Once a Thief (1991)
Stylish caper thriller stars Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung and Cheri Chung as a trio of international art thieves... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: John Woo
Written By: Clifton Ko, Janet Chun
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang, Fung Woo, Cherie Chung, Kong Chu
Genres: Comedy, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action
AKA: Zong heng si hai
Country: Hong Kong
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Once a Thief belongs to 6 collections
1. Heist (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 16 stars)
2. Director remade their own film (collaborative: moderated by lisa- - 5 stars)
3. Coheed's Films I Need To See Or Try To Track Down (public: Coheed - 3 stars)
4. LoveHKFilm: The Best 200 Hong Kong Films Ever (public: edkrak - 3 stars)
5. Heroic Bloodshed (collaborative: moderated by Vandelay1 - 1 star)
6. New & sealed (public: majikat)
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| Jan 11, 2020 |  |
nobamba | 50 45th |
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Fairly clean action film but I don't see the appeal of John Woo. The music is always overwhelming and not new. The plot is so-so but I liked the angle of the policeman father figure. The romance is half-baked. Fav scene: it starts getting ridiculous when CYF leaps out of the wheelchair and helicopter kicks his dad, then all the John Woo gunfights afterward to the end. Baby scenes were funny too.
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| Sep 16, 2015 |  |
hakkanarejo | 95 63rd |
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Three art thieves (Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Cherie Chung) try to re-steal a painting after their crime boss double-crosses them.
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| Aug 30, 2015 |  |
backwardsuit | 60 24th |
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John Woo toning it down. Not really what you want. Quite funny in places though probably not entirely as intended.
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| Jun 27, 2015 |  |
michaels | 40 16th |
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Might have been a huge hit upon its release but hasn't aged well. Switches back and forth from utterly silly comedy to decent action so fast that it becomes jarring.
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| Sep 18, 2013 | glm01 | 64 29th |
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63.500
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| Mar 30, 2011 |  |
ZapperLife | 45 43rd |
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Revisited (2)
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
Mento | 65 39th |
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Fun flick, even though every other character was named Red Bean for some reason. Bad subs perhaps.
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| Average Percentile 50.47% from 144 Ratings |  |