Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- kinetic
- volatile
- smoky
- hong kong cinema night
- action movie marathon
What sets it apart
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Nam and Chicken navigate obligations to the Hung Hing gang while rival leaders and personal loyalties pull them in conflicting directions.
Chicken's attraction to Ting Yiu, Lui's mistress, becomes entangled with the escalating conflict between the San Luen and Hung Hing gangs.
Andrew Lau stages the gang rivalry through confrontational set pieces and a stylized Hong Kong underworld atmosphere.
The Macau casino demand, Fai Fat's rivalry with Nam, Lui's greed, Chicken's divided loyalties, and Ting's meeting arrangement converge.
Films like Young and Dangerous, and why
Young and Dangerous 2
hong kong gangster action, brotherhood, gang rivalry, and kinetic street violence
Infernal Affairs
hong kong crime action centered on loyalty, betrayal, and competing criminal organizations
A Better Tomorrow
stylized gangster drama featuring underworld ambition, rival factions, and volatile male friendship
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
- Release Date
- 1996-01-25
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (85)
Cast
- Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin
- Jordan Chan Siu-Chun
- Michael Tse Tin-Wah
- Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung
- Francis Ng Chun-Yu
- Frankie Ng Chi-Hung
- Gigi Lai Chi
- Jason Chu Wing-Tong
- Spencer Lam Seung-Yi
- Simon Yam
Common questions
- What is Young and Dangerous about?
- A brash Hong Kong gangster saga where brotherhood, romantic betrayal, and a casino power struggle push two friends toward opposing sides.
- What is Young and Dangerous like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Young and Dangerous as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Young and Dangerous violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Young and Dangerous as brutal.
- Which films are like Young and Dangerous?
- Films with a similar feel include Young and Dangerous 2, Infernal Affairs, and A Better Tomorrow.
- How long is Young and Dangerous?
- Young and Dangerous runs 99 minutes.
