Tony Leung Chiu-wai · 1990s

5 Tony Leung Chiu-wai movies from the 1990s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Hard Boiled.

Decade

All 11 1990s 5 2000s 5 2020s 1

Year

All 5 1990 2 1991 0 1992 1 1993 0 1994 1 1995 0 1996 0 1997 1 1998 0 1999 0

Hard Boiled(1992)

7.5/10

dir. John Woo

S-Tier

Shout Factory steelbook for Woo's action masterpiece. A-Tier transfer and the Hong Kong Cinema Classics announcement had the boutique crowd excited.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

Bullet in the Head(1990)

7.5/10

dir. John Woo

A-Tier

Arrow Video limited edition 4K of Woo's Vietnam War epic. Part of the Hong Kong Cinema Classics wave alongside The Killer and Hard Boiled. This is the darkest of Woo's action films and the one that tends to catch people off guard if they only know him from the heroic bloodshed stuff. Arrow's preorder is up on their site.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

Chungking Express(1994)

8.0/10

dir. Wong Kar-Wai

A-Tier

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Wong Kar-wai's Hong Kong mood piece. A Criterion essential.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Days of Being Wild(1990)

7.4/10

dir. Wong Kar-Wai

Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.

Happy Together(1997)

7.7/10

dir. Wong Kar-Wai

A couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate directions.