A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

Action • R • 1986 • 1 hr 35 min

7.3

7.4

Starring

Ti Lung, Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu Bo-Yee, Waise Lee

Directed By

Written By

John Woo, Chan Hing-Kai, Leung Suk-Wah

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Genre

Action Crime Drama Foreign

Release Date

August 2, 1986

User Reviews

simple enough plot but the action is what really takes the cake here

Fantastic action crime movie, classic John Woo action well worth seeing with a great cast

Great action, quality acting, and a simple but effective story

John Woo gun orgy is always fun to watch but would never want to join in.

Classic Woo film. The shootouts are fantastic. Brutal and stylistic, just in classic John Woo fashion. Highly recommended to action fans.

Fast paced, melodramatic, operatic: a real classic.

Nicholas Kuster-Tabares

A fun john woo film. It drags at parts but is over all entertaining.

Story is amazing, funny at some points, great acting. Loved it.

The perfect marriage of melodrama and action. My favorite Woo so far.

Perfectly blends emotional melodrama w/ Woo’s over-the-top action. Makes the outbursts even more necessary. One of Chow’s best performances

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7.3 – Based on 329 ratings

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