Overview
A former cop must confront his past as a crime boss seeks revenge, leading to explosive confrontations.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- kinetic
- witty
- comic
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly find the sequel generally favorable, praising its pacing and bravura stunt work while noting its thinner story and comparatively restrained action.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jackie Chan's police battles, falls, and set pieces foreground dangerous physical stunt work as the film's primary attraction.
Chan Ka-Kui is demoted to traffic duty because his unorthodox police work conflicts with official discipline.
Chu Tao's harassment of Kevin and May overlaps with the bombers' extortion campaign against building owners.
The film places Jackie Chan's comic physicality inside police confrontations, investigations, and high-risk fights.
Films like Police Story 2, and why
Police Story
hong kong police action, martial arts choreography, comic timing, and escalating stunt-driven set pieces
Supercop
jackie chan's physical comedy, inventive martial arts, police protagonists, and elaborate practical stunts
Project A
hong kong crime action combining police work, bomb threats, martial arts, and exuberant stunt spectacle
Drunken Master II
martial arts action shaped by comic performance, dangerous practical choreography, and an underdog law-enforcement hero
Movie Details
- Director
- Jackie Chan
- Release Date
- 1988-08-13
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (663)
Cast
- Jackie Chan
- Maggie Cheung
- Bill Tung Biu
- Lam Kwok-Hung
- Chor Yuen
- Charlie Cho Cha-Lee
- John Cheung Ng-Long
- Benny Lai Keung-Kuen
- Guan Shan
- Lisa Chiao Chiao
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Police Story 2 about?
- A demoted Hong Kong police sergeant faces a vengeful crime boss and a citywide bombing scheme in a showcase of comic martial-arts ingenuity.
- What is Police Story 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Police Story 2 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Police Story 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Police Story 2 as brutal.
- What did critics think of Police Story 2?
- Critics broadly find the sequel generally favorable, praising its pacing and bravura stunt work while noting its thinner story and comparatively restrained action.
- Which films are like Police Story 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Police Story, Supercop, Project A, and Drunken Master II.
- How long is Police Story 2?
- Police Story 2 runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Police Story 2?
- In United States, Police Story 2 streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
