Detective Chinatown

Name: Detective Chinatown
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Action, Adventure
Released: 2015-12-31
Duration: 2 h 15 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Tong Liya, Chen He, Xiao Shenyang

2015·Movie·NR·135 min·★ 6.8(158)

Comedy Mystery Action Adventure

After being rejected from the police college, a mannerly man travels to Bangkok where he and an energetic distant relative must solve a murder case.

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About Detective Chinatown

Detective Chinatown is a 2015 Chinese-language comedy, mystery and action film directed by Chen Sicheng. The cast is led by Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Tong Liya. It has a runtime of 2h 15m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, YouTube TV.

Detective Chinatown was produced by Heyi Pictures, Quidam Studios, and Wu Zhou Film Distribution and made in China. It was released on December 31, 2015, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $15 million, it went on to gross $126 million worldwide.

Director: Chen Sicheng
Writers: Chen Sicheng
Release date: December 31, 2015
Original language: Chinese
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: China
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $126 million
Production: Heyi Pictures, Quidam Studios, Wu Zhou Film Distribution

Detective Chinatown cast & crew

Detective Chinatown was directed by Chen Sicheng and written by Chen Sicheng.

The cast features Wang Baoqiang as Tang Ren, Liu Haoran as Qin Feng, Tong Liya as Ah Xiang, Chen He as Huang Landeng, Xiao Shenyang as Bei Ge, and Xiao Yang as Kon Tai.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nathan Wang, cinematography is by Du Jie, and it was produced by Rong Ma and Gillian Zhao.

Is Detective Chinatown worth watching?

Detective Chinatown holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 158 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 2h 15m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, mystery, and action, Detective Chinatown is worth a place on your watchlist.

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