A Better Tomorrow (1986)
英雄本色
Brothers by blood. Enemies by chance. Killers by nature.
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A Better Tomorrow rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.4/10· 28K votes
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic78%
TMDb7.4/10· 613 votesWith 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 78/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About A Better Tomorrow
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Cast of A Better Tomorrow
Ti Lung
as Sung Chi Ho
Chow Yun-Fat
as Mark Lee
Leslie Cheung
as Sung Chi Kit
Emily Chu Bo-Yee
as Jackie
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
as Shing
Tien Feng
as Mr. Sung
John Woo
as Inspector Wu
Sek Yin-Tsi
as Mr. Yiu
Kenneth Tsang
as Kin
Wang Hsieh
as Boss Wang
Leung Ming
as Uncle Chan
Chan Chi-Fai
as Boss Wang's Nephew
A Better Tomorrow facts
- Original title
- 英雄本色
- Box office
- $4.5M
- Collection
- A Better Tomorrow Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Stylish action cinematography revolutionized Hong Kong filmmaking
- •Brotherly bond provides emotional core to crime narrative
- •Innovative gunplay choreography remains exhilarating and impactful
What the audience disliked
- •Melodramatic tone may seem overwrought to Western sensibilities
- •Character motivations occasionally feel contrived or overwrought
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