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The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine (1960)
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Adventure, Crime, Action, Thriller

The Diamond Gang commits a robbery. The leader Chiu Yee-kong wants to keep the booty and this arouses the suspicion of gang member Tai-wai. The...

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Presença de Anita - O Filme (2015)
5.4 / 10

Drama

Adapted from the series aired in 2001. Looking for inspiration during the holidays, Nando sees Anita as the ideal character for his novel. She lives...

The Binocle (2018)
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Drama, Mystery, Comedy

A short film based on the short story "De Binocle" by Dutch writer Louis Couperus. It tells the story of a nervous man who on one evening while going...

The Wonderful Partner (1960)
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Comedy, Crime

Wong Chat is jobless. He is forced to become a burglar. He breaks into Han Siu-yu and her boyfriend Cheung Wai-lim's home, but it is just the time...

David Copperfield (1922)
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Drama

After ten happy childhood years, the life of David Copperfield takes an obscure turn. His mother passes away and a cruel stepfather crushes young...

The Secret Agent 303 (1966)
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Adventure, Action, Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Hong Kong's Ironman stepped up to the plate when Dr. No (1962) took the world by storm in the 1960s. Tso Tat-wah, the quintessential tough guy of...

A Mighty Nice Man (2015)
6.8 / 10

Mystery, Drama

Patricia Highsmith's haunting story of a day in a young girl's life when a kind stranger comes to town.

Spring, Spring (1969)
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Drama

Chun-sam is working as a servant at Bong-pil's home to be his future son in-law. His daughter, Jeom-sun has grown enough to get wed. But her father...

The Nightingale's Prayer (1959)
7.7 / 10

Drama, Romance

This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside, follows the story of Amna as she plots her revenge on the engineer...

Resurrection (1955)
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Drama

Ah Hing is made pregnant by her master Fan Chun-kit. Fan soon leaves for his studies overseas while Ah Hing suffers gross prosecution and is reduced...

Fortress (2019)
4.5 / 10

Drama

Filmed entirely inside Civitavecchia prison, with the inmates themselves as protagonists and co-authors, Fortezza is the reinterpretation of one of...

Sable Cicada (1938)
6 / 10

Drama, Romance, War

Diaochan (aka Diau Charn and Sable Cicada), one of the Four Beauties of China, is supposed to be so stunningly lovely that the moon was shamed to...

Astons Stone (2007)
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Animation

The little puppy Aston finds a lonely a cold stone in the forrest a decides to bring it home a care for it. Based on the childrens bokk with the same...

Beck – De gesloten kamer (1993)
7 / 10

Crime

A police officer investigates the case of a man shot dead in a room locked from the inside. A suicide? Then where's the gun?

Great Bodhisattva Pass 2 (1936)
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The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

The Girl in the Bus (1965)
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Comedy, Drama

Bus Money dons various disguises on public buses to protect the defenceless from the bullies and receives heroic praise. Money meets Tai Ngau, a...

Red Maid, the Matchmaker (1958)
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History, Music, Comedy

Production company Taoyuan chose for its inaugural film a comedy and Fong Yim-fun gets to take a break from playing long-suffering roles and showcase...

The Extra Mortals (1964)
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Drama

In a hospital waiting room, a group of men arrive and meet one another. Choe, is the upbeat fellow who always thinks of the nation and its people....

A Christmas Carol (1969)
7.111 / 10

Animation, Family

On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley.

Spy No. 13 (1964)
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Action, Thriller, Crime, War, Mystery

During World War II, spy Wu Lai-sheung is instructed by her superior Fan Yeung-shan to murder spy number 13 Cheung Chi-ping. While Wu establishes a...