Life Without Principle

Name: Life Without Principle
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2011-10-20
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Lau Ching-Wan, Richie Jen, Myolie Wu Hang-Yee, Denise Ho Wan-Si, Philip Keung Ho-Man

2011·Movie·107 min·★ 6.7(88)

Crime Drama

“FOR FIVE MILLION DOLLARS, HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO?”

A criminal, a bank clerk and a police officer find their destinies entwined when a loan shark gets assaulted after having withdrawn $10 million from the bank in the midst of the world financial crisis.

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About Life Without Principle

Life Without Principle is a 2011 cn-language crime and drama film directed by Johnnie To. The cast is led by Lau Ching-Wan, Richie Jen, Myolie Wu Hang-Yee. It has a runtime of 1h 47m. Viewers rate it 6.7/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Plex.

Life Without Principle was produced by Media Asia Films and Milkyway Image and made in Hong Kong. It was released on October 20, 2011.

Director: Johnnie To
Writers: Jeff Cheung Ka-Kit, Yau Nai-Hoi, Yip Tin-Shing
Release date: October 20, 2011
Original language: cn
Status: Released
Country: Hong Kong
Production: Media Asia Films, Milkyway Image

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Life Without Principle cast & crew

Life Without Principle was directed by Johnnie To and written by Jeff Cheung Ka-Kit, Yau Nai-Hoi, and Yip Tin-Shing.

The cast features Lau Ching-Wan as Three-Legged Panther, Richie Jen as Inspector Cheung Jin-fong, Myolie Wu Hang-Yee as Connie, Denise Ho Wan-Si as Teresa Chan, Philip Keung Ho-Man as Law Siu Lung, and Lo Hoi-Pang as Chung Yuen.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Cheng Siu-Keung and it was produced by John Chong and Johnnie To.

Is Life Without Principle worth watching?

Life Without Principle holds an audience score of 6.7/10 from 88 ratings, a solidly received crime films.

At 1h 47m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime and drama, Life Without Principle is worth a place on your watchlist.

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