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  • Anna And The King (1999)
    Non-singing version of the story about how the King of Siam fell for a British school maam.
  • A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    Review preview for A Better Tomorrow

    The film is widely regarded as a classic, but to me it was anything but.

    Keith Dudhnath · 2 out of 5
    A gangster tries to quit the violence and reconcile with his cop brother.
  • Hong Kong 1941 (1984)
    Review preview for Hong Kong 1941

    Isolated action sequences tend to feel perfunctory, jarring with the rest of the film.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    Chow Yun Fat stars in this Eighties romantic melodrama set against the backdrop of the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong.
  • The Killer (1989)
    Review preview for The Killer

    Carefully treading between cool ruthlessness and moral torment, Chow Yun Fat's acting transcends any language barrier.

    Keith Dudhnath · 4.5 out of 5
    A Triad hitman takes on one last job before leaving for a new life with a blind woman.
  • Peace Hotel (1995)
    Review preview for Peace Hotel

    The love/hate dynamic of the relationship between the two leads is never fully articulated, nor the truths of their past lives.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    A feared assassin renounces his murderous ways to set up a refuge for those on the run from gangsters

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