The best Hong Kong films of the 1980s
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: A Better Tomorrow (1986) · Long Arm of the Law (1984) · Boat People (1982). (Updated Mar 8, 2023.)
From A Better Tomorrow, Long Arm of the Law and Boat People to Rouge, A Chinese Ghost Story and Police Story: the 1980s Hong Kong films in the Hong Kong Film Awards' 2005 poll of the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures, in order.
Automatically translated (original in 繁體中文). See the original
Top 15
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1
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
John Woo. Chow Yun-fat as Mark, the film that launched heroic bloodshed. 2nd of the hundred.
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2
Long Arm of the Law (1984)
Johnny Mak. Mainland robbers on a heist in Hong Kong. 6th.
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3
Boat People (1982)
Ann Hui. A Japanese photojournalist in postwar Vietnam. 8th.
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4
Rouge (1988)
Stanley Kwan. Anita Mui as Fleur, a ghost from the 1930s. 21st.
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5
Homecoming (1984)
Yim Ho. A Hong Kong woman returns to her home village. 23rd.
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6
Father and Son (1981)
Allen Fong. A father's hopes for his son. 26th.
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7
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
Tsui Hark. A special-effects wuxia fantasy. 40th.
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8
The Killer (1989)
John Woo. A hitman and a cop, Chow Yun-fat and Danny Lee. 42nd.
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9
An Autumn's Tale (1987)
Mabel Cheung. A Chinatown loafer and a student in New York. 49th.
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10
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Ching Siu-tung. Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong in a romance with a ghost. 50th.
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11
City on Fire (1987)
Ringo Lam. Chow Yun-fat as an undercover cop. 54th.
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12
Police Story (1985)
Jackie Chan. Chan Ka-kui and the shopping-mall showdown. 60th.
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13
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)
Tsui Hark. Teenagers playing with bombs and arms dealers. 67th.
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14
Ah Ying (1983)
Allen Fong. A fishmonger's daughter learns to act. 68th.
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15
Nomad (1982)
Patrick Tam. Leslie Cheung and Cecilia Yip as restless youth. 73rd.
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