Underplayed Gems

The Tigers (1991)

The Tigers poster
Original title
五虎將之決裂
Directed by
Eric Tsang
Genre
crime film, thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Five Hong Kong detectives take a bribe from the brother-in-law of one of them after a drug bust. The money brings pressure from the crime syndicate that wants more, leading to a story about police corruption and the fallout.

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What happens

The Tigers is a 1991 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Felix Wong, Michael Miu and Kent Tong. The only film starring the Five Tiger Generals of TVB together, it was adapted from the 1984 TVB series, Rise and Fall of a Stand-In, which featured the film's stars Miu and Tong. The Tigers tells the stories of a team of five Hong Kong detectives. While busting a drug deal the brother-in-law of one of the detectives is found to be implicated and gives them a large amount of cash in exchange for their silence. But with the money comes hassle, as the organised crime syndicate want more and more in exchange for their money, leading to an action packed tale of police corruption. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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