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A Better Tomorrow
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #951
- IMDb #1353
- Rotten Tomatoes #318
- Letterboxd #719
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #449
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #564
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95.
See the most agreed on films →A former gangster tries to go straight and reconcile with his estranged younger brother, who is a rising police officer. Their difficult reunion is complicated by the release of the older brother's former partner, who seeks revenge for past betrayals, pulling them both back into the violent world of the Triads they tried to leave behind.
Details
- Director
- John Woo
- Writers
- Chan Hing-Kai, John Woo, Leung Suk-Wah
- Released
- 2 August 1986
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese, Mandarin, English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.4M
- Box office
- $4.5M
- Awards
- 1 win, 0 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 1 →1 win from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| Hong Kong Film Award 1987 | Best Film | Winner |
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