Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- witty
- bombastic
- playful
- action movie night
- hong kong cinema marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kit Li works as Frankie Lane's secret stunt double while Frankie publicly presents himself as the martial arts hero.
The Hong Kong title parodies Die Hard's Chinese title, while the plot turns movie-star heroics and martial arts bravado into comedy.
The exhibition of the Russian crown jewels provides the Doctor's gang with its robbery objective and triggers the hotel siege.
The Russian crown-jewel exhibition hotel is seized by the Doctor's gang, forcing Kit to defend the building against escalating attacks.
Films like High Risk, and why
Once Upon a Time in China II
Hong Kong action-comedy blending martial arts spectacle, hostage crisis tension, and comic bravado
Police Story
Stylized Hong Kong action film combining elaborate stunt work, crime plotting, and charismatic star performance
The Longest Nite
Action-comedy built around an endangered public space, theatrical humor, and escalating martial arts set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- Wong Jing
- Release Date
- 1995-07-01
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (152)
Cast
- Jet Li
- Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau
- Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching
- Kelvin Wong Siu
- Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei
- Ken Yang
- Wu Ma
- Valerie Chow
- Billy Chow Bei-Lei
- Ben Lam Kwok-Bun
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is High Risk about?
- A guilt-haunted bodyguard and his cowardly movie-star double confront a jewel-stealing gang in a gleefully self-parodying Hong Kong hotel siege.
- What is High Risk like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of High Risk as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is High Risk violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in High Risk as brutal.
- Which films are like High Risk?
- Films with a similar feel include Once Upon a Time in China II, Police Story, and The Longest Nite.
- How long is High Risk?
- High Risk runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch High Risk?
- In United States, High Risk streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
