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List Of Films Set In Hong Kong
While most of local Hong Kong movies were filmed locally, several foreign movies were also, at least partly, set in Hong Kong. The following is a list of foreign movies set in Hong Kong. Foreign movies * ''Argylle'' (2024) * ''Expats (TV series), Expats'' (2024) – miniseries * ''Under Parallel Skies'' (2024) * ''Godzilla vs. Kong'' (2021) * ''Peninsula (film), Peninsula'' (2020) * ''6 Underground (film), 6 Underground'' (2019) * ''Ossan%27s_Love#Film, Ossan's Love: Love or Dead'' (2019) * ''Skyscraper (2018 film), Skyscraper'' (2018) * ''Tomb Raider (film), Tomb Raider'' (2018) * ''Deadpool 2'' (2018) * ''Geostorm'' (2017) * ''Ghost in the Shell (2017 film), Ghost in the Shell'' (2017) * ''XXX: Return of Xander Cage'' (2017) * ''Doctor Strange (2016 film), Doctor Strange'' (2016) * ''Snowden (film), Snowden'' (2016) * ''Blackhat (film), Blackhat'' (2015) * ''It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong'' (2015) * ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (2014) * ''Pacific Rim (film), Pacific Rim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Movies
The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese-language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former Crown colony, British Hong Kong, Hong Kong had a greater degree of artistic freedom than mainland China and Taiwan, and developed into a filmmaking hub for the Chinese-speaking world (including its Overseas Chinese, worldwide diaspora). For decades, Hong Kong was the third largest motion picture industry in the world following Cinema of the United States, US cinema and Indian cinema, and the second largest exporter. Despite an industry crisis starting in the mid-1990s and Hong Kong's transfer to Chinese sovereignty in July 1997, Hong Kong film has retained much of its distinctive identity and continues to play a prominent part on the world cinema stage. In the West, Hong Kong's vigorous pop cinema (especially Hong Kong action cinema) has long had a strong cult following, which is now a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackhat (film)
''Blackhat'' is a 2015 American action thriller film produced and directed by Michael Mann, written by Morgan Davis Foehl, and starring Chris Hemsworth, Tang Wei, Viola Davis, and Wang Leehom. Hemsworth portrays a convicted hacker offered clemency for helping track down a dangerous cybercriminal. The title refers to the cybersecurity term "Black hat (computer security), black hat," meaning a hacker with malicious intent. The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on January 8, 2015, and was released in theaters on January 16, by Universal Pictures. ''Blackhat'' was a box-office bomb, earning only $19.7 million at the box office against a budget of $70 million. The film received generally mixed reviews, with criticisms focused on casting and pace, though the film appeared on some critics' year-end lists. A re-edited director's cut of the film was released on home video in November 2023. Plot ''Note: The plot synopsis refers to the theatrical cut of the film. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Hartnett
Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor. He began his career on American Broadcasting Company, ABC's drama series ''Cracker (American TV series), Cracker'' (1997–1998), after which he became known as a teen idol through starring parts in films such as ''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'', ''The Faculty'' (both 1998), ''The Virgin Suicides (film), The Virgin Suicides'' (1999), ''Pearl Harbor (film), Pearl Harbor'', ''O (2001 film), O'', ''Black Hawk Down (film), Black Hawk Down'' (all 2001), and ''40 Days and 40 Nights'' (2002). Hartnett continued to work steadily throughout the 2000s, with a mix of leading and supporting roles in ''Hollywood Homicide'' (2003), ''Wicker Park (film), Wicker Park'' (2004), ''Sin City (film), Sin City'' (2005), ''The Black Dahlia (film), The Black Dahlia'', ''Lucky Number Slevin'' (both 2006), ''30 Days of Night (film), 30 Days of Night'' (2007), ''August (2008 film), August'' (2008), and ''I Come with the Rain'' (2009). He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Come With The Rain
''I Come with the Rain'' is a 2009 neo-noir thriller written and directed by Vietnamese-born French director Tran Anh Hung, starring American actor Josh Hartnett. After making three movies about Vietnam, Tran Anh Hung intended to make a baroque action film, a passionate thriller, both intense and poetic, haunted by three characters from the mythology of film and the Western world: the serial killer, the private investigator, and the Christ figure. The action takes place in Los Angeles, Mindanao and Hong Kong and brings together American and Asian actors. The film score is written by the Argentine Academy Award Winner Gustavo Santaolalla and the English alternative rock band Radiohead. The filmmaker also makes heavy use of post-rock music, including songs by Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and A Silver Mt. Zion. The film premiered in Tokyo at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills on May 27, 2009. Synopsis Two years after killing Hasford, a serial killer, in the lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy Cool (2009 Malayalam Film)
''Daddy Cool'' is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language action film starring Mammootty, Dhananjay, Richa Pallod, Daniel Balaji and Biju Menon in the lead roles. The film was the directorial debut of Aashiq Abu. The film commenced its shooting in December 2008. The locations were Cochin and Hong Kong. The movie was released worldwide on August 7, 2009 and received mixed reviews. Plot The story line of the film is the escapades of a cricket crazy kid, all of eight years and his father, a cop. Antony Simon is a crime branch CI, but prefers to spend his time fooling around with his son Aadi. And being a Crime Branch police officer, his rather laid-back attitude is not appreciated by his peers and superiors. Annie his wife finds this irritating. The father-son duo becomes friends with the famous national cricketer Sreekanth when they save him from some street fight. Once while the father-son duo was out for shopping, Aadi saw a man with the gun and screams at his father. Simon turns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Confidential (2010 Film)
''Hong Kong Confidential'' () is a 2010 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Latvian director Māris Martinsons (director), Māris Martinsons. It was chosen as Latvia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Plot Hong Kong: one week in one of the most exotic and picturesque cities of the world. The movie follows six characters whose lives are all connected in one way or another. The day of changes comes when Amaya (Kaori Momoi) meets a charming English people, Englishman, Paul. Their encounter dramatically changes Amaya's perception of her cultural and personal identity. Their lives change forever. But one thing remains universal, love. Cast *Kaori Momoi as Amaya *Andrius Mamontovas as Paul *Monie Tung as Jasmine *Kristīne Nevarauska as Lori *Lau Dan as Tao *Hui Shiu Hung as Renshu *Dexter Fletcher as Frenchman *Laura Luīze Dzenīte as Kitty *Margaret Cheung as Lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contagion (2011 Film)
''Contagion'' is a 2011 American medical thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Its ensemble cast includes Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, and Gwyneth Paltrow. The plot concerns the spread of a highly contagious virus transmitted through respiratory droplets and fomites, attempts by medical researchers and public health officials to identify and contain the disease, the loss of social order as the virus turns into a worldwide pandemic, and the introduction of a vaccine to halt its spread. To follow several interacting plot lines, the film makes use of the multi-narrative " hyperlink cinema" style, popularized in several of Soderbergh's films. The film was inspired by real-life outbreaks such as the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak and the 2009 flu pandemic. Following their collaboration on '' The Informant!'' (2009), Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns discussed a film depicting the rapid spread of a virus. Burns consulted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny English Reborn
''Johnny English Reborn'' is a 2011 spy action comedy film directed by Oliver Parker and written by Hamish McColl from a story by William Davies. A sequel to '' Johnny English'' (2003) and the second instalment in the ''Johnny English'' series, it is a British-French venture produced by StudioCanal, Relativity Media and Working Title Films, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film stars Rowan Atkinson (reprising his role as the title character) alongside Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Kaluuya and Richard Schiff as new characters. Much like its predecessor, the film parodies the James Bond film series and clichés of the spy genre and marks Atkinson and Tim McInnerny's second collaboration after the series ''Blackadder''. ''Johnny English Reborn'' was met with mixed reviews but has grossed a total of $160 million worldwide. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 7 October 2011, and topped the country's box office. It was later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Dhamaal
''Double Dhamaal'', also known as ''420s'' or ''Super Kameenas'', () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language comedy film and a sequel to the 2007 hit film ''Dhamaal'', and the second installment of the '' Dhamaal film series''. The film is directed and produced by Indra Kumar and also produced by Ashok Thakeria. Sanjay Dutt, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Aashish Chaudhary, and Javed Jaffrey reprise their roles from the previous film, with Kangana Ranaut and Mallika Sherawat as new additions. The theatrical trailer for the film was revealed on 6 May 2011 along with the film '' Haunted''. The film was released on 24 June 2011. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the performances but criticism for its humor and clichés. Despite this, it was a moderate commercial hit at the box office. A sequel titled ''Total Dhamaal'' was released in February 2019, with the main three cast members (Deshmukh, Warsi, and Jaffrey) reprising their roles. Plot Contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battleship (film)
''Battleship'' is a 2012 American military science fiction action film based on the board game of the same name by Hasbro. The film was directed by Peter Berg from a script by brothers Jon and Erich Hoeber and stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna in her feature film debut, Tadanobu Asano, Hamish Linklater and Liam Neeson. Filming took place in Hawaii and on . In the film, the crews of a small group of warships are forced to battle against a naval fleet of extraterrestrial origin in order to thwart their destructive goals. ''Battleship'' premiered in Tokyo on April 3, 2012, and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on May 18, 2012. The film received generally negative reviews and underperformed at the box-office, grossing $303 million worldwide against a production budget of $209–220 million, losing both Universal and Hasbro $150 million. Plot In 2005, potentially habitable "Planet G" is discovered, and in 2006, a com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast & Furious 6
''Fast & Furious 6'' (titled onscreen as ''Furious 6'') is a 2013 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Fast Five'' (2011) and the sixth installment in the '' Fast & Furious'' franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto and Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner, alongside Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Sung Kang, Luke Evans, Gina Carano, and John Ortiz. In the film, Dom, Brian and their team are offered pardons for their crimes in exchange for helping DSS agent Luke Hobbs apprehend Owen Shaw (Evans), an ex- British SAS Major, who runs a mercenary organization in which Dom's former lover Letty is also a member. A sixth film was planned as early as February 2010, prior to the production of ''Fast Five''; this was confirmed in April 2011, after Morgan began writing the screenplay, while the returns of Diesel, Lin, and producer Neal H. Moritz were confir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of Tai Chi
''Man of Tai Chi'' is a 2013 martial arts film directed by Keanu Reeves in his directorial debut. It also stars Reeves, Tiger Chen, Iko Uwais, Karen Mok and Simon Yam. The film is multilingual, featuring dialogue in Mandarin, English and Cantonese. In the film, a young martial artist is pushed by the need of money to enter the world of underground fighting. The film was released in China on 5 July 2013, and in the United States on 1 November 2013. Despite the critics praising Reeves's direction and action sequences, the film bombed at the box office. Plot Hong Kong police officer Sun-Jing is investigating Donaka Mark, who is hosting an illegal fighting operation. Donaka attempts to recruit Tiger, a young working-class disciple of Tai Chi at a Wu Lin Wang Competition. Donaka offers large sums of money to fight for him but Tiger refuses, as fighting for money would compromise his honor. Soon after, land inspectors declare Tiger's Tai Chi temple structurally unsafe, intending t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
