Detective Chinatown
2015 · Movie · NR · 135 min · ★ 6.8 · 70% critics
After failing to get into a police academy, a polite young man heads to Bangkok for a fresh start. There, he’s pulled into an unexpected partnership with a high-energy relative, and the two race to crack a murder case amid culture clashes and chaos.
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Details
- Original title
- 唐人街探案
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-12-31
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (158 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, energetic mystery with comedy and an odd-couple duo, similar in spirit to Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons; Not for you if you prefer serious, grounded crime stories.
Pros: lively buddy chemistry; fast-moving mystery; fish-out-of-water humor | Cons: broad comedy style; hectic pacing; thin emotional depth
Cast & crew
Wang Baoqiang
as Tang Ren
Liu Haoran
as Qin Feng
Tong Liya
as Ah Xiang
Chen He
as Huang Landeng
Xiao Shenyang
as Bei Ge
Xiao Yang
as Kon Tai
Pan Yueming
as Lee
Marc Ma
as Tony
Zhang Zifeng
as Snow
Sang Ping
as King Kong
Directed by Chen Sicheng