Is Hard Boiled violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 99% 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 Hard Boiled one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 93% 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 Hard Boiled scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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 Hard Boiled easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

Does Hard Boiled end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Hard Boiled

Name: Hard Boiled
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1992
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan, Philip Chan Yan-Kin

As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.

Directed by John Woo

Produced by Golden Princess Film Productions, Milestone Pictures

1992126 min7.5 / 10

A kinetic, visceral action thriller built on relentless gunplay and the fraught partnership between two cops operating in moral gray zones.

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

Clusters

Vengeance Over Introspection Time-Sensitive Rescue Missions Nonstop Chase Movies Vengeance Over Introspection Intense Emotional Drama

Genres

Action Thriller Crime

Keywords

Arms Smuggling Inspector Arms Dealer Hong Kong Drugs Frantic Tense Ambivalent Gay Interest

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Questions people ask

Is Hard Boiled violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.
Is Hard Boiled one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 93% of films.
Is Hard Boiled scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Hard Boiled easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Hard Boiled end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Hard Boiled sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.