Birth of the Dragon
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 103 min · ★ 5.8 · 29% critics
In 1960s San Francisco Chinatown, a rising martial-arts teacher finds his reputation and ideals tested as tensions flare over who should control the future of kung fu. A clandestine showdown with a rival fighter draws in outsiders, street-level threats, and hard choices about pride, tradition, and what it means to share a craft with the wider world.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2017-08-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 29/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (329 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a straightforward martial-arts drama with frequent sparring, big rival energy, and a pulpy, fictionalized take on history; Not for you if you need accuracy or dislike “white savior” framing, unlike Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny.
Pros: exciting fight scenes; easy, linear story; some thoughtful dialogue | Cons: very inaccurate; focus feels misplaced; uneven character portrayal
Themes
- kung fu
- biography
Cast & crew
Philip Ng Wan-Lung
as Bruce Lee
Billy Magnussen
as Steve McKee
Xia Yu
as Wong Jack Man
Ron Yuan
as Tony Yu
Darren E. Scott
as Vince Miller
King Lau
as King Lau
Yee Jee Tso
as Winston Peng
Teresa Navarro
as Chinatown Pedestrian (uncredited)
Vanessa Ross
as Tourist (uncredited)
Christina July Kim
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Directed by George Nolfi