Movies by Release Date: 1997

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The Soong Sisters (1997)

145 min - Drama, Foreign, History, Romance - 1 January 1997
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The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling (the oldest) married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling (the youngest) married Chiang Kai-shek, China's l

Director:  Mabel Cheung
Writers:  Alex Law

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The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling (the oldest) married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling (the youngest) married Chiang Kai-shek, China's l


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Language:  普通话
Release Date:  1 January 1997

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Runtime:  2 h 25 min
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Hero (1997)

97 min - Foreign, Action - 1 January 1997
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Ma Wing Jing and his older brother Ma Tai Chueng arrive in Shanghai to make their fortune at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Be-friending a powerful mobster Wing Jing is given his nightclub in return for saving Tam Sei's life. Unfortunately, another Gangster wants the territory a well. Corruption and violence rule the streets as Wing Jing and Tam Sei must battle not only the rival gangs but the corrupt police officials as well.

Director:  Corey Yuen Kwai

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Ma Wing Jing and his older brother Ma Tai Chueng arrive in Shanghai to make their fortune at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Be-friending a powerful mobster Wing Jing is given his nightclub in return for saving Tam Sei's life. Unfortunately, another Gangster wants the territory a well. Corruption and violence rule the streets as Wing Jing and Tam Sei must battle not only the rival gangs but the corrupt police officials as well.


Collections: Corey Yuen Kwai

Genres: Foreign, Action

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese
Release Date:  1 January 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 37 min
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Pickpocket (1997)

105 min - Drama, Foreign - 1 January 1997
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Little pocket thief Wu never got away from the streets like his friends did. He realises that he is alone, as his old buddy doesn't invite him for his wedding. When he falls in love with a hooker he is forced to think about his future. Can he break with his criminal past?

Director:  Jia Zhangke
Writers:  Jia Zhangke

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Little pocket thief Wu never got away from the streets like his friends did. He realises that he is alone, as his old buddy doesn't invite him for his wedding. When he falls in love with a hooker he is forced to think about his future. Can he break with his criminal past?


Collections: Jia Zhangke

Genres: Drama, Foreign

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Country:   China,   
Language:  普通话
Release Date:  1 January 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 45 min
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Maiden Work (1997)

66 min - - 1 January 1997
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First film directed by Wang Guangli.

Director:  Guangli Wang
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First film directed by Wang Guangli.


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Language:  普通话
Release Date:  1 January 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 06 min
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Spicy Love Soup (1997)

109 min - - 1 January 1997
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'Aiqing mala tang' ('Spicy Love Soup') starts with a young couple eating sweet (or sour) and spicy soup from a two-sided bowl shaped in a Yin and Yang pattern. Until the couple's wedding at the end of the film, 'Aiqing mala tang' intermittently shows six different episodes about different generations' relationships. Love can be sweet, sour, or spicy. And, you'll taste all those emotions from this contemporary Chinese film 'Aiqing mala tang'.

Director:  Zhang Yang
Writers:  Yi'nan Diao

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'Aiqing mala tang' ('Spicy Love Soup') starts with a young couple eating sweet (or sour) and spicy soup from a two-sided bowl shaped in a Yin and Yang pattern. Until the couple's wedding at the end of the film, 'Aiqing mala tang' intermittently shows six different episodes about different generations' relationships. Love can be sweet, sour, or spicy. And, you'll taste all those emotions from this contemporary Chinese film 'Aiqing mala tang'.


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Language:  普通话
Release Date:  1 January 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 49 min
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Task Force (1997)

110 min - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 1 January 1997
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Lin is a plain-clothes cop in the crime-riddled district of Mongkok who bungles a vice operation directed at mainland prostitues. He falls for a ditsy hooker who tells him the love of her life is a killer who once svaed her life in a shootout.

Director:  Patrick Leung
Writers:  Chan Hing-ka

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Lin is a plain-clothes cop in the crime-riddled district of Mongkok who bungles a vice operation directed at mainland prostitues. He falls for a ditsy hooker who tells him the love of her life is a killer who once svaed her life in a shootout.


Collections: Patrick Leung

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese
Release Date:  1 January 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 50 min
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Armageddon (1997)

Fantasy, Action, Comedy - 1 January 1997
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The world's ten most influential scientists are being mysteriously killed, one by one, spontaneously combusted, microwaved to death, or otherwise. Another scientist, software prodigy Dr. Ken, searches for clues to these bizarre happenings only to see his fiancee apparently return from the dead. As indications point to the end of the world, It appears that Dr. Ken may be the only one who can save humanity.

Director:  Gordon Chan

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The world's ten most influential scientists are being mysteriously killed, one by one, spontaneously combusted, microwaved to death, or otherwise. Another scientist, software prodigy Dr. Ken, searches for clues to these bizarre happenings only to see his fiancee apparently return from the dead. As indications point to the end of the world, It appears that Dr. Ken may be the only one who can save humanity.


Collections: Gordon Chan

Genres: Fantasy, Action, Comedy

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Language:  Cantonese
Release Date:  1 January 1997

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Lifeline (1997)

108 min - Action, Thriller - 3 January 1997
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Johnnie To's character-centered drama follows a Hong Kong firefighting crew as they take on harrowing rescue missions and navigate personal dilemmas.

Director:  Johnnie To
Writers:  Yau Nai-Hoi

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Johnnie To's character-centered drama follows a Hong Kong firefighting crew as they take on harrowing rescue missions and navigate personal dilemmas.


Collections: Johnnie To

Genres: Action, Thriller

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese
Release Date:  3 January 1997

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Production Companies:  Cosmopolitan Film Productions Co., Ltd.

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Runtime:  1 h 48 min
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Police Story 4: First Strike (1997)

PG-13 107 min - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller - 10 January 1997
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Jackie Chan reprises his role as Chan Ka-Kui (also known in some versions as Jackie) yet again as a Hong Kong cop who works with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Later Jackie realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon find himself a pawn of an organisation posing as Russian intelligence.

Director:  Stanley Tong
Writers:  Greg Mellott, Elliot Tong, Nick Tramontane, Stanley Tong

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Jackie Chan reprises his role as Chan Ka-Kui (also known in some versions as Jackie) yet again as a Hong Kong cop who works with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Later Jackie realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon find himself a pawn of an organisation posing as Russian intelligence.


Collections: Stanley Tong

Tagline: They thought they possessed the ultimate weapon. They hadn't counted on Jackie Chan.

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Country:   Australia,   Hong Kong,   Russia,   United States of America
Language:  English, Russian, Ukrainian, 普通话, Cantonese
Release Date:  10 January 1997

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Revenue:  $21,890,845

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Production Companies:  Golden Harvest Company

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Runtime:  1 h 47 min
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Mr. Nice Guy (1997)

PG-13 113 min - Crime, Action, Comedy - 31 January 1997
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A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.

Director:  Sammo Hung

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A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.


Collections: Sammo Hung

Tagline: Fight first. Apologize later.

Genres: Crime, Action, Comedy

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Country:   Australia,   Hong Kong
Language:  普通话, Cantonese, English
Release Date:  31 January 1997

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Budget:  $12,716,953
Revenue:  $18,814,720

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Production Companies:  Golden Harvest Company

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Runtime:  1 h 53 min
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The Dream Factory (1997)

90 min - Comedy - 1 February 1997
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Four friends come up with an unusual idea to make some money and have fun doing it. For a small fee, they will impersonate and act out any character role for their customers. In the course of executing this novel service, they encounter a whole spectrum of people in society, finding ways to genuinely help them boost their morale and overcome their fears, while gaining unusual and new insights into the human condition.

Director:  Feng Xiaogang

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Four friends come up with an unusual idea to make some money and have fun doing it. For a small fee, they will impersonate and act out any character role for their customers. In the course of executing this novel service, they encounter a whole spectrum of people in society, finding ways to genuinely help them boost their morale and overcome their fears, while gaining unusual and new insights into the human condition.


Collections: Feng Xiaogang

Genres: Comedy

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Country:   China
Language:  普通话
Release Date:  1 February 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 30 min
Poster for the movie "Once Upon a Time in China and America"

Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)

PG-13 102 min - Action, Western - 1 February 1997
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So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.

Director:  Sammo Hung
Writers:  Philip Kwok, Sharon Hui, Sze Mei-Yee, Sze-To Cheuk-Hon

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So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.


Collections: Sammo Hung

Genres: Action, Western

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Country:   United States of America,   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese, English
Release Date:  1 February 1997

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Budget:  $12,000,000

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Production Companies:  Win's Entertainment Ltd., China Star Entertainment

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Runtime:  1 h 42 min
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Troublesome Night (1997)

98 min - Comedy, Horror - 28 February 1997
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This Chinese ghost film centers on the theme of the haunted streets in Hong Kong, where four loosely connected stories are depicted. A group of young friends go on a camping trip in the countryside, where Ken encounters a mysterious woman near a grave. Afterward, Ken's life is changed forever as he becomes a victim of ghost meddling. As the friends journey back to Hong Kong without Ken, another sinister story takes place. Mrs. To has a date with her husband to celebrate their wedding anniversary, but becomes concern when he doesn't show up. The outcome of this second story leads to Ken's friend Jojo being courted by a ghost, and ultimately leads to the final story where Peter Butt unknowingly visits a haunted theater with some of Ken's friends.

Writers:  Chau Ting, Kenneth Lau Hau-Wai, Yeung Woon-Choi

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This Chinese ghost film centers on the theme of the haunted streets in Hong Kong, where four loosely connected stories are depicted. A group of young friends go on a camping trip in the countryside, where Ken encounters a mysterious woman near a grave. Afterward, Ken's life is changed forever as he becomes a victim of ghost meddling. As the friends journey back to Hong Kong without Ken, another sinister story takes place. Mrs. To has a date with her husband to celebrate their wedding anniversary, but becomes concern when he doesn't show up. The outcome of this second story leads to Ken's friend Jojo being courted by a ghost, and ultimately leads to the final story where Peter Butt unknowingly visits a haunted theater with some of Ken's friends.



Genres: Comedy, Horror

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese
Release Date:  28 February 1997

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Production Companies:  CBE Colour Business Entertainment Ltd.

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Runtime:  1 h 38 min
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Black Rose II (1997)

92 min - Comedy, Drama, History - 1 March 1997
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Heroine Black Rose disappeared from the world 30 years ago. Actually she was rejected by the man she loves, Lui Kei, and thus trapped him in a house. 30 years later, Black Rose meets a young man Ah Mo. The girl he loves Tic Tac is kidnapped by the evil Suen Mui Tong (Sour Plum Soup), so he asks Black Rose to help. Lui Kei while trying to talk Black Rose into saving Tic Tac finally falls in love with her. Suen Mui Tong discovers Black Rose is still alive, which brings up the history of hate between Black Rose and her mother...

Director:  Corey Yuen, Jeffrey Lau
Writers:  Jeffrey Lau

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Heroine Black Rose disappeared from the world 30 years ago. Actually she was rejected by the man she loves, Lui Kei, and thus trapped him in a house. 30 years later, Black Rose meets a young man Ah Mo. The girl he loves Tic Tac is kidnapped by the evil Suen Mui Tong (Sour Plum Soup), so he asks Black Rose to help. Lui Kei while trying to talk Black Rose into saving Tic Tac finally falls in love with her. Suen Mui Tong discovers Black Rose is still alive, which brings up the history of hate between Black Rose and her mother...


Collections: Corey Yuen, Jeffrey Lau

Genres: Comedy, Drama, History

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Language:  Cantonese
Release Date:  1 March 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 32 min
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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)

90 min - Action, Crime, Comedy - 14 March 1997
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This arty triad flick from Wai Ka-Fai and Johnnie To is as good as genre pictures get in this era. Lau Ching-Wan is Kau, a small potato in the triad world who must make a fateful decision to discover who he is. With that decision, his life can diverge in two paths, each leading to an ultimate fate.

Director:  Wai Ka-Fai
Writers:  Matt Chow, Kam-Yuen Szeto, Wai Ka-Fai

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This arty triad flick from Wai Ka-Fai and Johnnie To is as good as genre pictures get in this era. Lau Ching-Wan is Kau, a small potato in the triad world who must make a fateful decision to discover who he is. With that decision, his life can diverge in two paths, each leading to an ultimate fate.


Collections: Wai Ka-Fai

Genres: Action, Crime, Comedy

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese
Release Date:  14 March 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 30 min
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Young and Dangerous 4 (1997)

106 min - Action, Thriller, Crime - 28 March 1997
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When the branch leader position is open for Tuen Mun, Chicken decides to run for it and is up against fellow Hung Hing member "Barbarian", who resorts to ruthless Tung Sing member "Thunder Tiger" (Roy Cheung) for help in his candidacy. The triad also has to deal with finding a new chairman to the Hung Hing Society, Chiang Tin Yeung (Alex Man), Chiang Tin Sang's older brother, who resides in Thailand. Young and Dangerous 4 also brings in new characters first appearing among the Hung Hing ranks, such as Ben Hon (Wan Yeung Ming), "Sister 13" (Sandra Ng) and "Prince".

Director:  Andrew Lau
Writers:  Manfred Wong

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When the branch leader position is open for Tuen Mun, Chicken decides to run for it and is up against fellow Hung Hing member "Barbarian", who resorts to ruthless Tung Sing member "Thunder Tiger" (Roy Cheung) for help in his candidacy. The triad also has to deal with finding a new chairman to the Hung Hing Society, Chiang Tin Yeung (Alex Man), Chiang Tin Sang's older brother, who resides in Thailand. Young and Dangerous 4 also brings in new characters first appearing among the Hung Hing ranks, such as Ben Hon (Wan Yeung Ming), "Sister 13" (Sandra Ng) and "Prince".


Collections: Andrew Lau

Tagline: hong kong triad

Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese, 普通话
Release Date:  28 March 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 46 min
Poster for the movie "Double Team"

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He's a one-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world. They Don't Play by the Rules. You're either on their side...or in their way. America's top counter-terrorist usually works alone...this time he's got company.


Collections: Tsui Hark

Tagline: America's top counter-terrorist usually works alone... this time he's got company.

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Country:   Hong Kong,   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  4 April 1997

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Budget:  $30,000,000
Revenue:  $48,138,337

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Production Companies:  Columbia Pictures, Mandalay Entertainment, Film Workshop, One Story Pictures

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Runtime:  1 h 33 min
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Midnight Zone (1997)

92 min - Horror - 12 April 1997
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This film is put together by three city ghost stories that occurred after midnight. The first story describes a loud mouth slacker cop encounters after being ordered to guard a murder scene alone. The second has a couple accidentally hit someone while driving but could not find the victim's body. The third is about a bad son who is afraid his late mother would return for revenge, so he would rather spend nights playing mah jong with friends and wouldn't dare to go home, unfortunately things in this world have a way to go the opposite way......

Director:  Wilson Yip

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This film is put together by three city ghost stories that occurred after midnight. The first story describes a loud mouth slacker cop encounters after being ordered to guard a murder scene alone. The second has a couple accidentally hit someone while driving but could not find the victim's body. The third is about a bad son who is afraid his late mother would return for revenge, so he would rather spend nights playing mah jong with friends and wouldn't dare to go home, unfortunately things in this world have a way to go the opposite way......


Collections: Wilson Yip

Genres: Horror

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese, 普通话
Release Date:  12 April 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 32 min
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Warriors of Virtue (1997)

103 min - Fantasy, Family, Action - 2 May 1997
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A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.

Director:  Ronny Yu

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A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.


Collections: Ronny Yu

Tagline: In a world beyond your imagination a battle for the universe has begun.

Genres: Fantasy, Family, Action

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Country:   China,   United States of America
Language:  普通话, English
Release Date:  2 May 1997

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Production Companies:  China Film Co-Production Corporation, Law Brothers Entertainment, IJL Creations

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Runtime:  1 h 43 min
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Keep Cool (1997)

93 min - Comedy - 16 May 1997
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China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man. The rich man sends his people to beat the bookseller. In the fight, the laptop computer from a man looking at the scene gets broken. Who will pay for the computer? The bookseller wants revenge. Will it be useful? The bookseller and the laptop owner are from different ages and classes. They are two different points of view, two different Chinas. How will they fight for justice?

Director:  Zhang Yimou

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China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man. The rich man sends his people to beat the bookseller. In the fight, the laptop computer from a man looking at the scene gets broken. Who will pay for the computer? The bookseller wants revenge. Will it be useful? The bookseller and the laptop owner are from different ages and classes. They are two different points of view, two different Chinas. How will they fight for justice?


Collections: Zhang Yimou

Genres: Comedy

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Country:   China
Language:  普通话
Release Date:  16 May 1997

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Runtime:  1 h 33 min
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Happy Together (1997)

PG-13 91 min - Drama, Romance, LGBTQ - 17 May 1997
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Lai and his boyfriend, Ho, arrive in Argentina from Hong Kong, seeking a better life. Their highly contentious relationship turns abusive and results in numerous break-ups and reconciliations. When Lai befriends another man, Chang, he sees the futility of continuing with the promiscuous Ho. Chang, however, is on his own personal journey and, ultimately, both Lai and Ho find themselves far from home and desperately lonely.

Director:  Wong Kar-wai
Writers:  Wong Kar-wai

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Lai and his boyfriend, Ho, arrive in Argentina from Hong Kong, seeking a better life. Their highly contentious relationship turns abusive and results in numerous break-ups and reconciliations. When Lai befriends another man, Chang, he sees the futility of continuing with the promiscuous Ho. Chang, however, is on his own personal journey and, ultimately, both Lai and Ho find themselves far from home and desperately lonely.


Collections: Wong Kar-wai

Genres: Drama, Romance, LGBTQ

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese, 普通话, Spanish
Release Date:  17 May 1997

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Production Companies:  Black Monday Film Services

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Runtime:  1 h 31 min
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Legend Of The Wolf (1997)

94 min - Action - 14 June 1997
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Wolf (Donnie Yen) is a war veteran who recounts the tale of his legendary youth to a young upstart killer (Edmond Leung). Flashback to a post-World War 2 time when the young Wolf (Yen) is wandering the Chinese countryside in search of his missing memories. He only knows to meet someone at an abandoned temple. He ends up hooking up with a local villager (Dayo Wong), who intends to guide the Wolf to his destination. On the way, they find Wai-Yee (Carmen Lee), who’s been waiting for Wolf for quite some time. However, Wolf still can’t remember anything, until the bad guys (led by Ben Lam) come to find him, and they bear the terrible secret of the Wolf's past.

Director:  Donnie Yen

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Wolf (Donnie Yen) is a war veteran who recounts the tale of his legendary youth to a young upstart killer (Edmond Leung). Flashback to a post-World War 2 time when the young Wolf (Yen) is wandering the Chinese countryside in search of his missing memories. He only knows to meet someone at an abandoned temple. He ends up hooking up with a local villager (Dayo Wong), who intends to guide the Wolf to his destination. On the way, they find Wai-Yee (Carmen Lee), who’s been waiting for Wolf for quite some time. However, Wolf still can’t remember anything, until the bad guys (led by Ben Lam) come to find him, and they bear the terrible secret of the Wolf's past.


Collections: Donnie Yen

Genres: Action

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese
Release Date:  14 June 1997

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Production Companies:  Bullet Films

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Runtime:  1 h 34 min
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The Opium War (1997)

153 min - Drama, War, History - 30 June 1997
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The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.

Director:  Xie Jin

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The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.


Collections: Xie Jin

Genres: Drama, War, History

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Country:   China
Language:  普通话, English
Release Date:  30 June 1997

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Budget:  $15,000,000

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Runtime:  2 h 33 min
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Full Alert (1997)

98 min - Action, Drama, Crime - 18 July 1997
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Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H.K. Jockey Club

Director:  Ringo Lam

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Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H.K. Jockey Club


Collections: Ringo Lam

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

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Country:   Hong Kong
Language:  Cantonese, 普通话
Release Date:  18 July 1997

Box Office

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Brilliant Idea Group (BIG) Ltd, The Young Filmmakers Ltd., Mei Ah Development Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 38 min

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