The Stool Pigeon

Name: The Stool Pigeon
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2010-08-26
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung, Nick Cheung Ka-Fai, Gwei Lun-Mei, Miao Pu, Liu Kai-Chi

2010·Movie·113 min·★ 5.9(59)

Crime Drama Thriller

Living in the guilt of sacrificing his informant in a previous operation, Criminal Intelligence Inspector Don Lee is wary when his superior orders him to send another informant to spy on the criminal operations of Barbarian, a vicious gangster plotting a jewelry heist. He seeks ex-convict Ghost, who agrees to work for Don despite vowing to go straight since he's desperately in need of money to repay a debt and save his sister. Ghost's driving skills help him infiltrate Barbarian's gang and earn his trust, but by feeding information to Don and hooking up with Barbarian's girlfriend Dee, Ghost is pushing himself into a tight and deadly corner...

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About The Stool Pigeon

The Stool Pigeon is a 2010 cn-language crime, drama and thriller film directed by Dante Lam Chiu-yin. The cast is led by Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung, Nick Cheung Ka-Fai, Gwei Lun-Mei. It has a runtime of 1h 53m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

The Stool Pigeon was produced by JCE Movies, Huayi Brothers Pictures 浙江华谊兄弟影业, and Sil-Metropole Organisation and made in Hong Kong and China. It was released on August 26, 2010.

Director: Dante Lam Chiu-yin
Writers: Dante Lam Chiu-yin, Jack Ng Wai-Lun
Release date: August 26, 2010
Original language: cn
Status: Released
Country: Hong Kong, China
Budget: $10 million
Production: JCE Movies, Huayi Brothers Pictures 浙江华谊兄弟影业, Sil-Metropole Organisation

The Stool Pigeon cast & crew

The Stool Pigeon was directed by Dante Lam Chiu-yin and written by Dante Lam Chiu-yin and Jack Ng Wai-Lun.

The cast features Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung as Ghost Jr., Nick Cheung Ka-Fai as Inspector Don Lee, Gwei Lun-Mei as Dee, Miao Pu as Cher, Liu Kai-Chi as Jabber, and Lu Yi as Barbarian.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Kenny Tse Chung-To and it was produced by Candy Leung Fung-Ying and Song Dai.

Is The Stool Pigeon worth watching?

The Stool Pigeon holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 59 ratings, a more divisive crime films.

At 1h 53m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime, drama, and thriller, The Stool Pigeon is worth a place on your watchlist.

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