Hard Boiled

– A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In or..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.90 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 8 Minutes
Release Year:
1992
Original Name:
辣手神探
Hard Boiled (1992) - Also known as 辣手神探

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

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Hard Boiled (1992) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Apr 1992

Language:

Cantonese, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Woo

Writer:

John Woo (story), Barry Wong (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan

Plot:

Mobsters are smuggling guns into Hong Kong. The police orchestrate a raid at a teahouse where an ace detective loses his partner. Meanwhile, the two main gun smugglers are having a war over territory, and a young new gun is enlisted to wipe out informants and overcome barriers to growth. The detective, acting from inside sources, gets closer to the ring leaders and eventually must work with the inside man directly.

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

Rim

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%