Chasing the Dragon

Name: Chasing the Dragon
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2017-09-28
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Kent Cheng Jak-Si, Philip Keung Ho-Man, Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung

2017·Movie·128 min·★ 7.0(139)

Action Crime Thriller

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.

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Australia	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Japan	—	Google Play Movies
South Korea	wavve, Watcha, TVING	wavve, Google Play Movies

About Chasing the Dragon

Chasing the Dragon is a 2017 cn-language action, crime and thriller film directed by Wong Jing and Jason Kwan. The cast is led by Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Kent Cheng Jak-Si. It has a runtime of 2h 8m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Hi-YAH.

Chasing the Dragon was produced by Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP), Bona Film Group, and Infinitus Entertainment and made in Hong Kong and China. It was released on September 28, 2017. Made on a budget of about $30 million, it went on to gross $88 million worldwide.

Director: Wong Jing, Jason Kwan
Writers: Wong Jing, Jason Kwan
Release date: September 28, 2017
Original language: cn
Status: Released
Country: Hong Kong, China
Budget: $30 million
Box office: $88 million
Production: Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP), Bona Film Group, Infinitus Entertainment

Chasing the Dragon cast & crew

Chasing the Dragon was directed by Wong Jing and Jason Kwan and written by Wong Jing and Jason Kwan.

The cast features Donnie Yen as Crippled Ho, Andy Lau as Lee Rock, Kent Cheng Jak-Si as Piggy, Philip Keung Ho-Man as Wil, Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung as Wayne, and Yu Kang as Chad.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Comfort Chan, cinematography is by Jason Kwan, and it was produced by Liu Wenpu and Chen Qingyi.

Is Chasing the Dragon worth watching?

Chasing the Dragon holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 139 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 2h 8m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, crime, and thriller, Chasing the Dragon is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Chasing the Dragon

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