Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- serious
- tense
- paranoid
- crime movie night
- hong kong cinema marathon
What sets it apart
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Daniel Wu and Terrance Lau play young versions of Peter Choi and M.B. Lee, making the characters' earlier identities a central framing premise.
The 1995 setting positions the film as an earlier-era crime story connected to characters associated with the Cold War universe.
The film is identified as a crime drama with a cast of officials and politically connected figures, including F.M., Peter Choi, and M.B. Lee.
Films like Cold War 1995, and why
Cold War
shared hong kong crime-drama setting, institutional conflict, and ensemble investigation
Infernal Affairs
shared police intrigue, procedural tension, and morally complicated power structures
The Departed
shared dense crime plotting, urban atmosphere, and shifting loyalties
Movie Details
- Director
- Leung Lok-Man
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Daniel Wu
- Terrance Lau Chun-Him
- Wu Kang-ren
- Louise Wong Tan-Nei
- Fish Liew Chi-Yu
- Aidan Gillen
- Hugh Bonneville
- Chow Yun-Fat
- Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing
- Tony Leung Ka-fai
Common questions
- What is Cold War 1995 about?
- A Hong Kong crime drama revisiting younger versions of key figures amid an opaque 1995 power struggle.
- What is Cold War 1995 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cold War 1995 as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cold War 1995 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Cold War 1995.
- Which films are like Cold War 1995?
- Films with a similar feel include Cold War, Infernal Affairs, and The Departed.
