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Year of the Dragon

1985 · 134 min

A gritty, slow-burning crime drama that immerses you in a tense, morally murky world of obsession and cultural conflict.

Directed by
Michael Cimino
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Tagline
It isn't the Bronx or Brooklyn, it isn't even New York. It's Chinatown... and it's about to explode.
Overview
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.

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Directed by
Michael Cimino
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • race
  • crime
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Michael Cimino
Written by
Michael Cimino, Oliver Stone
Starring
Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Eddie Jones, Joey Chin
Music
David Mansfield
Cinematography
Alex Thomson
Runtime
134 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Mandarin, English, Polish, Vietnamese

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