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The Departed
2006· 2h 31m· Drama, Thriller, Crime· en
8.216.5K
Best Hong Kong Movies of All Time
This collection ranks 5,311 hong kong movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is The Departed.
5,311 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Blade Runner
1982· 1h 58m· Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller· en
7.915.3K - 3
Farewell My Concubine
1993· 2h 51m· Drama· zh
7.9701 - 4
In the Mood for Love
2000· 1h 39m· Drama, Romance· zh
8.13.3K - 5
The Revenant
2015· 2h 37m· Western, Drama, Adventure· en
7.519.6K - 6
The Furious
2026· 1h 54m· Action, Crime, Thriller· zh
8.2634 - 7
Chungking Express
1994· 1h 43m· Drama, Comedy, Romance· zh
8.02.3K - 8
Infernal Affairs
2002· 1h 41m· Drama, Action, Thriller· zh
7.81.9K - 9
The Shadow's Edge
2025· 2h 22m· Action, Crime, Drama· zh
8.11.3K - 10
Hero
2002· 1h 39m· Drama, Adventure, Action· zh
7.52.6K - 11
Kung Fu Hustle
2004· 1h 39m· Action, Comedy, Crime· zh
7.53.3K - 12
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
2021· 1h 50m· Animation, Adventure, Comedy· en
7.83.4K - 13
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000· 2h 0m· Adventure, Drama, Action· zh
7.43.7K - 14
Shaolin Soccer
2001· 1h 53m· Action, Comedy· zh
7.22.6K - 15
Enter the Dragon
1973· 1h 42m· Action· en
7.42.1K - 16
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
2018· 2h 6m· Action, Science Fiction· ko
7.9783 - 17
Ip Man
2008· 1h 46m· Drama, Action, History· zh
7.84.2K - 18
Better Days
2019· 2h 15m· Drama, Crime, Romance· zh
8.1573 - 19
To Live
1994· 2h 13m· Drama, Romance, War· zh
8.1377 - 20
Hard Boiled
1992· 2h 6m· Action, Thriller, Crime· zh
7.5973 - 21
Air
2023· 1h 52m· Drama, History· en
7.32.4K - 22
The Killer
1989· 1h 50m· Action, Crime, Drama· zh
7.6923 - 23
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
1995· 1h 39m· Action, Adventure, Fantasy· zh
7.7271 - 24
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994· 1h 42m· Action, Comedy· zh
7.51.1K - 25
Raise the Red Lantern
1991· 2h 5m· Drama· zh
7.9805 - 26
Drunken Master
1978· 1h 51m· Action, Comedy· zh
7.41.2K - 27
Fallen Angels
1995· 1h 38m· Action, Romance, Crime· zh
7.71.3K - 28
Police Story
1985· 1h 39m· Action, Crime, Comedy· zh
7.61.1K - 29
Cloud Atlas
2012· 2h 52m· Drama, Science Fiction· en
6.97.6K - 30
Fearless
2006· 1h 43m· Drama, Action· zh
7.51.4K - 31
Comrades, Almost a Love Story
1996· 1h 58m· Drama, Romance· zh
7.9179 - 32
Ong-Bak
2003· 1h 45m· Action, Crime, Thriller· th
7.21.9K - 33
The Way of the Dragon
1972· 1h 40m· Action, Crime· zh
7.41.3K - 34
Hokum
2026· 1h 48m· Horror· en
6.9781 - 35
Deepwater Horizon
2016· 1h 47m· Drama, Action· en
6.95.0K - 36
Happy Together
1997· 1h 36m· Drama, Romance· zh
7.6816 - 37
A Better Tomorrow
1986· 1h 35m· Action, Crime, Drama· zh
7.4632 - 38
Patriots Day
2016· 2h 13m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
7.12.9K - 39
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1995· 1h 28m· Action, Adventure, Fantasy· zh
7.5318 - 40
Operation Condor
1991· 1h 47m· Action, Adventure, Crime· zh
7.3665 - 41
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017· 1h 58m· Action, Comedy, Crime· en
6.96.8K - 42
Prison on Fire
1987· 1h 41m· Crime, Drama· zh
7.0109 - 43
Fist of Fury
1972· 1h 48m· Drama, Action, Thriller· zh
7.21.1K - 44
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978· 1h 56m· Action, Adventure· zh
7.5513 - 45
House of Flying Daggers
2004· 1h 59m· Adventure, Drama, Action· zh
7.31.8K - 46
Who Am I?
1998· 2h 0m· Adventure, Action, Comedy· zh
7.21.0K - 47
Now You See Me 2
2016· 2h 9m· Crime, Thriller· en
6.811.8K - 48
Fist of Legend
1994· 1h 43m· Action· zh
7.5626 - 49
New Police Story
2004· 2h 3m· Action, Thriller, Crime· zh
7.2842 - 50
Infernal Affairs II
2003· 1h 59m· Action, Thriller, Crime· zh
7.3487
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Frequently asked questions
How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?
5,311 movies with real rating data match this collection.
How are these movies ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
Which movie is ranked #1?
The Departed currently holds the top position in this collection.
How often is this list updated?
Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.