Return of the Lucky Stars

Return of the Lucky Stars

Directed by Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

Produced by Movie Impact, Children's Town Ltd.

198995 min6.7 / 10

A high-energy action-comedy heist about undercover cops infiltrating a prison to rescue an informant and dismantle a crime syndicate, balancing martial arts spectacle with comedic camaraderie.

Hong Kong Police Supt. Walter Tso arrests Big Dai, the reformed leader of a criminal corporation. When Dai asked his brother Richard Mao to turn himself in to the police, he betrays him and decides to take over the corporation. Dai is imprisoned and an informant is murdered by one of Mao's men. With no evidence against Mao and the corporation, Tso coerced four of the "Five Lucky Stars" to go undercover in the prison, rescue Dai, and help nab Mao and bring down the corporation

Questions people ask

  • Is Return of the Lucky Stars sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Return of the Lucky Stars end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Return of the Lucky Stars violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Return of the Lucky Stars easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Return of the Lucky Stars scary? 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.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Return of the Lucky Stars, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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