Big Brother

Name: Big Brother
Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy
Released: 2018-08-16
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Donnie Yen, Joe Chen, Lok Ming-Kit, Yu Kang, Bruce Tong Kwan-Chi

2018·Movie·111 min·★ 7.5(287)

Action Drama Comedy

“Friend. Teacher. Protector.”

A soldier-turned-high school teacher uses unusual methods to reach to a class of poor students, while dealing with a greedy entrepreneur and his gang of fighters as well as the government.

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Where to watch Big Brother in United States

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Where is Big Brother streaming around the world?

Country	Streaming on	Rent / Buy
United States	Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
Canada	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Tubi TV, Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Japan	—	Google Play Movies
South Korea	wavve, Watcha	wavve, Google Play Movies

About Big Brother

Big Brother is a 2018 Chinese-language action, drama and comedy film directed by Kam Ka-wai. The cast is led by Donnie Yen, Joe Chen, Lok Ming-Kit. It has a runtime of 1h 51m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Hi-YAH.

Big Brother was produced by Bullet Films and Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP) and made in China and Hong Kong. It was released on August 16, 2018.

Director: Kam Ka-wai
Writers: Chan Tai-Lee
Release date: August 16, 2018
Original language: Chinese
Status: Released
Country: China, Hong Kong
Production: Bullet Films, Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP)

Big Brother cast & crew

Big Brother was directed by Kam Ka-wai and written by Chan Tai-Lee.

The cast features Donnie Yen as Henry Chen Xia, Joe Chen as Miss Liang, Lok Ming-Kit as Jack Li, Yu Kang as Kane Luo, Bruce Tong Kwan-Chi as Bruce Guan, and Chris Kwan-Yiu Tong as Chris Guan.

Behind the camera, it was produced by Wong Jing and Donnie Yen.

Is Big Brother worth watching?

Big Brother holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 287 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 1h 51m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, drama, and comedy, Big Brother is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Big Brother

In United States, you can stream Big Brother on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Hi-YAH Amazon Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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