Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- tense
- visceral
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a forceful action crime thriller elevated by Louis Koo's committed performance and Sammo Hung's inventive, brutal choreography.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sammo Hung's action design foregrounds hard-hitting fights and physically consequential combat.
Lee Chung-Chi travels to Thailand after his sixteen-year-old daughter disappears and relentlessly searches for her.
Lee follows a series of clues while uncovering the organ-smuggling operation and his daughter's fate.
The Hong Kong negotiator investigates his daughter's disappearance in Thailand with Chinese and Thai-linked allies.
Films like Paradox, and why
SPL II: A Time for Consequences
ferocious Hong Kong martial arts choreography, crime investigation, and emotionally driven revenge
Flash Point
Hong Kong action crime, brutal close-quarters combat, and a determined father confronting organized violence
The Raid 2
international police crime thriller with relentless action and a personal rescue mission
Drug War
martial arts crime drama built around kidnapping, corruption, and visceral hand-to-hand combat
Movie Details
- Director
- Wilson Yip
- Release Date
- 2017-08-25
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (218)
Cast
- Louis Koo
- Wu Yue
- Tony Jaa
- Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
- Chris Collins
- Jacky Cai
- Ken Lo Wai-Kwong
- Hanna Chan
- Vithaya Pansringarm
- Sompob Benjathikul
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Hi-YAH
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Paradox about?
- A grief-stricken Hong Kong police negotiator enters Thailand’s criminal underworld to find his missing daughter and dismantle a lethal organ-smuggling ring.
- What is Paradox like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Paradox as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Paradox violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Paradox as graphic.
- What did critics think of Paradox?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a forceful action crime thriller elevated by Louis Koo's committed performance and Sammo Hung's inventive, brutal choreography.
- Which films are like Paradox?
- Films with a similar feel include SPL II: A Time for Consequences, Flash Point, The Raid 2, and Drug War.
- How long is Paradox?
- Paradox runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Paradox?
- In United States, Paradox streams on Philo, Hi-YAH.
