14 Movies Starring Nick Cheung

Du xia 1999

Du xia 1999

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-12-24

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (351 Reviews)

Director:

Jing Wong

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Breaking News

Breaking News

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-06-10

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin, English

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (4093 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Cast:

Writer:

Hing-Ka Chan

Tin-Shing Yip

Fullplot:

When an ambulatory TV news unit live broadcasts the embarrassing defeat of a police battalion by five bank robbers in a ballistic showdown, the credibility of the police force drops to a nadir. While on a separate investigation in a run-down building, detective Cheung discovers the hideout of the robbers. Cheung and his men have also entered the building, getting ready to take their foes out any minute. Meanwhile, in order to beat the media at its own game, Inspector Rebecca decides to turn the stakeout into a breaking news show.

Election

Election

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-10-20

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (7133 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Cast:

Writer:

Nai-Hoi Yau

Tin-Shing Yip

Fullplot:

Rival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of Hong Kong's Triad society.

Triad Election

Triad Election

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-04-27

Languages:

Mandarin, Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (4216 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Cast:

Writer:

Nai-Hoi Yau

Tin-Shing Yip

Fullplot:

As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.

Exiled

Exiled

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-10-19

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (6618 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Cast:

Writer:

Kam-Yuen Szeto

Tin-Shing Yip

Fullplot:

The time is 1998. The setting is Macau. Every living soul jumps at every chance to make quick money before the Portuguese colony ushers in a new era under the Chinese rule. For the jaded hit men, they wonder where this journey will end. Against this backdrop come two hit men from Hong Kong sent to take out a renegade member trying to turn over a new leaf with his wife and newborn baby. They soon find themselves in the throes of a dilemma when two of their former associates also show up, intent on thwarting them at every cost.

On the Edge

On the Edge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-08-31

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (375 Reviews)

Director:

Herman Yau

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Herman Yau

Jacky Wong (scriptwriter)

Yin-Yee Tin (scriptwriter)

Fullplot:

(Cantonese with English subtitles) After 8 years of working undercover among Hong Kong's notorious triads, Harry Sin busts a crime lord and returns to regular police work. But old habits die hard, and Harry's immersion in the underworld is tough to shake. When his new partner decides to snub him, the only way out for Harry may be the dangerous life that has consumed him for nearly a decade.

Exodus

Exodus

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-09-13

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (612 Reviews)

Director:

Ho-Cheung Pang

Cast:

Writer:

Goo-Bi GC

Ho-Cheung Pang (screenplay)

Ho-Cheung Pang (story)

Chi-Man Wan

Fullplot:

Connected

Connected

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-25

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin, English

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1438 Reviews)

Director:

Benny Chan

Genres:

Action

Cast:

Writer:

Alan Yuen (screenplay)

Benny Chan (screenplay)

Bing Xu (screenplay)

Larry Cohen (original story)

Chris Morgan

Fullplot:

A man receives a distressing phone call from a woman who has been kidnapped.

Beast Stalker

Beast Stalker

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-11-27

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

109 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (1389 Reviews)

Director:

Dante Lam

Cast:

Writer:

Dante Lam (story)

Wai Lun Ng

Fullplot:

A traffic accident changed their lives forever. In capturing wanted criminal Zhang Yidong, Sergeant Tang Fei (Nicholas Tse) was involved in a gunfight and car accident that put the criminal in a coma. But in the process he also crippled an fellow officer, and mistakenly shot dead the elder daughter of public prosecutor and single mother Gao Min (Zhang Jingchu). Unable to handle the guilt, Tang Fei succumbs to a fog of pain. Gao Min, meanwhile, pours all her love and attention to her younger daughter Ling. Three months later, the criminal Zhang Yidong awakens from his coma. Gao Min, who had been working hard on bringing him to justice, insists he stand trial immediately.

The Stool Pigeon

The Stool Pigeon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-08-26

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1418 Reviews)

Director:

Dante Lam

Cast:

Writer:

Dante Lam (story)

Wai Lun Ng (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Policeman Don Lee often works with informants but numerous too-close calls and failed missions cause him to see the world as one betrayal after another - then he meets Guy, and is given a new chance to change his views.

Nightfall

Nightfall

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-03-15

Languages:

Cantonese, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (811 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Roy Hin Yeung Chow (screenplay)

Chi-long To (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A mutilated corpse appears to be a straightforward case of revenge killing, but as Inspector Lam zeroes in on the ex-con prime suspect, he finds himself confronting a web of lies. To reach the truth, Lam must delve into the details of a 20-year-old case for answers (a case in which he finds himself to have had an incidental part).

The White Storm

The White Storm

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-12-05

Languages:

Cantonese, English, Thai

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

140 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1357 Reviews)

Director:

Benny Chan

Cast:

Writer:

Benny Chan (screenplay)

Manfred Wong (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Three lifelong friends working in the Hong Kong Police Department's Narcotics Bureau get caught up in a case with Southeast Asia's most powerful drug lord, but when the sting operation fails, they are forced to make a devastating decision - two can live, but one must die. Five years later, the two vow revenge for their fallen friend, but when they end up competing against each other for their own lives, will brotherhood be sacrificed again?

Unbeatable

Unbeatable

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-08-15

Languages:

Mandarin, Cantonese

Countries:

China, Hong Kong

Runtime:

122 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1822 Reviews)

Director:

Dante Lam

Genres:

ActionDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Chi-Fung Fung (screenplay)

Dante Lam (screenplay)

Dante Lam (story)

Candy Leung (story)

Wai Lun Ng (screenplay)

Fullplot:

That Demon Within

That Demon Within

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-18

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

111 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (863 Reviews)

Director:

Dante Lam

Genres:

ActionCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Wai Lun Ng (screenplay)

Dante Lam (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A dutiful cop, guilt-ridden over saving the life of a gang leader, becomes obsessed with bringing down the crime syndicate of the man he saved.

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