Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- kinetic
- paranoid
- action movie night
- hong kong cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as an energetic and polished Hong Kong crime-action spectacle, even if its familiar conspiracy machinery limits its dramatic impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation repeatedly complicates the distinction between the police and the international terrorist organization.
Three officers follow clues after a hacker's arrest while the investigation exposes uncertain affiliations and hidden agendas.
The officers follow investigative clues from their local police conflict into foreign lands.
The plot begins with a car crash and escalates into a war between local police and an international terrorist organization.
Films like Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy, and why
Infernal Affairs
Hong Kong crime action, undercover investigations, shifting loyalties, and kinetic set pieces
The Departed
International police-crime thriller built around covert identities, betrayal, and moral ambiguity
Cold War
Stylized Hong Kong action spectacle combining police investigation, criminal conspiracies, and double-crosses
Movie Details
- Director
- Jazz Boon
- Release Date
- 2019-08-07
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (63)
Cast
- Nick Cheung Ka-Fai
- Francis Ng Chun-Yu
- Louis Koo
- Jiang Peiyao
- Huang Zhizhong
- Liu Yuning
- Jacky Cai
- Benjamin Yuen Wai-Ho
- Keith Ng Shui-Ting
- Vincent Lam Wai
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hi-YAH, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy about?
- Three police officers pursue a captured hacker through an international conspiracy where every alliance may conceal another betrayal.
- What is Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy as brutal.
- What did critics think of Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as an energetic and polished Hong Kong crime-action spectacle, even if its familiar conspiracy machinery limits its dramatic impact.
- Which films are like Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy?
- Films with a similar feel include Infernal Affairs, The Departed, and Cold War.
- How long is Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy?
- Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy?
- In United States, Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy streams on Hi-YAH, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel.
