7 Movies Directed by Stanley Tong

The Legend of the Swordsman

The Legend of the Swordsman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-06-26

Languages:

Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (3025 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Louis Cha (novel)

Tin-suen Chan

Jack Maeby (english adaptation)

Elsa Tang

Hark Tsui

Fullplot:

Police Story 3: Supercop

Police Story 3: Supercop

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-07-26

Languages:

Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Malay, Thai

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (13727 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Cast:

Writer:

Edward Tang (characters)

Edward Tang

Fibe Ma

Lee Wai Yee

Fullplot:

A Hong Kong police officer, Ka Kui is sent undercover to mainland China to break up a drug smuggling ring. After breaking the brother of the drug lord out of prison, he and another agent (a beautiful communist policewoman) are taken to Hong Kong to work for the syndicate. The wife of the crime boss has been arrested in Malaysia for drug trafficking and is soon to be executed. However, she is the only person who knows the account number of a secret Swiss bank account containing millions in drug money. While the two officers are in Malaysia preparing for the jail break, Ka Kui accidentally runs into his girlfriend May, who has traveled there from Hong Kong. Soon his cover is blown, the criminals kidnap his girlfriend and he is forced to help them pull off the jail break.

Rumble in the Bronx

Rumble in the Bronx

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-02-23

Languages:

Cantonese, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (26663 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Fullplot:

Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. Meanwhile, one of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head. Blinded by greed, his involvement draws his gang, the kid, Keong, and the whole neighborhood into a deadly crossfire. When the lazy cops fail to successfully resolve matters, Keong takes things into his own hands. Needless to say, much spectacular kung-fu and outrageous action sequences follow....

Jackie Chan's First Strike

Jackie Chan's First Strike

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-01-10

Languages:

English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Ukrainian

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (13694 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Cast:

Writer:

Greg Mellott

Elliot Tong

Stanley Tong

Nick Tramontane

Fullplot:

Jackie, a cop, participates in a sting operation on an international spy-ring. But when one of them (Tsui) gets away, Jackie is ordered to apprehend him. This leads Jackie all over the globe starting with Tsui's sister in Australia. The story follows him as he tries to stay alive and capture the villain.

Mr. Magoo

Mr. Magoo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-12-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

3.8 (11426 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Fullplot:

Mr.Magoo is an eccentric millionaire with very bad eyesight who refuses to use eyeglasses and therefore always gets into trouble. During the museum robbery he accidentally gets a priceless gem called the Star of Kurdistan, and begins to trace the way for the arch-criminals whose idea was to steal the gem - Austin Cloquet and Ortega "The Piranha" Peru, while two federal agents Stupak and Anders lead the manhunt for Mr.Magoo himself.

China Strike Force

China Strike Force

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-07-17

Languages:

Mandarin, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (1469 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Genres:

Action

Cast:

Writer:

Stanley Tong

Steven Whitney

Fullplot:

A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption. Noriko, a Japanese Interpol officer, collaborates with Darren for the destruction of a large international drug cartel. At the same time, a senior government officer's daughter is suspected of corruption.

The Myth

The Myth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-23

Languages:

Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Korean

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (11000 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Cast:

Writer:

Hai-shu Li

Stanley Tong

Hui-Ling Wang

Fullplot:

Martial arts legend Jackie Chan stars as Jack, a world-renowned archaeologist who has begun having mysterious dreams of a past life as a warrior in ancient China. When a fellow scientist enlists his help locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact. Assisted by the spirit of a noble princess...

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