Does Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind

Name: Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Action
Released: 1980
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Lo Lieh, Lin Chen-Chi, Paul Che Biu-Law, Albert Au Shui-Keung, Lung Tin-Sang

It started as a joyride; the terror never ended...

Directed by Tsui Hark

Produced by Fotocine Film Production Limited

1980100 min7.2 / 10

A dark, escalating crime thriller about anarchist youth whose casual violence spirals into terrorism under the influence of a manipulative sociopath.

Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers and starts to manipulate them. The four criminals plan more and more daring acts.

Clusters

Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Mob Double Crosses Comedy That Turns Violent Psychological Thriller Movies Action Movies With Explosions

Genres

Crime Thriller Action

Keywords

Anarchist Anti-social Hong Kong Rebellious Youth Bombing Terrorist Bombing

Questions people ask

Does Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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