Police Story (1985)
Kevin Chan (aka Jackie) is a Hong-Kong cop, who scores his first big hit by virtually single-handedly capturing and arresting a big drug- lord... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Jackie Chan
Written By: Edward Tang
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Yuen Chor, Brigitte Lin, Hark-On Fung, Charlie Cho, Mars, Bill Tung, Po Tai, Ken Tong, Kwok-Hung Lam, Danny Chow
Genres: Comedy, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action
Franchise: Police Story
AKA: Ging chaat goo si
Country: Hong Kong
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Paxton | 90 97th |
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Here's how I describe this movie to the uninitiated: At one point in the movie two cars have slammed into each other head-on. Jackie's girlfriend is in one of the cars being attacked, and Jackie is standing on the roof of the other car. So he dives feet first through the broken out windshield and kicks the guy attacking his girl. This is a single action from a ten minute sequence. Go watch this movie.
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BillyShears | 90 92nd |
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This is what happens when someone takes a movie like the Godfather and replaces all of the plot and story with amazing stunt-work and slapstick.
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Barthalen | 73 64th |
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Too slow for the most part, but the stunts are insane! Rarely have I seen so many people falling through so much glass. And the final pole-descent... madness.
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Cinema_Asia | 80 84th |
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If you manage to ignore the poorly conceived dialog and just watch the film it's a pure kinetic action feast. This movie was more or less a long stunt trailer for displaying what Jackie Chan is capable of. There is some wild stuff and you realize how incredible it is especially since there was no CGI at this time. The mall scenes are probably the greatest in any action movie ever and still hold up very well today. Highly recommended to see Jackie in his prime kicking ass.
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Pickpocket | 8 82nd |
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The dialogue of this movie sucks ass but it doesn't really matter because they literally destroy a small village in this. It is epic. Some of the stunts in this movie are insane. That entire bus scene gave me a boner just cause of its baddassness. Jackie Chan owns it.
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TheDenizen | 95 98th |
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The BEST martial arts movie set in modern times, period. The stunts in this flick are amazing, you would never see them in a movie today: too dangerous.
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sebby | 85 95th |
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Forget the plot, the stunts are totally amazing and Jackie Chan is at the height of his powers. One of the best action movies of the eighties.
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sensei | 90 93rd |
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Everyone gets thrown through glass in this movie: Jackie, his girlfriend, the baddies, the head boss -- EVERYONE. Jackie and his stunt team are experts at delivering and selling punches, kicks, and throws; it's over-the-top but you can feel each strike, each fall, each collision as you watch. Imagination, creativity, comedy, and superb choreography make Police Story one of Jackie Chan's best. Reminds me how good action movies can be.
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Mentaculus | 77 66th |
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Ne'er before will you find yourself saying out loud, so many times, "Dude, I hope that guy's OK. That's a lot of fucking glass." But interwoven with the insanity of Chan's (and his team's) ass-kicking is the trademark physical comedy, which here is shockingly close to Buster. The girlfriend-apartment and alone-answering-phones gags are choice silent comedy, and work just as well with Jackie as they ever did then.
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eCitizen | 65 62nd |
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Jackie Chan takes everything way over the top. It has many comical situations and an overload of silly humor. The music was quite dated. The most entertaining part was the hand to hand fighting. Chan takes a lot of falls and does a lot of crazy stunts. Nothing was convincing, but it's watchable and has a pathetic ending.
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backwardsuit | 74 63rd |
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Very hard film to rate since the crazy action scenes are some of the best ever filmed but everything between them is long and mostly unengaging.
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Alex Watkins | 5 91st |
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This movie literally has everything you could ever want. Sheer slapstick, romantic comedy, cops-and-robbers scheming, fantastic chase scenes, a vibrant portrait of 80s Hong Kong, and of course: Jackie Chan at his very best, carrying off more incredible action set-pieces and death-defying stunts than anybody else has ever dreamed of.
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Nathan S | 4 74th |
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The cops-and-crooks script is fluff, but we all know why we're here. This movie is so silly and so cool. What an immensely watchable combination of ingenuity and guts: the brains to design these set pieces, and the balls to execute them. Jackie Chan is a mad man, and it's often been repeated only because it's so true that he most closely resembles that maddest of all men, Buster Keaton.
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Cowman | 75 75th |
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I used to strongly dislike Jacky Chan because I was only aware of his silly American comedies. This opened my eyes. He is truly the king of stunts and fight choreography. The story can be dull and the slapstick humor rather lame, but holy shit those action scenes are just insane! Everyone gets smashed through glass ALL THE TIME. I watched the mall scene three times in a row (which means 9 epic pole slides!).
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twincinema | 90 92nd |
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You know a film's stunts are great when the film decides to show one of them three times from different angles. This film answers the question, "what if Buster Keaton created his films in the 80s?"
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nilkynarfy | 95 96th |
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Or, as I like to call it "OWWWW MY FUCKING HANDS! THOSE THINGS ARE MADE OUT OF GLASS! WHAT THE FUCK WAS I THINKING?!?!": The Movie
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martryn | 77 69th |
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Jackie Chan before he got all Americanized. This is one of the greatest martial arts films ever made.
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Luna6ix | 77 61st |
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With some stellar stunts and action sequences the first "Police Story" is not only a great HK action movie, but stands proud among 80's action movies in general. If you only ever watch one Chan movie from before he broke into the west, this one would make a pretty compelling case.
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Gnalkhere | 90 91st |
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Mall pole
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Quintonjamin | 80 80th |
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Some of the action sequences and set pieces, especially the cars in the shanty town and the chase in the mall, were actually breathtaking. Why did I wait this long to start watching Jackie Chan movies?
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Moribunny | 45 33rd |
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The spectacular high-speed fighting sequence at the very end features a department store as its setting, allowing for cool stuff like Chan using a clothes-rack for a weapon. Aside from that, I can't say I'm enthused about Chan switching from his humorous wuxia format to modern-set action comedies. Most of the movie, while fast paced, is really boring. Once in a while some stunts happen, but they hardly make up for the stale plot.
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Ytadel | 7 83rd |
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Quintessential vintage Jackie Chan. Directed by the Chan man himself, it has the perfect blend of incredible fights, sensational stunts, and goofball comedy that made Jackie a legend. The bus chase, the leaping around in the mall, the final gauntlet of fights - pure awesome.
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PeaceAnarchy | 71 29th |
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An entertaining but very mixed experience. I wasn't a fan of the opening, an uninspired shootout with explosions and collateral damage that is brushed aside. After that it gets better, Chan is certainly a likeable actor and the film turns into a mix of broad comedy, crazy stunts and silly police plot. Nothing great but an entertaining enough hour. The ending has some great fight scenes, but returns to the wanton destruction of the opening. That rubs me the wrong way, but the action entertains.
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KasperL | 50 30th |
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The stunts are crazy (i.e., both wild and insane), but the rest is way too silly.
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SirStuckey | 80 78th |
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For people uninitiated to Jackie it's not the first movie I would recommend. You can't deny it's very close to action choreography perfection but everything else just didn't quite hit a level we would see in later films of his. That said while it does have some slow bits Chan's charm easily propels you through them before more ass kicking scenes and its well worth a watch.
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MontyCircus | 80 88th |
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Legendary Hong Kong stunt film, will have you constantly yelling "WHOA!" and "WOW!" To hell with safety measures!
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| 1 | torbern | 80 60th |
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There is a stunt in this movie that is so jaw-dropping that Chan decides to give it to us from three separate angles, over and over again, for no reason other than to bask in its impeccably-executed (and literally death-defying!) glory. And he was perfectly right to do it.
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JSchlansky | 85 85th |
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The glassiest finale you'll ever see. Video review: https://youtu.be/3AWy2aT5UZY
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Boxcars | 9 89th |
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The plot and humor don't always hit the mark, but Jackie's indisputable charm wins through, as do his trademark death-defying stunts and renowned mall-based climax--one of the greatest action scenes ever.
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hakkanarejo | 100 91st |
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Legendary Chinese Hollywood actor Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong cop in this movie who manages to arrest a major drug boss. The drug lord blames Jackie for the murder of a cop. Now he has to try not to be arrested or murdered and make sure his girlfriend doesn't leave him.
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Jimmy Suede | 85 85th |
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Great example of Chan in his prime. One of his best. Not quite as goofy and fun as some of his collaborations with Sammo and Yuen Biao, but top notch fighting and stunts.
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| 1 | doyler29 | 80 64th |
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This film lands at a bit of a crucial time for Chan. He has pretty much abandoned his multiple attempts to break into American screens and kicks off a truly amazing series of comedic action films. This one feels a little formative since, although he's both a veteran actor and director by this point, this film really solidifies what the Jackie Chan formula is going to be. I'd say the comedy and plot is weaker here than in future films, but the stunt work is superb.
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| Average Percentile 62.78% from 1015 Ratings |  |