Best movies on Apple TV+ (Hong-Kong) : our Top 20

2011 · Andrew Lau

Fang Zhen Dong, a night patrol officer in Beijing, crosses paths one evening with Li Pei Ru, a Hong Kong real-estate agent who, flushed and tipsy after a karaoke session at a KTV, stumbles into his watchful presence. Ambitious and intent on carving out a fortune in the sprawling, cosmopolitan capital, Li finds her plans complicated by the city's moral and emotional entanglements and becomes involved in a secret relationship with a married man. As their lives collide, both are forced to face the costs of desire, compromise and survival in a place that promises opportunity but exacts a price.

With Liu Ye, Anthony Wong, Shu Qi, Liang Tian, Feng Danying, Sa Rina and Zhang Songwen

2017 · Rupert Sanders

By 2029, ubiquitous networks and implanted cybernetics have erased the boundary between human thought and digital systems — and with that fusion comes a new threat: minds that can be remotely hijacked. A shadowy figure known only as "The Puppetmaster" begins exploiting that weakness to manipulate political events by seizing control of key individuals. To stop the unseen hand reshaping society, Section 9 — an elite squad of law enforcers augmented with cutting-edge cybernetics — is deployed to trace the hacker, expose the conspiracy, and confront the ethical cost of defending a world in which free will can be commandeered.

With Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han, Juliette Binoche and Peter Ferdinando

2002 · Andrew Lau

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been planted deep inside the local mafia, while Lau Kin Ming, a promising member of that same gang, secretly rises through the ranks of the police. Years later, now known as Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, the two men—each shaped by a life lived in disguise—find themselves in a tense, urgent struggle to unmask the double agent still hiding within their midst.

With Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Kelly Chen, Sammi Cheng and Edison Chen

2024 · Soi Cheang

In 1980s Hong Kong, displaced teenager Chan Lok-kwun, a refugee from the mainland, survives by taking part in brutal underground fights within the lawless sprawl of the Kowloon Walled City. After being betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to obtain a forged identity, Chan steals a shipment of drugs and takes refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a formidable yet unexpectedly compassionate underworld leader who offers him protection.

With Aaron Kwok, Louis Koo, Richie Jen, Kenny Wong Tak-Ban, Sammo Hung, Philip Ng and Raymond Lam

2016 · Alex Proyas

Two royal brothers in ancient Egypt, once inseparable, find their bond tested when the duties they willingly assume put them at odds, unleashing far-reaching and extraordinary consequences.

With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman, Élodie Yung, Courtney Eaton and Geoffrey Rush

2008 ·

In 208 A.D., as the Han Dynasty teeters on the brink, the calculating Prime Minister Cao convinces the capricious emperor that only a sweeping campaign against the western state of Xu and the southern principality of Eastern Wu can reunify the realm. Armies mobilize on an unprecedented scale, and, with survival at stake, bitter rivals Xu and Eastern Wu set aside their enmity to form a tenuous and unlikely alliance against Cao’s drive for domination.

With Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Feng Yi, Chang Chen, Zhao Wei, Hu Jun and Shidô Nakamura

2012 · Tom Tykwer

Six entwined narratives stretch from the 19th century to a distant, post-apocalyptic future, mapping how individual choices echo across time and link strangers in unexpected ways. Adventure, mystery and romance thread through the episodes as one soul is carried from assassin to unlikely hero, and a single act of mercy sends waves through generations that eventually help spark a revolution centuries hence. Adapted from David Mitchell’s acclaimed novel and directed by Tom Tykwer together with the Wachowskis.

With Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Bae Doona and Ben Whishaw

2018 · Jon M. Chu

A Chinese-American economics professor travels to Singapore with her boyfriend for the wedding of his closest friend and suddenly finds herself drawn into the dazzling, high-stakes world of Asia’s wealthy and celebrated.

With Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina and Harry Shum Jr.

2009 · Teddy Chan

During a 1905 visit to Hong Kong, revolutionary Sun Yat-sen gathers with Tongmenghui comrades to plot the overthrow of the Qing dynasty. When they learn assassins have been dispatched to eliminate him, his supporters rally a handpicked band of protectors to guard him and disrupt the murder plot.

With Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nicholas Tse, Hu Jun, Eric Tsang and Chris Lee

2013 ·

When a revered elder of the Gong family arrives in southern China hunting for a suitable successor, the tranquil life of Wing Chun master Ip Man is suddenly disturbed. He crosses paths with Gong Er, who forces him into a confrontation aimed at reclaiming her family's honor. In the aftermath of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man relocates to Hong Kong and struggles to make ends meet while protecting his family. At the same time, Gong Er abandons peace and pursues a path of vengeance after Ma San murders her father.

With Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Zhao Benshan, Xiao Shenyang, Song Hye-kyo and Wang Qingxiang

2007 · Wong Kar-wai

Reeling from a painful breakup, Elizabeth leaves behind her friends and familiar life to chase a dream across the country. She funds her journey with a string of short-lived waitress jobs in diners and cafés, drifting between towns. Along the way she encounters a procession of lonely, searching people whose longings and wounds run deeper than hers, and through their stories and struggles she begins to see her own pain more clearly and find a path toward understanding and healing.

With Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman, Cat Power and Frankie Faison

1997 · Sammo Hung

A quiet Chinese chef becomes entangled with a bold TV journalist after she secretly captures a drug raid that explodes into violence; pulled into her flight from the scene, he is thrust into a dangerous hunt for the incriminating footage. Hunted by ruthless criminal networks desperate to reclaim the recording, the unlikely allies must dodge ambushes, outwit their pursuers, and decide how far they’ll go to protect the truth—and themselves.

With Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Miki Lee, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Karen McLymont, Vince Poletto and Barry Otto

1986 · Corey Yuen

When an opponent refuses to show mercy, only total defeat seems acceptable. American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane travels to Thailand with his brother Kurt to test his skills against the country’s revered Muay Thai fighters. There he meets the brutal reigning champion Tong Po, who not only defeats Eric in the ring but leaves him permanently paralyzed. Consumed by rage and grief, Kurt swears to avenge his brother.

With Kurt McKinney, Jean-Claude Van Damme, J.W. Fails, Kathie Sileno, Kim Tae-Jeong, Kent Lipham and Ron Pohnel

2014 · David Lam

William Luk, a principled senior investigator at the ICAC, treats his duty as a solemn responsibility and depends on every skill and ounce of loyalty from his team to confront Superintendent Wong, a politically astute and dangerously compromised officer. Wong operates as the public enforcer for Malcolm Wu, a brazen, high‑stakes stock trader whose maverick tactics and ruthless ambition aim to capture a multi‑billion‑dollar portion of the upcoming Hong Kong government pension fund float. As Luk closes in, he must navigate a web of influence, greed and moral ambiguity that threatens not only the case but the lives of those who stand with him.

With Louis Koo, Gordon Lam, Dada Chan, Janelle Sing, Michael Wong, Lo Hoi-pang and Stephen Au

2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien

A hardened contract killer abandons his own rules when he falls for a young woman, then learns that the brutal brothers who hired him had plotted her father's death. Faced with the betrayal, he must turn on his employers and their violent syndicate, risking everything to keep her alive.

With Chang Chen, Shu Qi, Zhou Yun, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ni Dahong, Yong Mei and Lei Zhenyu

2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien

In ninth-century China, ten-year-old Nie Yinniang is taken from her family by a reclusive nun who trains her in lethal fighting arts, shaping her into a precise assassin tasked with eliminating brutal, corrupt officials. After a mission goes wrong, her mentor sends her back to her native land with a final command: to kill the cousin she was once promised to, now the commander of the largest military region in North China. Thirteen years into exile, she must face her parents, the life she left behind, and the long-buried feelings that resurface with her return.

With Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Nikki Hsieh, Sheu Fang-Yi, Ethan Juan, Xu Fan and Zuo Xiaoqing

2024 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai

An archaeologist realizes the surface of artifacts pulled from a glacier matches a jade pendant he once saw in a dream, and, driven by curiosity, he leads his team on an expedition into the glacier’s frozen heart to unravel the mystery.

With Jackie Chan, Zhang Yixing, Gulnezer Bextiyar, Aarif Rahman, Jerry Lee, Peng Xiaoran and Shawn Dou

2015 · Michael Mann

A teenager detained by the U.S. Secret Service for creating malware is forbidden from using computers, but when he and a group of newly made friends uncover a dangerous hacker’s conspiracy they must clandestinely deploy their coding skills to collect the proof. Racing to expose the scheme, they find themselves pursued by federal agents and the brilliant, ruthless programmer who unleashed the attack.

With Chris Hemsworth, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang, Viola Davis, Holt McCallany, Andy On and Yorick van Wageningen

2008 · Daniel Lee Yan-Kong

In the twilight of his life, Zhao launches one final, audacious campaign — a perilous journey of adventure that will forge his legacy and ensure his name endures through the ages.

With Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Maggie Q, Damian Lau, Ti Lung, Elliot Ngok and Andy On

1991 · Michael Pressman

When the final canister of the mutagen that transformed them is within reach, the Turtles clash with Shredder once more to stop him from using it to build an army of new mutants.

With Paige Turco, David Warner, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Kenn Scott, Mark Caso and Kevin Clash