Best Triad films
by grovestreetfamelie-470-812042 | created - 07 Sep 2012 | updated - 30 Sep 2018 | PublicThese are the best triad films that I have ever seen, order is not important.
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1. Election (2005)
Unrated | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of Hong Kong's Triad society.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Louis Koo, Suet Lam, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Eddie Cheung
Votes: 11,371
2. Election 2 (2006)
Unrated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Ka-Tung Lam
Votes: 6,895 | Gross: $0.05M
3. Young and Dangerous (1996)
97 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Nam opens a bar in Wanchai and continues his rise in Hong Kong's Hung Hing gang. His best friend, Chicken, needs to lie low, so he's sent to Taiwan to work for Lui, leader of the San Luen ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Gigi Lai, Francis Ng
Votes: 2,054
4. Young and Dangerous 2 (1996)
101 min | Action, Crime
The story is told in two parts: the first focuses on Chicken and his exile in Taiwan skipped over in the first film. The second half deals with the Hung Hing Society trying to ally with Chicken's Taiwanese triad.
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Chingmy Yau, Gigi Lai
Votes: 1,267
5. Young and Dangerous 1997 (1997)
106 min | Crime
The boss of the Hung Hing gang, Tian Sang, has died. Ho Nam and Hon Bun find Sangs younger brother, Yang to lead the gang. Meanwhile, Hon Bun receives news that his younger brother, a ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Michael Tse, Michelle Reis
Votes: 941
6. Young and Dangerous 5 (1998)
114 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Youth Teen Fashion, Lifestyle, Sports, Music, Variety and Entertainment
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Ekin Cheng, Shu Qi, Kar Lok Chin, Mark Cheng
Votes: 808
7. Born to Be King (2000)
118 min | Crime, Thriller
Triad member Chicken is designated by Taiwan's San Luen Gang to marry Nanako, the daughter of the fifth generation leader of the Yamada Gang in Japan. Later, the leader of the triad group ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Shin'ichi Chiba, Shu Qi
Votes: 784
8. The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai (1994)
102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Beaten down by the gangster for the last time, Parking attendant Chan Yiu-Hing opens a security business and becomes an underworld hero himself. When his girlfriend wants to settle down, Chan realizes he can't outrun his past.
Directors: Joseph Chi, Steven Lo, Peter Ngor | Stars: Simon Yam, Ching Wan Lau, Yeung-Ming Wan, Roy Cheung
Votes: 83
9. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Emily Chu
Votes: 25,455
10. Exiled (2006)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Nick Cheung, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng, Simon Yam
Votes: 9,645 | Gross: $0.05M
11. The Killer (1989)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu
Votes: 51,070
12. Infernal Affairs (2002)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Stars: Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Eric Tsang
Votes: 131,398 | Gross: $0.17M
13. God of Gamblers (1989)
R | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A master gambler loses his memory and is befriended by a street hustler who discovers his supernatural gambling abilities.
Director: Jing Wong | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau, Joey Wang, Charles Heung
Votes: 6,369
14. Casino (1998)
92 min | Crime
It was the summer of 1991, Macau was in violent atmosphere.
Director: Billy Hin-Shing Tang | Stars: Kent Cheng, Alex Fong, Bing-Chuen Cheung, Siu Cheung
Votes: 139
15. Monga (2010)
Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Set in 1980s Taiwan after the end of military dictatorship, Monga centers around the troubled lives of five boys coming of age together. The narrator of the story, Mosquito, is invited to ... See full summary »
Director: Doze Niu | Stars: Ethan Juan, Mark You-Ting Chao, Ju-Lung Ma, Chia-Yen Ko
Votes: 3,125
16. Kill Zone (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty schemes.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jing Wu
Votes: 13,196
17. Shinjuku Incident (2009)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
Director: Tung-Shing Yee | Stars: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu, Jinglei Xu
Votes: 13,578
18. The Mission (1999)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action
Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination, hires five killers for his protection. Their grown solidarity is under compulsion when Lung gives a special order.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng, Jackie Chung-yin Lui, Roy Cheung
Votes: 6,141
19. Trivisa (2016)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama
In early 1997, mobsters Kwai Ching-hung, Yip Kwok-foon and Cheuk Tze-keung, whom have never met one another, are all in Hong Kong. Thereafter, rumour has it that Hong Kong's three most ... See full summary »
Directors: Jevons Au, Frank Hui, Vicky Wong | Stars: Richie Jen, Jordan Chan, Ka-Tung Lam, Kwong-Leung Wong
Votes: 2,519
20. Drug War (2012)
R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A drug cartel boss who is arrested in a raid is coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Louis Koo, Honglei Sun, Yi Huang, Michelle Ye
Votes: 10,861 | Gross: $0.13M
21. To Be Number One (1991)
136 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of Ho, a Chinese peasant/slave worker who escapes to Hong Kong and becomes one of the most feared crime bosses in Hong Kong.
Director: Man Kit Poon | Stars: Ray Lui, Kent Cheng, Cecilia Yip, Amy Yip
Votes: 705
22. The Longest Nite (1998)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. However, he meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupting his personal business.
Directors: Tat-Chi Yau, Johnnie To | Stars: Ching Wan Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Siu, Hoi-Pang Lo
Votes: 2,429
23. Bullet in the Head (1990)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam
Votes: 11,657
24. Made in Hong Kong (1997)
109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Autumn Moon (Sam Lee), a low-rent triad living in Hong Kong, struggles to find meaning in his hopelessly violent existence.
Director: Fruit Chan | Stars: Sam Lee, Neiky Hui-Chi Yim, Wenders Li, Ka-Chuen Tam
Votes: 3,005
25. Rich and Famous (1987)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crime and a violent war between rival gang lords.
Director: Taylor Wong | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau, Alex Man, Siu-Fung Wong
Votes: 772
26. Triad Wars (2008)
R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In the mist of a violent gang war, a series of unfortunate events threatens the fate of a powerful triad leader and his empire.
Director: Dennis Law | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Simon Yam, Niu Tien, Danny Lee
Votes: 1,156
27. Tragic Hero (1987)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After being released from prison, Tang Kat Yung exacts revenge on Li Ah Chai, in this sequel to Rich and Famous.
Director: Taylor Wong | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau, Alex Man, Siu-Fung Wong
Votes: 696
28. Flash Point (2007)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hot-headed inspector takes on a small but powerful Vietnamese-Chinese gang, after a series of crimes and murder attempts committed and putting an undercover cop and his girlfriend in great danger.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Ray Lui, Collin Chou
Votes: 13,819 | Gross: $0.00M
29. Lee Rock (1991)
128 min | Crime, Drama
The first part of the Lee Rock trilogy which chronicles the rise and fall of the corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of. Rock enters Hong Kong as an immigrant from the ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Ah-Mon | Stars: Andy Lau, Sharla Cheung, Man-Tat Ng, Chingmy Yau
Votes: 865
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