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Year of the Dragon

Turkish title: Ejderin Yılı

“It isn't the Bronx or Brooklyn, it isn't even New York. It's Chinatown... and it's about to explode.”

1985 · 2 h 14 min
Directed by Michael Cimino
ActionCrimeDrama

Cast

Mickey Rourke John Lone Ariane

Credits

Written by: Robert Daley

Plot

A police captain obsessed with a campaign against the Chinatown mafia of New York finds a rival in a young, ambitious gangster.

Sinekatalog’s take

Michael Cimino's New York crime drama is violent, stylised and controversial for its Chinatown portrayal. Mickey Rourke rants and John Lone impresses; it is gripping and operatic if heavy-handed.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (20,062 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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