Best Chinese-Triad Crime Dramas
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- DirectorJohnnie ToStarsLouis KooSuet LamTony Ka Fai LeungRival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of Hong Kong's Triad society.
- DirectorAndrew LauAlan MakStarsAndy LauTony Leung Chiu-waiAnthony Chau-Sang WongA story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
- DirectorAndrew LauAlan MakStarsEdison ChenShawn YueAnthony Chau-Sang WongIn this prequel to Mou gaan dou (2002), Chan Wing Yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while Lau Kin Ming joins the police force. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss.
- DirectorAndrew LauAlan MakStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiAndy LauLeon LaiMonths after the events of the original film, Ming suspects a police superintendent as being a new mole for the triads, while years earlier, Yan embarks on his first mission.
- DirectorJohnnie ToStarsLouis KooHonglei SunYi HuangA drug cartel boss who is arrested in a raid is coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
- DirectorBenny ChanStarsChing Wan LauJordan ChanTat-Ming CheungAfter assaulting his tactical commander during a raid gone sour, a dedicated but temperamental cop Sergeant Bill Chu is demoted to the Emergency Unit, long considered to be the police force's dumping ground for problem cops.
- DirectorRingo LamStarsChing Wan LauFrancis NgAmanda LeePolice Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H. K. Jockey Club.
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsVanness WuShawn YueYu XiaInterpol agents and gangsters battle in Hong Kong.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.Underused.
- DirectorJuwan ChungStarsDavid HuynhFeodor ChinKenneth ChoiA tragic tale of an Asian youth's gang life in South East Los Angeles, set during the mid 80's to the early 90s.
- DirectorDavid WorthStarsJason BarryRussell WongRoddy PiperIn a world where street gangs collide with the law, neighborhood friends, Raymond and Gabriel, must decide which side of the battle to join. This will be the ultimate fight - the one for power, family, and HONOR.
- DirectorPhilip G. AtwellStarsJet LiJason StathamNadine VelazquezAn FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.
- CreatorCarlton CuseStarsSammo Kam-Bo HungKelly HuArsenio HallA Shanghai cop who is a master of martial arts fights crime in the Los Angeles Police Department.
- CreatorRob CohenStarsRussell WongJason Leland AdamsStephanie NiznikHunted by the authorities for a murder he didn't commit, a man races against time to prove his innocence and unmask the real perpetrators
- DirectorJohn NicolellaStarsRussell WongChi Muoi LoVivian WuTwo students (Jian-Wa and Wago) in the Peoples Republic of China are forced to flee out of China after having taken part in a protest action for freedom (reference is made to the fights at Tiananmen Square in 1989). They come to America, and try to build up a new life. After a while, one of the brothers pursues a musical career while the other gets entangled in a criminal organisation.
- DirectorJohn NicolellaStarsRussell WongChi Muoi LoTamlyn TomitaThe continuing saga of the Chang brothers: Jian-Wa and Wago. Picking up where it left off, Jian-Wa has left L.A. after a gangfight which involved his brother Wago. Jian-wa travels to the south and finds that hatred comes in all forms as a group of racist whites feud with harmless vietnamesse fishermen. Jian-wa decides to side with the vietnamesse and help them defend themselves. Back in Los Angeles, Wago is enjoying his new life as a gangster.
- DirectorJohn NicolellaStarsRussell WongChi Muoi LoVivian WuThe saga picks up in Washington, DC where Jian-wa is competing in a classical music competition (under the name Michael Lee). Back in LA, Jian-wa's brother Wago is wanted by the F.B.I. and manage to pull Jian-wa back to L.A. for questioning. They also want him to infiltrate his brother's gang in order to save his Wago. Can Jian-wa get Wago to see the truth about things before it's too late?
- DirectorJohn NicolellaStarsRussell WongChi Muoi LoMark ValleyAfter the death of his brother Wago, Jian-wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two college students. Jian is taken in and nursed by Megan, a secluded artist. Jian is also befriended by the ghost of brother Wago. Wago must act as an angel to Jian-wa to gain acceptaince into heaven. Meanwhile, the students from the hit and run plan to kill Jian-wa so he doesn't talk to the police. This third sequel to Vanishing Son also serves as a pilot for the TV series by featuring flashbacks from the first three films.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatTony Leung Chiu-waiTeresa MoA tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatDanny LeeSally YehA disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack NicholsonAn undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.Underused.
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsChow Yun-FatTony Ka Fai LeungAnita MuiA man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex.
- DirectorBoaz YakinStarsJason StathamCatherine ChanChris SarandonMei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.
- DirectorDouglas JacksonStarsJulie LeeMichael MadsenCary-Hiroyuki TagawaA feared Chinese Tong soldier goes undercover in America as an Asian Internet bride.
- DirectorCharla DriverStarsGary DanielsKen McLeodByron MannA dangerous drug lord; a renegade cop; the ultimate showdown.