Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- volatile
- darkly playful
- late night thriller viewing
- hong kong action marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the segmented Hong Kong crime thriller energetic and inventive but uneven in execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story is explicitly told in three approximately thirty-minute segments centered on the treasure hunt.
The three friends' pursuit of a mysterious stranger's buried treasure motivates the escalating criminal intrigue.
The treasure search places friends and competing figures in a tense, betrayal-prone criminal web.
The film is identified as an action film and combines crime plotting with high-intensity thriller conflict.
Films like Triangle, and why
Exiled
Hong Kong crime thriller energy, shifting alliances, and escalating betrayal among desperate characters
Infernal Affairs
Stylized crime action, morally compromised protagonists, and volatile underworld confrontations
Pulp Fiction
Fragmented crime storytelling, dark humor, and unpredictable collisions between criminal schemes
Movie Details
- Directors
- Johnnie To, Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
- Release Date
- 2007-10-01
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (65)
Cast
- Louis Koo
- Simon Yam
- Sun Honglei
- Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
- Kelly Lin Hsi-Lei
- You Yongzhi
- Lam Suet
- Li Haitao
- Benny Lam Diy-Kuen
- Chan Kai-Wa
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Triangle about?
- Three friends plunge into a treacherous Hong Kong treasure hunt where greed turns camaraderie into criminal chaos.
- What is Triangle like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Triangle as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Triangle violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Triangle as graphic.
- What did critics think of Triangle?
- Critics broadly found the segmented Hong Kong crime thriller energetic and inventive but uneven in execution.
- Which films are like Triangle?
- Films with a similar feel include Exiled, Infernal Affairs, and Pulp Fiction.
- How long is Triangle?
- Triangle runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Triangle?
- In United States, Triangle streams on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel.
