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A Better Tomorrow II

1987 · 104 min

A melodramatic, blood-soaked action ride with operatic shootouts and heartfelt male bonding.

Directed by
John Woo
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Overview
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
How it feels
Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Loyalty, friendship, revenge, betrayal
Content
Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
John Woo
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
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A Better Tomorrow Collection

  1. A Better TomorrowMovie · 1986
  2. A Better Tomorrow IIMovie · 1987 This title
  3. A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in SaigonMovie · 1989

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror3
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
John Woo
Written by
John Woo
Starring
Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, Dean Shek Tin, Chow Yun-Fat, Guan Shan, Emily Chu Bo-yee, Kenneth Tsang, Shing Fui-On
Music
David Wu, Joseph Koo
Cinematography
Bob Thompson, Frank Prinzi
Runtime
104 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Tagalog

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