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The Departed
2006· 2h 31m· Drama, Thriller, Crime· en
8.216.5K
Best Hong Kong Movies of the 2000s
This collection ranks 787 movies from Hong Kong released in the 2000s. 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 sits The Departed.
787 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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In the Mood for Love
2000· 1h 39m· Drama, Romance· zh
8.13.3K - 3
Infernal Affairs
2002· 1h 41m· Drama, Action, Thriller· zh
7.81.9K - 4
Hero
2002· 1h 39m· Drama, Adventure, Action· zh
7.52.6K - 5
Kung Fu Hustle
2004· 1h 39m· Action, Comedy, Crime· zh
7.53.3K - 6
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000· 2h 0m· Adventure, Drama, Action· zh
7.43.7K - 7
Shaolin Soccer
2001· 1h 53m· Action, Comedy· zh
7.22.6K - 8
Ip Man
2008· 1h 46m· Drama, Action, History· zh
7.84.2K - 9
Fearless
2006· 1h 43m· Drama, Action· zh
7.51.4K - 10
Ong-Bak
2003· 1h 45m· Action, Crime, Thriller· th
7.21.9K - 11
House of Flying Daggers
2004· 1h 59m· Adventure, Drama, Action· zh
7.31.8K - 12
New Police Story
2004· 2h 3m· Action, Thriller, Crime· zh
7.2842 - 13
Infernal Affairs II
2003· 1h 59m· Action, Thriller, Crime· zh
7.3487 - 14
Rush Hour 2
2001· 1h 30m· Action, Comedy, Crime· en
6.84.7K - 15
2046
2004· 2h 8m· Drama, Science Fiction, Romance· zh
7.21.1K - 16
The Protector
2005· 1h 45m· Action, Crime, Drama· th
7.1953 - 17
Red Cliff
2008· 2h 25m· Adventure, Drama, History· zh
7.1884 - 18
Red Cliff II
2009· 2h 21m· Action, Adventure, Drama· zh
7.3502 - 19
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006· 1h 54m· Action, Drama, Fantasy· zh
6.9841 - 20
CJ7
2008· 1h 28m· Comedy, Drama, Family· zh
7.3822 - 21
Crazy Stone
2006· 1h 38m· Action, Comedy· zh
7.6147 - 22
Secret
2007· 1h 41m· Fantasy, Drama, Thriller· zh
7.5206 - 23
City of Life and Death
2009· 2h 12m· Drama, History, War· zh
7.4237 - 24
A World Without Thieves
2004· 1h 53m· Action, Drama· zh
7.3155 - 25
Election
2005· 1h 41m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· zh
7.2300 - 26
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008· 1h 44m· Action, Adventure, Fantasy· en
6.62.0K - 27
Rob-B-Hood
2006· 2h 16m· Drama, Action, Comedy· zh
7.0696 - 28
SPL: Kill Zone
2005· 1h 33m· Action, Crime, Drama· zh
6.9360 - 29
Shanghai Noon
2000· 1h 50m· Adventure, Comedy, Western· en
6.42.8K - 30
Exiled
2006· 1h 48m· Action, Crime, Thriller· zh
7.2266 - 31
Merantau
2009· 2h 14m· Action, Drama, Thriller· id
6.5230 - 32
Election 2
2006· 1h 32m· Drama, Crime, Thriller· zh
7.4205 - 33
Infernal Affairs III
2003· 1h 58m· Crime, Drama, Action· zh
7.0378 - 34
The Warlords
2007· 2h 6m· Action, Drama, History· zh
6.8371 - 35
Blind Shaft
2003· 1h 32m· Drama, Crime· zh
7.663 - 36
Mountain Patrol
2004· 1h 25m· Action, Drama· zh
7.685 - 37
Shinjuku Incident
2009· 1h 59m· Drama, Action, Thriller· zh
6.7324 - 38
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
2009· 1h 55m· Adventure, Drama, Action· zh
7.5448 - 39
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
2007· 1h 26m· Action, Animation, Fantasy· ja
7.2135 - 40
Astro Boy
2009· 1h 34m· Animation, Action, Family· en
6.31.7K - 41
Initial D
2005· 1h 49m· Action, Crime, Drama· zh
6.7312 - 42
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005· 1h 49m· Drama· zh
7.193 - 43
Mad Detective
2007· 1h 31m· Action, Crime, Thriller· zh
7.1224 - 44
PTU
2003· 1h 28m· Crime, Thriller· zh
7.0175 - 45
Assembly
2007· 2h 3m· Action, History· zh
6.9152 - 46
Shanghai Knights
2003· 1h 55m· Adventure, Comedy, Western· en
6.12.5K - 47
Turn Left, Turn Right
2003· 1h 36m· Romance, Drama· zh
7.234 - 48
Vengeance
2009· 1h 48m· Action, Crime, Thriller· zh
6.6210 - 49
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000· 1h 40m· Documentary, Action· en
7.3107 - 50
TMNT
2007· 1h 27m· Adventure, Animation, Comedy· en
6.21.3K
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Frequently asked questions
How many hong kong movies were made in the 2000s?
787 Hong Kong productions from the 2000s have real rating data.
How are these hong kong films 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.
What is the best hong kong movie of the 2000s?
The Departed currently holds the #1 position.