Birth of the Dragon (2017)

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The Fight That Created The Legend

Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.

• Released: 2017-08-25
• Genres: Action, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 340 votes

Directed by George Nolfi.

Top cast

• Philip Ng Wan-Lung as Bruce Lee
• Billy Magnussen as Steve McKee
• Xia Yu as Wong Jack Man
• Ron Yuan as Tony Yu
• Darren E. Scott as Vince Miller
• King Lau as King Lau
• Yee Jee Tso as Winston Peng
• Teresa Navarro as Chinatown Pedestrian (uncredited)
• Vanessa Ross as Tourist (uncredited)
• Christina July Kim as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Birth of the Dragon

• United States: 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: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on JioHotstar, MX Player, Amazon MX Player, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, MovieMe; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; rent on MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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