By Vlad Zakh · September 9, 2026
Beyond John Woo and Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong kept producing tightly wound, morally murky triad dramas that rarely reached Western audiences at the time. Bullet in the Head follows three friends whose Vietnam trip collapses into war profiteering and betrayal, Drug War has a captured manufacturer helping police take down his old network, and Mad Detective has a cop who can see people’s inner selves chasing a missing colleague. Police Story 2, Vengeance, The Mission, Exiled, PTU, Election and Election 2 round out the list.
01 Three childhood friends' business trip to Vietnam collapses into war profiteering and betrayal.
Directed by John Woo · 2h 16m · Rated NR
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02 Jackie Chan's detective is targeted by the same crime boss he put away in the first film.
Directed by Jackie Chan · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13
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03 A captured drug manufacturer works with police to bring down his own former network.
Directed by Johnnie To · 1h 47m · Rated R
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04 A detective who can literally see people's inner personalities investigates a missing colleague's gun.
Directed by Johnnie To & Wai Ka-Fai · 1h 31m
Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
05 A retired French hitman helps his daughter avenge her murdered family in Macau.
Directed by Johnnie To · 1h 48m
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06 Five bodyguards protecting a triad boss slowly bond despite their contrasting styles and old rivalries.
Directed by Johnnie To · 1h 24m
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
07 Old friends turned hitmen are ordered to kill one of their own, and hesitate.
Directed by Johnnie To · 1h 48m
08 A police unit spends one long night helping a colleague quietly recover his lost service pistol.
Directed by Johnnie To · 1h 28m
Stream: Hi-YAH
09 The triad's new chairman discovers the position comes with obligations he never expected.
Directed by Johnnie To · 1h 32m
Stream: Netflix
10 Two triad factions manoeuvre to control who becomes their organisation's next chairman.
Directed by Johnnie To · 1h 41m
16 wins & 30 nominations
Stream: Netflix
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