Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- farcical
- energetic
- action movie night
- hong kong cinema marathon
What sets it apart
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Teapot, Exhaust Pipe, Rookie, Curly, and Vaseline reunite after prison and operate together despite their sharply contrasting comic identities.
The film’s martial arts and gang confrontations are framed through farcical situations and physical comedy rather than grim realism.
Rival Triad gangs fight for control of the counterfeit currency market, providing the concrete engine of the plot.
Sammo Hung’s film combines a prison-friends ensemble, physical gags, martial arts, and Triad crime within classic Hong Kong commercial cinema.
Films like Winners & Sinners, and why
Wheels on Meals
Hong Kong action comedy combining martial arts choreography, criminal entanglements, slapstick teamwork, and an ensemble of comic friends.
My Lucky Stars
Fast-moving Hong Kong buddy comedy with inventive physical action, crime plotting, and charismatic ensemble chemistry.
The Millionaires' Express
Martial arts crime comedy driven by farcical misunderstandings, friendship, and escalating gang conflict.
Project A
Ensemble Hong Kong action comedy balancing stunt spectacle, comic personalities, and criminal intrigue.
Movie Details
- Director
- Sammo Hung
- Release Date
- 1983-07-07
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (231)
Cast
- Sammo Hung
- Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
- Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
- John Shum Kin-Fun
- Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin
- Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
- Jackie Chan
- Cecilia Yip Tung
- James Tien Chun
- Pat Ha Man-Jik
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Winners & Sinners about?
- Five ex-con friends turn a cleaning business into an accidental battleground when Triad rivals drag them into a counterfeit-money war.
- What is Winners & Sinners like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Winners & Sinners as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Winners & Sinners violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Winners & Sinners as moderate.
- Which films are like Winners & Sinners?
- Films with a similar feel include Wheels on Meals, My Lucky Stars, The Millionaires' Express, and Project A.
- How long is Winners & Sinners?
- Winners & Sinners runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Winners & Sinners?
- In United States, Winners & Sinners streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
