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List Of Films Set In Hong Kong
While most of local Hong Kong movies were filmed locally, several foreign movies were also, at least partly, set in Hong Kong. The following is a list of foreign movies set in Hong Kong. Foreign movies *'' Godzilla vs. Kong'' (2021) *''Hello, Love, Goodbye'' (2019) *'' 6 Underground'' (2019) *''Skyscraper'' (2018) *''Tomb Raider (film)'' (2018) * ''Geostorm'' (2017) * ''Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)'' (2017) * '' XXX: Return of Xander Cage'' (2017) * ''Machine of Human Dreams'' (2016) * ''Doctor Strange'' (2016) * '' Snowden'' (2016) * '' Blackhat'' (2015) * '' It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong'' (2015) * '' Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (2014) * ''Pacific Rim'' (2013) * ''Man of Tai Chi'' (2013) * ''Fast & Furious 6'' (2013) * ''Battleship'' (2012) * ''Double Dhamaal'' (2011) * ''Johnny English Reborn'' (2011) * '' Contagion'' (2011) * '' Hong Kong Confidential'' (2010) * '' Daddy Cool'' (2009) – Malayalam Film * ''I Come with the Rain'' (2009) – starring Josh Hartnett * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Movies
The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former British colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of political and economic freedom than mainland China and Taiwan, and developed into a filmmaking hub for the Chinese-speaking world (including its worldwide diaspora). For decades, Hong Kong was the third largest motion picture industry in the world following US cinema and Indian cinema and the second largest exporter. Despite an industry crisis starting in the mid-1990s and Hong Kong's transfer to Chinese sovereignty in July 1997, Hong Kong film has retained much of its distinctive identity and continues to play a prominent part on the world cinema stage. In the West, Hong Kong's vigorous pop cinema (especially Hong Kong action cinema) has long had a strong cult following, which is now arguably a part of the cultural mainstream, widely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of Tai Chi
''Man of Tai Chi'' is a 2013 Chinese-American martial arts film directed by and starring Keanu Reeves in his directorial debut and co-starring Tiger Chen, Iko Uwais, Karen Mok, and Simon Yam. A multilingual film featuring dialogue in Mandarin, English and Hong Kong Cantonese, it revolves around a young martial artist who is pushed by the need of money to enter the world of underground fighting. The film was released in China on 5 July 2013 and in the USA on 1 November 2013. Despite the critics praising Reeves's direction and the fight sequences, the film bombed at the box office. Plot HKPD officer Sun-Jing Shi leads an investigation into Security System Alliance (SSA), a private security firm owned by the mysterious Donaka Mark. Suspecting Donaka of hosting an illegal fighting operation, Sun-Jing turns one of his fighters into a mole who gets killed by him. Without any evidence, Superintendent Wong orders the case closed, but Sun-Jing secretly continues investigating. Donaka th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Push (2009 Film)
''Push '' is a 2009 American superhero thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan and written by David Bourla. Starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, and Djimon Hounsou, the film centers on people with superhuman abilities who band together to take down a government agency that is using a dangerous drug to enhance their powers in the hope of creating an army of super soldiers. The film was released on February 6, 2009, by Summit Entertainment and Icon Productions. It was a moderate box office success, though critical reception was mostly negative. Plot In 1945, the United States government sets up The Division, an agency that tracks and experiments on people with psychic abilities. Each psychic is categorized into a group based on what powers they have. Two Movers, teenager Nick Gant and his father Jonah, are hiding from Division agent Henry Carver. Jonah tells Nick about a vision he received from a Watcher about a young girl Nick must help in the future to brin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Chun-Li
''Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'' is a 2009 American crime film released as a non-canon spin-off and theatrical tie-in to ''Street Fighter IV''. It follows the quest of ''Street Fighter'' character Chun-Li, who is portrayed by Kristin Kreuk. Its story is before the events of the original ''Street Fighter'' as it follows Chun-Li's personal history and her journey for justice. The film co-stars Neal McDonough as M. Bison, Chris Klein as Charlie, Michael Clarke Duncan as Balrog, and Black Eyed Peas member Taboo as Vega. ''The Legend of Chun-Li'' was produced by Capcom and Hyde Park Entertainment and was released on February 27, 2009 by 20th Century Fox to mostly negative reviews and poor box office numbers. Plot Chun-Li moves from San Francisco to Hong Kong with her family. While practicing to be a concert pianist, she learns wushu from her father, businessman Xiang. The family lives a normal life until they are attacked one night by thugs working for the criminal organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance (2009 Film)
''Vengeance'' () is a 2009 action thriller film co-produced and directed by Johnnie To, and written by Wai Ka-Fai. It stars Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Gordon Lam, Lam Suet, Simon Yam, Michelle Ye and Sylvie Testud. The film tells the story of Francis Costello, a French chef and former assassin whose daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren are attacked by a gang of Triads. Costello travels to Macau to embark on a quest for revenge, enlisting the aid of three hitmen. The film explores the themes of assassination, violence and the influence of Triads in modern society.Johnnie To (Director). (2009). ''Vengeance'' otion picture Hong Kong, France: Milkyway Image. Produced by Milkyway Image, the film was released by ARP Sélection in France, and Media Asia Films in Hong Kong. The idea of To directing an English-language film originated with ARP co-founders Michèle and Laurent Pétin, who had Alain Delon in mind for the lead role. In 2006, after Delon turned down the role, the Pét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irreversi
''Irreversi'' is a 2010 dramatic film directed by Michael Gleissner and shot in Hong Kong as the English language version of Gleissner's Mandarin-language film ''Hui lu'', which he filmed and directed at the same time in the same locations but with an entirely different cast. The title refers to how a situation can reverse and turn against the original perpetrator. Production Both ''Irreversi'' and ''Hui lu'' were self-financed by Gleissner, and filming of both began in Hong Kong in March 2006. The film duo marked being Gleissner's directorial debut, as well as being the first time identical films were produced simultaneously in both English and Mandarin, with the two otherwise identical versions having two separate sets of cast and crew. The only cast that was common to both films were Vietnamese supermodel Bebe Pham and Geissner himself using the pseudonym of Ken Arden. Gleissner directed both films and produced the English version. Elliot Tong produced the Chinese version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Hartnett
Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He first came to attention in 1997 for his role as Michael Fitzgerald in the television crime drama series '' Cracker''. He made his feature film debut in 1998 in the slasher film '' Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'', followed by teen roles in films such as the sci-fi horror film ''The Faculty'' (1998) and the drama ''The Virgin Suicides'' (1999). Hartnett had starring roles in the war film ''Pearl Harbor'', the drama '' O'', the war film '' Black Hawk Down'' (all 2001), the romantic comedy '' 40 Days and 40 Nights'' (2002), the crime thriller ''Lucky Number Slevin'' (2006), and other films. He starred in the neo-noir crime thriller ''The Black Dahlia'' (2006). He next appeared in the drama ''Resurrecting the Champ'' (2007), the graphic novel–based vampire horror film '' 30 Days of Night'' (2007) and the neo-noir atmospheric thriller ''I Come with the Rain'' (2009). From 2014 to 2016, he starred as Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Come With The Rain
''I Come with the Rain'' is a 2009 neo-noir thriller written and directed by Vietnamese-born French director Tran Anh Hung, starring American actor Josh Hartnett. After making three movies about Vietnam, Tran Anh Hung intended to make a baroque action film, a passionate thriller, both intense and poetic, haunted by three characters from the mythology of film and the Western world: the serial killer, the private investigator, and the Christ figure. The action takes place in Los Angeles, Mindanao and Hong Kong and brings together American and Asian actors. The film score is written by the Argentine Academy Award Winner Gustavo Santaolalla and the English alternative rock band Radiohead. The filmmaker also makes heavy use of post-rock music, including songs by Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and A Silver Mt. Zion. The film premiered in Tokyo at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills on May 27, 2009. Synopsis Two years after killing Hasford, a serial killer, in the line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy Cool (2009 Malayalam Film)
''Daddy Cool'' is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language action film starring Mammootty, Dhananjay, Richa Pallod, Daniel Balaji and Biju Menon in the lead roles. The film was the directorial debut of Aashiq Abu. The film commenced its shooting in December 2008. The locations were Cochin and Hong Kong. The movie was released on August 7 2009 worldwide got mixed reviews. Synopsis The story line of the film is the escapades of a cricket crazy kid, all of eight years and his father, a cop. Antony Simon (Mammootty) is a crime branch CI, but prefers to spend his time fooling around with his son Aadi (Dhananjay). And being a Crime Branch police officer, his rather laid-back attitude is not appreciated by his peers and superiors. Annie ( Richa Pallod) his wife finds this irritating. The father-son duo becomes friends with the famous national cricketer Sreekanth (Govind Padmasurya) when they save him from some street fight. Once while the father-son duo was out for shopping, Aadi saw a man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Confidential (2010 Film)
''Hong Kong Confidential'' ( lv, Amaya) is a 2010 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Latvian director Māris Martinsons. It was chosen as Latvia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Plot Hong Kong: one week in one of the most exotic and picturesque cities of the world. The movie follows six characters whose lives are all connected in one way or another. The day of changes comes when Amaya (Kaori Momoi) meets a charming Englishman, Paul. Their encounter dramatically changes Amaya's perception of her cultural and personal identity. Their lives change forever. But one thing remains universal, love. Cast *Kaori Momoi as Amaya * Andrius Mamontovas as Paul *Monie Tung as Jasmine * Kristīne Nevarauska as Lori * Lau Dan as Tao * Hui Shiu Hung as Renshu *Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English film director and actor. He has appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contagion (2011 Film)
''Contagion'' is a 2011 American medical thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Its ensemble cast includes Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Elliott Gould, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle, Sanaa Lathan, and Marion Cotillard. The plot concerns the spread of a highly contagious virus transmitted by respiratory droplets and fomites, attempts by medical researchers and public health officials to identify and contain the disease, the loss of social order as the virus turns into a worldwide pandemic, and the introduction of a vaccine to halt its spread. To follow several interacting plot lines, the film makes use of the multi-narrative "hyperlink cinema" style, popularized in several of Soderbergh's films. Following their collaboration on ''The Informant!'' (2009), Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns discussed a film depicting the rapid spread of a virus. Burns consulted with representatives of the World Health Organization as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny English Reborn
''Johnny English Reborn'' is a 2011 spy action comedy film directed by Oliver Parker and written by Hamish McColl from a story by William Davies. A sequel to ''Johnny English'' (2003) and the second instalment in the ''Johnny English'' series, it is a British-American venture produced by StudioCanal, Relativity Media and Working Title Films, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film stars Rowan Atkinson (reprising his role as the title character) alongside Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Kaluuya and Richard Schiff as new characters. Much like its predecessor, the film parodies the James Bond film series and clichés of the spy genre and marks Atkinson and Tim McInnerny's second collaboration after the series '' Blackadder''. ''Johnny English Reborn'' was met with mixed reviews but has grossed a total of $160 million worldwide. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 7 October 2011, and topped the country's box office''. It was later relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
