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The Conman is a Hongkongais film of genre Comedy directed by Wong Jing with Andy Lau
The Conman (1998)
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Add to a movie listThe Conman is a 1998 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau, Athena Chu and Nick Cheung. Despite the Chinese title, which translates as Knight of Gamblers 1999, Andy Lau does not reprise his role as the "Knight of Gamblers" from the God of Gamblers series, which was also directed by Wong Jing. The film was followed by a sequel The Conmen in Vegas, which Lau and Cheung return with new cast members Natalis Chan, Kelly Lin, Meggie Yu and Alex Man.
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When King stays overnight at his mistress' place, his pregnant wife Fanny discovers them and Fanny sadly leaves King. One time, King and his assistant, Chung, were gambling cards with Chimney, when Chimney finds out that they were secretly videotaping him and they start to fight. For self-defense reasons, King resorts to using a knife to kill Chimney, which not only leaves him colorblind, but results in a five-year imprisonment for manslaughter. While in prison, King learns horse racing skills.Actors
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The Conmen in Vegas (1999)
, 1h33Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Andy Lau, Natalis Chan, Nick Cheung, Wong Jing
Rating54%
The story directly follows The Conman, where Dragon's sister, Ching, have gone to study in Canada. After King and Dragon defeat Macau Mon, they become swindling partners. Along with Dragons' older cousin Luk Chard, the trio try swindle a large amount of money from Big Eyed Man at his underground casino. While the trio are enjoying themselves, unexpectedly, Man sends people to kill them and kidnap Dragon.
From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
, 1h52Directed by Andrew Lau, Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Nick Cheung, Carina Lau, Psy
Rating26%
Après que la rivale amoureuse de Ken (Chow Yun-fat), Molly (Carina Lau), ait sauté de son jet privé sans parachute, elle semble avoir survécu et est maintenant emprisonnée dans une sorte de bulle laser, inconsciente, nue et repeinte à l'aérographe, tandis que son admirateur, le scientifique fou Yik Tin-hang (Jacky Cheung) est en colère car Ken ne veut pas rembourser son repaire de Paradise Island, au large de la Thaïlande. À Macao, Ken s'effondre en apprenant le mariage de sa fille Rainbow (Kimmy Tong ) avec son filleul Vincent (Shawn Yue). Pour l'aider à s'en sortir, son ami Mark (Nick Cheung) l'hypnotise en lui faisant croire que Vincent épouse sa grosse cousine. Les choses tournent mal quand Michael (Andy Lau), le disciple de Ko Chun, téléphone pour avertir de se méfier de Yik Tin-hang, qui a engagé des mercenaires pour tuer Ken. Rainbow et Vincent tombent dans le coma quand une explosion a lieu durant leur mariage. Ken et Mark sont accusés d'avoir englouti l'argent illicite de la DOA et, en colère, Ken jure de se venger et de poursuivre le cerveau qui les a empêtrés là-dedans.
Treasure Inn (2011)
, 1h37Directed by Corey Yuen, Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi, Nick Cheung, Kenny Ho, Philip Wan-Lung Ng
Rating53%
Master Kung and Lo Pa are two police officers of White Horse City, who have high skills but are underused. An opportunity to prove themselves arises when a robbery takes place at the home of the city's richest man, Ho Pak Man, in which his whole family is killed and the family treasure, the "White Jade Goddess of Mercy," is stolen. Their chance for glory is cut short, however, when the "Police God" Tit Mo Ching is called in to investigate the case. He bars Kung and Lo Pa from further participation in the investigation because of their low status.
God of Gamblers II (1990)
, 1h39Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Ng Man-tat, Sharla Cheung, Monica Chan, Charles Heung
Rating67%
Alors que Ko Chun, le « Dieu du jeu », voyage en Amérique du Sud et redistribue l'argent gagné à des œuvres de charité, son élève (Andy Lau), le « Chevalier du jeu », revient à Hong-Kong. Il y fait la rencontre d'un jeune homme aux pouvoirs étonnants (Stephen Chow), qui se fait appeler le « Saint du jeu » et souhaite lui aussi devenir l'élève de Ko Chun. Ensemble, les deux hommes vont devoir affronter un nouvel adversaire redoutable.
Future Cops (1993)
, 1h35Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Science fiction, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Sports films, Time travel films, Films set in the future, Martial arts films, Superhero films, Films about video games, Films based on video games
Actors Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok, Chingmy Yau, Dicky Cheung, Simon Yam
Rating60%
In the year 2043, an evil crime lord (The General/M. Bison) is trying to take over the world. He was arrested and was sentenced to jail by the Judge. The General's minions, Kent (Ken), Thai King (Sagat), and Toyota (E. Honda) travel to the year 1993 to kill the Judge before he has a chance to get into office. During a battle with The General's minions, the Future Cops Lung (Ryu), Broom Man (Guile), Ti Man (Vega), and Sing (Dhalsim) hear of their plot. The Police Director decided to send them back to the past also to protect the Judge. Lung ultimately stays behind because he is the Police Director's brother in law.
The Last Blood (1990)
, 1h34Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Films about terrorism, Martial arts films
Actors Corey Yuen, Andy Lau, Alan Tam, Eric Tsang, Bryan Leung, May Lo
Rating64%
On the 25th Singapore National Day, the Daka Lama visits Singapore for an interview. However the Japanese Red Army terrorist group stages an ambush at Changi Airport and the religious leader is seriously injured. Big B, a vacationing triad member from Hong Kong, is also caught up in the attack and his girlfriend is also shot in the incident. Both are admitted to the same hospital and it is discovered that they both have the same type of rare blood type of which only three people have in the whole of Singapore.
Magic Crystal (1986)
, 1h35Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Andy Lau, Sharla Cheung, Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Natalis Chan, Wong Jing
Rating61%
Andy Lo (Andy Lau), Pin-pin (Siu Ban-ban) et Pancho se rendent en Grèce pour retrouver leur ami disparu Shen. Ils découvrent qu'il était suivi à la fois par le KGB et par Interpol après qu'il ait découvert une pierre mystérieuse lors de fouille archéologique. Après une série d'événements désagréables, Andy retourne à Hong Kong avec la pierre qui s'avère être une forme de vie extraterrestre. Pendant ce temps, Karov (Richard Norton), un magicien maléfique, est déterminé à mettre la main sur la pierre, quoi qu’il en coûte.
Crocodile Hunter (1989)
, 1h41Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Andy Lau, Sandra Ng, Elvina Kong, Lung Fong, Lau Kong, Rosamund Kwan
Rating58%
Le policier Happy Chiu (Andy Lau) est victime d'un accident qui le blesse grièvement et il est retiré de l'équipe d'élite des « Tigres volants ».
The Tricky Master (1999)
, 1h35Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Stephen Chow, Nick Cheung, Sandra Ng, Wong Jing, Cheung Tat-ming, Lee Siu-kei
Rating59%
Leung Foon is a happy-go-lucky man with a girlfriend named Pizza and he is a police detective in the Happy Valley Police Station tasked of being a small-time undercover with his superior nicknamed "Thousand Faced Man" but after their undercover case of protecting a millionaire's daughter nearly failed, Leung was tired of taking undercover work and even protested to quit the police force if he's not given a big-time case. Eventually "Thousand Faced" gave Leung the biggest task of bringing a big-time swindler named Ferrari to justice with a promotion being the reward despite Leung failing his "preparedness test".
Perfect Exchange (1993)
, 1h45Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Prison films, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Andy Lau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Christy Chung, Natalis Chan, Kingdom Yuen, Liu Kai-chi
Rating59%
Mandy Chin (Andy Lau), Chung Cho-hung (Tony Leung), Lau Yiu-cho (Wan Chi Keung) and Chan Chung-ming (Natalis Chan) were gambling together. Mandy uses his girlfriend, Lily (Christy Chung), and partner, Gold Finger Chi (Liu Kai-chi), who are the card dealers, to help him cheat and won over HK$6 million. On the other hand, Lau lost up to HK$4 million. Afterwards, Mandy, Lau and Chan met Chung, who brought a number of his subordinates with him, at a bar. There, Lau felt he was cheated and a big fight occurred where Chung was injured. Lau found out that the three of them cheated him and he blackmails Mandy to help him go to prison and interrogate his former subordinate, Robinson Shun (Kwan Hoi-san), who stole a total of HK$300 million treasury bond from him. If Mandy manages to have Robinson tell him the whereabouts of the bond, Lau promises to pay Mandy HK$10 million as a reward. To get Mandy to prison, Lily sues him for sexual harassment. However, due to lack of evidence, the judge does not adopt the case. Mandy later gets himself to prison by throwing his shoe at the judge and he was sentenced to prison for a month for contempt of court and assaulting the judge.