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New Police Story (2004)

New Police Story poster
Original title
新警察故事
Directed by
Benny Chan
Genre
drama film, action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
+16
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 836 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Hong Kong inspector is haunted by the loss of his squad during a bank robbery. He sets out for revenge against the gang responsible.

darkgrittyemotionalintenseaction-packedrevenge-drivendramaticviolent

What happens

New Police Story is a 2004 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Benny Chan. It stars Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Charlene Choi, and Daniel Wu. The film follows an inspector who seeks redemption by vowing revenge after a gang of bank robbers killed his entire squad. It was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 24 September 2004. New Police Story is a darker reboot of the Police Story series and is the fifth installment of the series. New Police Story relies much more on drama and violence than its predecessors. A sequel to the film, titled New Police Story 2, is currently in development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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