City on Fire
Original title: Lung foo fung wan
“He thought he knew the risks of going undercover.”
1987 · 1 h 41 min
Directed by 
Ringo Lam
Ringo LamCast
Chow Yun-Fat Yueh Sun Danny Lee Carrie Ng 
Roy Cheung Lau Kong
Plot
An undercover police officer infiltrates a gang of jewel thieves, and his loyalties are tested when he forms a bond with the gang's members.
Sinekatalog’s take
A gritty and influential Hong Kong crime thriller.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (9,266 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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