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Dragon Fight

1989 · 96 min

A gritty, fast-paced martial-arts thriller about friendship and betrayal, with hard-hitting fights and a tense, downbeat atmosphere.

Directed by
Billy Tang
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Overview
Jimmy and Tiger are members of the Chinese national wushu team. The two are in San Francisco to perform exhibitions. However, for Tiger, he plans to defect to America to make a name for himself. When Jimmy learns of Tigers plan to defect, an attempt to stop him fails and Jimmy ends up missing his flight to China. Now a fish out of water, Jimmy's only hope is Andy, a wisecracking youngster in S.F. Meanwhile, Tiger works for a mafia boss. When Tiger loses a fortune in cocaine in a detergent box that Andy accidentally took, Andy and Jimmy soon have no choice but to face the wrath of Tiger and his men. Their only ally is Penny, the girlfriend of Tiger's boss. Two men who were once best friends have now become bitter enemies.
How it feels
Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Friendship, betrayal, survival, crime
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Billy Tang
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
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
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Billy Tang
Written by
James Yuen Sai-sang
Starring
Jet Li, Nina Li Chi, Dick Wei, Stephen Chow, Henry Fong Ping, Michael McFall, Go Wang, Steven Ho
Music
Violet Lam
Cinematography
Abdul M. Rumjahn, Louis Yuen Wai-Gwok
Runtime
96 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, English, Vietnamese

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