David Wu

David Wu

David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese 胡大為; born Hong Kong, 1952) is a Hong Kong-Canadian editor, director, and actor of film and television, known for his collaborations with directors John Woo and Ronnie Yu. He is also the editor of several international cult classics such as A Chinese Ghost Story , Hard Boiled, Bride of Chucky and Brotherhood of the Wolf. He has been nominated 12 times for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing, winning twice for Hard Boiled (1992) and The Crossing (2014). He has also been nominated for several Directors Guild of Canada and Leo Awards.

  • Title : David Wu
  • Popularity : 3.732
  • Known For : Editing
  • Birthday : 1952-07-31
  • Place of Birth : Hong Kong, China
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  • Also Known As : Dawei Hu, Dai-Wai Woo, Da-wei Hu, David Wu Dai-Wai, 胡大為, Wu Dai-Wai, David Woo Dai-Wai, David Hu, Hu Da-Wei, Hu Tai-Wai, Hu Kua, 胡大为
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David Wu Movies

  • 1993
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    Flying Dagger

    Flying Dagger

    4.1 1993 HD

    The well-known "Flying Dagger" Chung and his nephew Lam lived on rewards from apprehending bandits. Chung refused the love of "Great Coquette" Lady...

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  • 1985
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    Run Tiger Run

    Run Tiger Run

    8.8 1985 HD

    Two street urchins meet up with a sad and lonely rich kid. They become friends when the kid's shady uncle mistakes them for his nephews.

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  • 1986
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    Where's Officer Tuba?

    Where's Officer Tuba?

    6.5 1986 HD

    Tuba is a fainthearted cop who prefers to play in the brass section of the police band to pounding the streets. One day, he finds himself caught up...

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  • 1982
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    Young Dreams

    Young Dreams

    1 1982 HD

    Hong Kong movie

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  • 1980
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    Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind

    Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind

    7.026 1980 HD

    Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers...

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  • 1980
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    We're Going to Eat You

    We're Going to Eat You

    6.3 1980 HD

    A secret agent investigates a village that is populated by crazed, inbred cannibals.

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  • 1978
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    Follow the Star

    Follow the Star

    10 1978 HD

    On that side of the track is Ah Sing (Roy Chiao), uncouth, unkempt, a garage repairman, a bravado with plenty of tricks up his overall sleeve. And on...

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  • 1993
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    C'est La Vie Mon Cheri

    C'est La Vie Mon Cheri

    6.9 1993 HD

    Unable to make it as a commercial success because he staunchly refuses to sell out, a struggling Hong Kong musician rediscovers his love of music and...

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  • 1987
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    Goodbye Darling

    Goodbye Darling

    6 1987 HD

    Tai (Raymond Wong), a loving and caring husband and Josephine (Cherrie Chung), his sweet and darling wife, are a young, merry couple. Tai has a close...

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  • 1988
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    Fatal Love

    Fatal Love

    6 1988 HD

    Leslie Cheung picks up a girl while driving his car in a remote location and offers her a ride back home.

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  • 1993
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    Shadow Cop

    Shadow Cop

    1 1993 HD

    Hsiong, a young narcotics officer, hooks up through comic accidents with a party girl named Witty. She shops, plays mahjongg, and charges him for...

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  • 1987
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    A Chinese Ghost Story

    A Chinese Ghost Story

    7.3 1987 HD

    Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. No one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he...

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  • 1994
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    Hello! Who Is It?

    Hello! Who Is It?

    4.7 1994 HD

    May Chan (Anita Lee) becomes a hooker in order to save money for her son's liver operation in Australia; she spends all of her free time feeding her...

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  • 1988
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    The Diary of a Big Man

    The Diary of a Big Man

    6.2 1988 HD

    A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering...

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  • 1987
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    Sister Cupid

    Sister Cupid

    3.5 1987 HD

    Kit (Jacky Cheung) accidentally stumbles upon a house after his motorbike went out of control, and a girl (Maggie Cheung) helps him on his feet, then...

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  • 1986
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    Happy Ghost III

    Happy Ghost III

    6.8 1986 HD

    A young, unsuccessful singer, after committing suicide, is to be reincarnated, this time into a musical family. Her spirit must get to the hospital...

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  • 1986
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    Immortal Story

    Immortal Story

    5.8 1986 HD

    Set in the then Portuguese colony of Macau, IMMORTAL STORY depicts the story of the love affair between a small time chanteuse and her Japanese beau....

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  • 1988
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    I Love Maria

    I Love Maria

    6.2 1988 HD

    RoboCop as a woman... The Hero Gang is a nasty group of thugs terrorizing Hong Kong with their killer robots, Pioneers 1 and 2. While Pioneer 1 looks...

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  • 1985
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    The Musical Singer

    The Musical Singer

    7 1985 HD

    Entertainment manager James Wong loses his lead singer Jannie Fong when she breaks her contract. Angered, he turns his efforts to making a young...

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  • 1984
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    Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

    6 1984 HD

    To help his sister with her debts, John goes to a pawnshop when robbers rush in. John draws suspicion from the police and only escapes from them with...

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  • 1990
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    Promising Miss Bowie

    Promising Miss Bowie

    1 1990 HD

    Miss Bowie is more or less happily raking in the cash until her life is complicated by the sudden reappearance, after 20 years, of her first (and...

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  • 1993
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    A Roof with a View

    A Roof with a View

    5 1993 HD

    Hiu-tung (Veronica Yip) is a naïve young wife who is forced to raise her child alone after her gangster husband skips town for Taiwan. Her...

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  • 1988
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    Carry on Dancing

    Carry on Dancing

    1 1988 HD

    Cheung Sheung and Tze Ngor are twin sisters. Tze Ngor is a lunatic and stays in a mental hospital. But out of a madcap incident, Cheung Sheung is...

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  • 1984
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    The Comedy

    The Comedy

    10 1984 HD

    A Mo Lai Tau (Nonsense Comedy) directed by Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker Dennis Yu.

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  • 1983
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    The Drummer

    The Drummer

    5 1983 HD

    Tommy Chen (Leslie Cheung) wants to become a professional drummer. Because of his loud practice sessions at home he gets into trouble with the...

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  • 1984
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    The Company

    The Company

    8 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    Winner Takes All?

    Winner Takes All?

    8 1984 HD

    Joe is betrayed by his gang, who then set out to kill him. On the run, he forcibly enters the apartment of Ann. Despite being initially scared, Joe...

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  • 1992
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    Twin Dragons

    Twin Dragons

    6.74 1992 HD

    Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the...

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  • 1993
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    The Killer's Love

    The Killer's Love

    5 1993 HD

    A killer fails to assassinate his target and attempts to escape from pursuing bodyguards. With the help of a woman he runs into in the hotel, he is...

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  • 1990
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    Doctor Vampire

    Doctor Vampire

    6.2 1990 HD

    Chinese doctor has his car break down in England. he wanders into a castle where vampires congregate. After having sex with a Chinese vampire he...

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  • 1993
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    Master Wong vs. Master Wong

    Master Wong vs. Master Wong

    5 1993 HD

    Wong Fei-Hong tires of his life pretending to be a kung fu master, and decides to visit Canton in anonymity, letting his student pretend to be Wong...

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  • 1992
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    Now You See Love... Now You Don't

    Now You See Love... Now You Don't

    6 1992 HD

    This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around...

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  • 1982
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    Plain Jane to the Rescue

    Plain Jane to the Rescue

    5 1982 HD

    Jane, with plain looks but a heart of gold, is always in between jobs. Once she gets a job, her knack for creating awkward situations immediately...

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  • 1985
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    Working Class

    Working Class

    6.1 1985 HD

    Yam, Sunny and Ah Hing are buddies and all dismissed creating havoc in their jobs. The trio is employed by a noodle factory, which has a very poor...

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  • 1984
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    The Surgeon

    The Surgeon

    1 1984 HD

    Wong Yan Tung, a doctor with a fear of fire and recurring nightmares of being cremated alive, is dedicated to fighting his colleagues' ignorance...

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  • 1991
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    Once a Thief

    Once a Thief

    6.718 1991 HD

    Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

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  • 1986
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    Cadets on the Beat

    Cadets on the Beat

    6 1986 HD

    A group of male cadets tangle with a gang of robbers before they even enter the Hong Kong Police Academy, where they are trained by a fierce police...

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  • 1988
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    Bitter Taste of Blood

    Bitter Taste of Blood

    1 1988 HD

    A gangster turns over a new leaf working as a gardner in a remote island off of Hong Kong. There he falls in love, but is haunted by a past that...

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  • 1980
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    Super Power

    Super Power

    6.1 1980 HD

    A dying Manchu kung fu fighter sends his three sons on a mission of revenge against the five Southern champs who defeated and humiliated him a...

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  • 2015
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    Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

    Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

    5.2 2015 HD

    The story of Chinese legendary anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of...

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  • 1981
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    To Sir with Troubles

    To Sir with Troubles

    6 1981 HD

    In the pressure-cooker environment of Hong Kong’s education system, students grapple with a relentless barrage of exams and mind-numbing...

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  • 1996
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    Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

    7 1996 HD

    A young rebel falls for the sister of a local kickboxing champion. In order to stay out of jail, he is advised by his parole officer to begin...

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  • 1981
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    All the Wrong Clues

    All the Wrong Clues

    6.7 1981 HD

    A private investigator and a police inspector team up to pursue a notorious mobster, who is plotting to milk an old millionaire out of his...

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Gunmen

    Gunmen

    5.7 1988 HD

    Four war veterans join forces to wipe out an increasingly powerful drug cartel.

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Peking Opera Blues

    Peking Opera Blues

    7 1986 HD

    In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pat Neil—embark on a daring...

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  • 1990
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    Sunshine Friends

    Sunshine Friends

    7 1990 HD

    The war of ratings is over when Mars TV, with its two popular shows bears down Earth TV. Mak, the boss of Mars TV, plan to takeover Earth TV while...

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  • 1987
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    That Enchanting Night

    That Enchanting Night

    4 1987 HD

    In a small town in Macau, two girls, Ling and Feng grew up together. Unfortunately they both fall in love with Wah. Wah and Ling become lovers. An...

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  • 1987
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    Double Fixation

    Double Fixation

    4 1987 HD

    In this homage to Alfred Hitchcock, a femme fatale and a photographer embark on a romantic adventure surrounding a mysterious marble.

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  • 1985
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    Crazy Romance

    Crazy Romance

    3 1985 HD

    Hung is a street-wise smart aleck and Mak is his dumb sidekick. They are partners, mostly in unlawful jobs. One night, the two are spotted by Zaza in...

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  • 2004
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    Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

    Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

    7 2004 HD

    Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it's an art form, and this documentary celebrates the craft and how it has grown and...

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  • 1984
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    The Ghost Informer

    The Ghost Informer

    1 1984 HD

    Fire Unicom was killed by Tei Po under his violent fist. The spirit of Fire Unicorn discovered there would be illegal transaction between the...

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  • 1988
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    Mother Vs Mother

    Mother Vs Mother

    6 1988 HD

    "Romeo and Juliet" in Hong Kong, except the widow Capulet is father Montague's childhood sweetheart. The young lovers try to reconcile their mothers...

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  • 1987
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    Seven Years Itch

    Seven Years Itch

    4 1987 HD

    An introverted businessman who doesn't get out much, Willie Ng recently celebrated his seventh anniversary, but his marriage seems to be hitting a...

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  • 1979
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    Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again

    Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again

    1 1979 HD

    Sequel to the comedy movie Lam Ah Chun

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    The Way to Hell

    The Way to Hell

    1 1980 HD

    Hong Kong police fight against smuggling.

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    The 51st State

    The 51st State

    6.116 2001 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    A Better Tomorrow

    A Better Tomorrow

    7.433 1986 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    Bride of Chucky

    Bride of Chucky

    6.069 1998 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Hard Boiled

    Hard Boiled

    7.538 1992 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Crying Freeman

    Crying Freeman

    6.356 1995 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    The Phantom Lover

    The Phantom Lover

    5.7 1995 HD

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Snow Queen

    Snow Queen

    5.96 2002 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Webs

    Webs

    3.711 2003 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    Blackjack

    Blackjack

    5.343 1998 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    The Eighth Happiness

    The Eighth Happiness

    6.2 1988 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    The Big Heat

    The Big Heat

    6.3 1988 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Spy Games

    Spy Games

    5.2 1989 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker

    The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker

    4.9 2007 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    The Bride with White Hair 2

    The Bride with White Hair 2

    5.8 1993 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Webs

    Webs

    3.711 2003 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    The Comedy

    The Comedy

    10 1984 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    The Bride with White Hair 2

    The Bride with White Hair 2

    5.8 1993 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    Iron Road

    Iron Road

    6.3 2009 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Coolie Killer

    Coolie Killer

    6.7 1982 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    Iron Road

    Iron Road

    6.3 2009 HD

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  • 2009
    imgMovies

    Iron Road

    Iron Road

    6.3 2009 HD

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Challenge of the Masters

    Challenge of the Masters

    6.1 1976 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker

    The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker

    4.9 2007 HD

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Over My Dead Body

    Over My Dead Body

    5.8 2023 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Once a Thief

    Once a Thief

    6.718 1991 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    I Love Maria

    I Love Maria

    6.2 1988 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Happy Ghost III

    Happy Ghost III

    6.8 1986 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Peking Opera Blues

    Peking Opera Blues

    7 1986 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    The Butterfly Murders

    The Butterfly Murders

    6.552 1979 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Coolie Killer

    Coolie Killer

    6.7 1982 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Once a Black Sheep

    Once a Black Sheep

    4 1992 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Once a Black Sheep

    Once a Black Sheep

    4 1992 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Now You See Love... Now You Don't

    Now You See Love... Now You Don't

    6 1992 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother

    Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother

    7.3 1997 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    The Surgeon

    The Surgeon

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Carry On Police

    Carry On Police

    4 1982 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Cadets on the Beat

    Cadets on the Beat

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Carry On Police

    Carry On Police

    4 1982 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    The Club

    The Club

    6 1980 HD

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    The Spiritual Boxer

    The Spiritual Boxer

    6.7 1975 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Working Class

    Working Class

    6.1 1985 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Fatal Termination

    Fatal Termination

    6.8 1990 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

    A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

    6.411 1989 HD

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Cold Steel

    Cold Steel

    6.9 2011 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    The Big Heat

    The Big Heat

    6.3 1988 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    A Better Tomorrow II

    A Better Tomorrow II

    7.075 1987 HD

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  • 2011
    imgMovies

    Cold Steel

    Cold Steel

    6.9 2011 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Sunshine Friends

    Sunshine Friends

    7 1990 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Spy Games

    Spy Games

    5.2 1989 HD

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

    Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

    5.2 2015 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    A Chinese Ghost Story

    A Chinese Ghost Story

    7.3 1987 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

    7 1996 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    The Banquet

    The Banquet

    5.5 1991 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Food For The Sharks

    Food For The Sharks

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Spy Games

    Spy Games

    5.2 1989 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

    6 1984 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

    6 1984 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Lucky Diamond

    Lucky Diamond

    7 1985 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Tri-Star

    Tri-Star

    5.2 1996 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    The Ghost Informer

    The Ghost Informer

    1 1984 HD

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Plague City: SARS in Toronto

    Plague City: SARS in Toronto

    5 2005 HD

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Plague City: SARS in Toronto

    Plague City: SARS in Toronto

    5 2005 HD

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    All's Well End's Well, Too

    All's Well End's Well, Too

    5.8 1993 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    My Heavenly Lover

    My Heavenly Lover

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Devil Fetus

    Devil Fetus

    5.4 1983 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Warriors of Virtue

    Warriors of Virtue

    4.7 1997 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Seven Years Itch

    Seven Years Itch

    4 1987 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    From Zero to Hero

    From Zero to Hero

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    From Zero to Hero

    From Zero to Hero

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    From Zero to Hero

    From Zero to Hero

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    From Zero to Hero

    From Zero to Hero

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Carry on Dancing

    Carry on Dancing

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Heartbeat 100

    Heartbeat 100

    7.2 1987 HD

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  • 1994
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    Twilight Tubes

    Twilight Tubes

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1990
    imgS2 E13

    The Funny Half Show

    The Funny Half Show

    10 1990 HD

    The Funny Half Show is a funny program produced by Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited from 1990 to 1991. The first series began on January 6,...

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  • 1970
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    The Funny Half Show

    The Funny Half Show

    6.5 1970 HD

    Jess Mastriani was a normal person who only wanted to take over her parents' restaurant in Indiana. But that changed when she was hit by lightning....

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  • 1970
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    The Funny Half Show

    The Funny Half Show

    6.3 1970 HD

    After a plot to kill the president of the USA an agent with lost memories tries to recover his life and memories. Others use him to cover up some...

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  • 1970
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    The Funny Half Show

    The Funny Half Show

    4.8 1970 HD

    Merlin and a young thief embark on a dangerous quest to find the Holy Grail and save Camelot.

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  • 1970
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    The Funny Half Show

    The Funny Half Show

    5.1 1970 HD

    When the Royal Family decides to accept suitors for the hand of Princess Li Wei, a young thief who calls himself 'Devil Boy' decides to pose as a...

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  • 1970
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    The Funny Half Show

    The Funny Half Show

    8.7 1970 HD

    Iron Road follows the journey of Little Tiger (Sun Li), a child whose quest for her long-lost father takes her from a fireworks factory in China to a...

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  • 1970
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    The Funny Half Show

    The Funny Half Show

    4.8 1970 HD

    Merlin and a young thief embark on a dangerous quest to find the Holy Grail and save Camelot.

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