Best movies on Prime Video (Hong-Kong) : our Top 20

1996 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai

Back on duty, Hong Kong detective Chan Ka-Kui teams up with Interpol to track down an illicit arms trafficker. As the investigation widens, he uncovers layers of deceit and soon realizes he’s being manipulated by a shadowy organization posing as Russian intelligence.

With Jackie Chan, Jackson Lau Hok Yin, Annie Wu Chen-Chun, Bill Tung Biu, Yuri Petrov, Nonna Grishaeva and Ailen Sit Chun-Wai

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

1982 · Ridley Scott

Set in a pollution-laden, dystopian Los Angeles in 2019, retired blade runner Rick Deckard is pulled back into service to track four fugitive replicants who have come to Earth seeking their creator and a means to prolong their artificially short lives.

With Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah and William Sanderson

2004 · Stephen Chow

Shanghai in the 1940s is under the iron grip of the feared Axe Gang. Small-time crooks Sing and Bone try to worm their way into the organization, but instead make a string of powerful enemies. When eccentric martial-arts teachers and unexpected inner strengths emerge from the city's most unlikely corners, the pair must summon their courage and face the Axe Gang head-on.

With Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Lam Tze-chung, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, Eva Huang and Danny Chan Kwok-kwan

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

2004 · Wong Kar-wai

A science-fiction novelist, left adrift after losing the woman he believed to be his only true love, spends the next few years moving through a succession of fleeting relationships—each new arrival and departure forcing him to confront grief, reshape his work, and reconsider what he truly wants.

With Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Gong Li, Faye Wong, Takuya Kimura, Zhang Ziyi, Carina Lau and Chang 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

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

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

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

2007 ·

A raw, true account of three teenage Venice Beach surfers—Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams—who reinvented skateboarding with a daring, surf-inspired approach and became known as the Z-Boys. From anonymous kids carving concrete pools to icons of a global movement, their bold new style transforms a pastime into a cultural phenomenon. But as fame and commercialization follow, the pressure of success fractures their bonds and tests the limits of their loyalty.

With Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xu Jinglei, Wei Zongwan, Gu Bao-Ming and Wang Kuirong

1972 · Jeong Chang-hwa

A fledgling boxer enrolls at a martial-arts academy to hone his abilities and qualify for a major tournament. When he learns a violent local gang is terrorizing his town, he abandons formal training to confront the threat. He rescues a young singer from the gang’s intimidation, drawing their ire and forcing him into a personal vendetta. After mastering a devastating iron-palm technique, he returns to the competition and battles his way to victory.

With Lo Lieh, Wang Ping, Huang Chin-feng, Tien Feng, Tung Lin, Fang Mian and Ku Wen-Chung

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.

2010 · Chao-Bin Su

In Imperial China, elite assassin Zeng Jing unexpectedly comes into possession of the relics of a revered Buddhist monk—objects whispered to hold a lost, supernatural force. Determined to restore them to their consecrated tomb, she embarks on a dangerous journey that puts her squarely in the sights of a merciless guild of killers bent on claiming the relics and the power they conceal. With enemies closing in, Zeng must rely on her deadly skills and a growing moral resolve to protect the monk’s legacy and survive.

With Michelle Yeoh, Jung Woo-sung, Wang Xueqi, Barbie Hsu, Shawn Yue, Kelly Lin and Guo Xiaodong

2001 · Brett Ratner

On holiday in Hong Kong, Carter longs for nightlife and romance while his friend Lee is undercover, tracking a Triad boss suspected of murdering two men tied to the American embassy. Their investigation unearths a sophisticated counterfeit ring, dragging them into brutal brawls, narrow escapes and escalating peril. A return to the United States might be the only way to uncover the truth behind the bombing, the fake-money operation, and whether the seductive customs agent Isabella is friend or foe.

With Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Zhang Ziyi, Roselyn Sánchez, Alan King and Harris Yulin

2011 · Jackie Chan

Sun Yat-sen, regarded as China's first provisional president, and military leader Huang Xing spearhead the Wuchang Uprising, mobilizing revolutionaries in a daring bid to overthrow the Qing Dynasty.

With Jackie Chan, Li Bingbing, Joan Chen, Jaycee Chan, Jiang Wu, Hu Ge and Ning Jing

2015 · Patrick Kong

Aurora prepares an intimate anniversary dinner for her husband and moves through the day in solitude as memories of a past lover resurface; a hidden truth, however, hangs over her like a gathering shadow.

With Alex Fong Lik-Sun, Stephy Tang Lai-Yan, David Siu Chung-Hang, Loletta Lee Lai-Chun, Bob Lam Shing-Ban, Leila Tong and Anjaylia Chan

2008 · Stephen Chow

A struggling construction worker, desperate to keep his son enrolled in private school, scavenges a junkyard and brings home a small orb he assumes is a child's toy. When the boy begins to play with it, the seemingly harmless object reveals astonishing, reality-bending powers that upend their lives.

With Stephen Chow, Xu Jiao, Kitty Zhang, Lam Tze-chung, Lee Sheung-Ching, Yao Wen-Xue and Steven Fung Min-Hang

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