Overview
A gripping tale of crime and corruption unfolds in the heart of Hong Kong.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- dark
- serious
- urgent
- action movie night
- jackie chan marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a stylish, suspenseful, fast-moving Hong Kong action thriller and singled out Jackie Chan's unusually serious dramatic performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Inspector Eddie Chan is presented in one of Jackie Chan's most serious dramatic roles, with the kidnapping investigation carrying substantial personal and institutional pressure.
The central investigation is explicitly entangled with corruption inside Hong Kong policing.
Kidnapping and hostage-taking drive the plot and create the film's sustained thriller tension.
The climax substitutes some of Chan's usual comedic acrobatics with spectacular, successive action setpieces and martial-arts choreography.
Films like Crime Story, and why
Police Story
Hong Kong action crime thriller with police corruption, hard-edged suspense, and elaborate stunt choreography
Infernal Affairs
Serious Hong Kong police procedural combining criminal investigation, corruption, and kinetic action setpieces
Manhunt
True-crime-inflected police thriller built around kidnapping, institutional pressure, and intense urban action
Movie Details
- Director
- Kirk Wong Chi-Keung
- Release Date
- 1993-06-24
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (217)
Cast
- Jackie Chan
- Kent Cheng Jak-Si
- Christine Ng Wing-mei
- Law Kar-Ying
- Susanna Au-Yeung Pui-San
- Ken Lo Wai-Kwong
- Pan Lingling
- Blackie Ko Sau-Leung
- Wan Fat
- Paul Chung Fat
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Crime Story about?
- A hardened Hong Kong inspector confronts kidnappers and corruption in a tense true-crime action thriller that puts Jackie Chan's dramatic intensity beside spectacular stunt craft.
- What is Crime Story like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Crime Story as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Crime Story violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Crime Story as graphic.
- What did critics think of Crime Story?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a stylish, suspenseful, fast-moving Hong Kong action thriller and singled out Jackie Chan's unusually serious dramatic performance.
- Which films are like Crime Story?
- Films with a similar feel include Police Story, Infernal Affairs, and Manhunt.
- How long is Crime Story?
- Crime Story runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Crime Story?
- In United States, Crime Story streams on fuboTV, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
