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Bullet in the Head
1990
· Movie
· 136 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Every rating
75–87
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is IMDb on 75, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 87.
See the most agreed on films →Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang leader, but their troubles only escalate.
Details
- Director
- John Woo
- Writers
- Janet Chun Siu-Chun, John Woo, Patrick Leung Pak-Kin
- Released
- 17 August 1990
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $1.1M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 3 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Hong Kong Film Award 1991 | Best Actor | Nominee | |
| Hong Kong Film Award 1991 | Best Director | Nominee | |
| Hong Kong Film Award 1991 | Best Cinematography | Nominee |
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Hong Kong Film Award
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Nominee | |
| Best Cinematography | Nominee | |
| Best Director | Nominee |