Is Year of the Dragon violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% 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 Year of the Dragon one of a kind?

No. Less 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 Year of the Dragon scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Year of the Dragon end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Year of the Dragon 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.

Is Year of the Dragon sad?

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.

Year of the Dragon

Name: Year of the Dragon
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1985
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo, Raymond J. Barry

It isn't the Bronx or Brooklyn, it isn't even New York. It's Chinatown... and it's about to explode.

Directed by Michael Cimino

Produced by The De Laurentiis Company

1985134 min6.8 / 10

A gritty 1980s crime thriller about a morally compromised cop's obsessive, increasingly brutal crusade against a Chinatown drug empire, exploring the corrosive cost of unchecked ambition and prejudice.

In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.

Clusters

Crime and Betrayal Stories Organized Crime Movies Crime and Corruption Urban and Small-Town Settings Drug Addiction

Genres

Action Crime Thriller

Keywords

Drug Smuggling Heroin Chinatown Chinese Mafia Cop

Where to watch

RentApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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Questions people ask

Is Year of the Dragon violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Year of the Dragon one of a kind? No. Less singular than 93% of films.
Is Year of the Dragon scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Year of the Dragon end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Year of the Dragon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Year of the Dragon 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.

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