# A Better Tomorrow (1986)

> A Hong Kong crime-action melodrama where a repentant counterfeiter fights to protect his police-officer brother from the violent world he wants to leave behind.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6445

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
- Director: John Woo
- Cast: Ti Lung, Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu Bo-Yee, Waise Lee Chi-Hung, Tien Feng, John Woo, Sek Yin-Tsi
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092263/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: explosive, sentimental, melodramatic, action movie night, hong kong cinema marathon

## Synopsis

Two brothers on opposite sides of the law must navigate their tumultuous relationship amidst crime and redemption.

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- [Long Arm of the Law II (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/127587)
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- [Bullet in the Head (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/6810)
- [The Killer (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/5884)
- [A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/26382)
- [Long Arm of the Law (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/48590)
- [Just Heroes (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/52092)
- [A Hero Never Dies (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/40429)
- [A Better Tomorrow II (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/11014)

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