Hard Boiled

Name: Hard Boiled
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1992-04-16
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan, Philip Chan Yan-Kin

1992·Movie·NR·126 min·★ 7.5(948)

Action Thriller Crime

“As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.”

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

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About Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled is a 1992 cn-language action, thriller and crime film directed by John Woo. The cast is led by Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang. It has a runtime of 2h 6m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel, Kanopy, Pluto TV.

Hard Boiled was produced by Golden Princess Film Productions and Milestone Pictures and made in Hong Kong. It was released on April 16, 1992, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $5 million, it went on to gross $3 million worldwide.

Director: John Woo
Writers: Gordon Chan, Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, John Woo
Release date: April 16, 1992
OTT release: June 24, 2025
Original language: cn
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Hong Kong
Budget: $5 million
Box office: $3 million
Production: Golden Princess Film Productions, Milestone Pictures

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Hard Boiled cast & crew

Hard Boiled was directed by John Woo and written by Gordon Chan, Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, and John Woo.

The cast features Chow Yun-Fat as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Alan, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang as Johnny Wong, Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan as Teresa Chang, Philip Chan Yan-Kin as Supt. Pang, and Stephen Tung Wai as Little Ko / Fox.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Michael Gibbs, cinematography is by Horace Wong Wing-Hang, and it was produced by Terence Chang and Linda Kuk Mei-Lai.

Is Hard Boiled worth watching?

Hard Boiled holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 948 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 2h 6m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, thriller, and crime, Hard Boiled is worth a place on your watchlist.

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It first became available to stream digitally on June 24, 2025.

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