Twist • Fight Choreography

2008 • Movie • HK

Shanghai Blues

Farewell • Musical Hit • Romantic Reunion • Love Rekindling • Shanghai • Musical Scenes

1984 • Movie • HK

Eastern Promises

Brompton Cemetery • Bittersweet • Diary Discovery • 89% Rotten Tomatoes • Naomi Watts • Slow-Paced

2007 • Movie • US, GB, CA

The Shadow Whip

1970S Martial Arts • Female Fighter • Victorious • Weapon Wielding • Female Empowerment • 1970S

1971 • Movie • HK

Roulette City

Take • Kin • Double-Cross • Fast-Paced • Hong Kong • Misunderstanding About Wai'S Death

2012 • Movie • MO, SG

One Night in Bangkok

Bangkok • Moral Dilemma • Police Inspector • Moral Ambiguity • Cliffhanger

2020 • Movie • US

Hand Rolled Cigarette

Gang Violence • Bittersweet • Retired Soldier • Hong Kong • 1990S • Handheld Camera

2021 • Movie • HK

Redemption

Urban America • Mob Infiltration • Urban Settings • Personal Redemption • Early 2000S • Urban Aesthetic

2002 • Movie • US

Badges of Fury

Comedic Resolution • Suspect Shifting • 2010S Hong Kong • Action • Dangerous Deception • Light

2013 • Movie • HK, CN

Drifting

Hope For Justice • Lawsuit • Sham Shui Po • Drama • Film Festival Selection • Social Issue Viewers

2021 • Movie • HK

Police Story: Lockdown

Hostages • Hostage Crisis • Kidnapping • Urban Bar • Thrilling • Fast-Paced

2013 • Movie • HK, CN

City Hunter

Hong Kong • Female Sidekick • Heroic Victory • Action Praised • Cruise Hijack • Jackie Chan

1993 • Movie • HK, JP

Invincible Enforcer

Police Inspector • Tragic • Police Persecution • Fast-Paced • Intense

1979 • Movie • HK