City on Fire
1987 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 6.9 · 87% critics
An undercover cop is squeezed between a dangerous jewel-thief gang, pressure from his superiors, and a relationship that’s pulling him in another direction. He infiltrates the crew while other cops close in, making every choice feel like it could expose him.
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Details
- Original title
- 龍虎風雲
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-02-13
- Language
- CN
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (173 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy City on Fire if you want a gritty cop-and-robber thriller with nonstop pressure and loyalty tests; Not for you if you dislike melodrama or you want a more modern, streamlined pace like Full Contact or Police Story 3: Supercop.
Pros: tense undercover drama; gritty loyalty themes; stylish crime vibe | Cons: melodrama distractions; slow pacing early; 80s musical excess
Themes
- undercover cop
Cast & crew
Chow Yun-Fat
as Ko Chow
Sun Yueh
as Inspector Lau Ting-Kuang
Danny Lee Sau-Yin
as Fu / Tiger
Carrie Ng Ka-Lai
as Hung
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
as Inspector John Chan
Lau Kong
as Commissioner Chow
Fong Yau
as Chow Nam
Parkman Wong Pak-Man
as Detective Man
- JB
Jessica Chow Bo-San
as Rose / Mei
- TS
Tommy Sham Sai-Sang
as Skinny
Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung