A Better Tomorrow (1986)

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Brothers by blood. Enemies by chance. Killers by nature.

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

Released: 1986-08-02
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Runtime: 1h 35m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 651 votes

Directed by John Woo.

Top cast

Ti Lung as Sung Chi Ho
Chow Yun-Fat as Mark Lee
Leslie Cheung as Sung Chi Kit
Emily Chu Bo-Yee as Jackie
Waise Lee Chi-Hung as Shing
Tien Feng as Mr. Sung
John Woo as Inspector Wu
Sek Yin-Tsi as Mr. Yiu
Kenneth Tsang as Kin
Wang Hsieh as Boss Wang

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Better Tomorrow

United States: stream on fuboTV, WeTV; watch free on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India: stream on WeTV
Canada: stream on WeTV; watch free on Crave, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Australia: watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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