2014
R
A24
1 h 34 m

2014
R
A24
1 h 34 m

Summary Two immigrant brothers, Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu), survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang "The Green Dragons". The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hard-boiled city cops. After an ill-fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he ...

Directed By: Andrew Lau, Andrew Loo

Written By: Michael Di Jiacomo, Fredric Dannen, Andrew Loo

2014
R
A24
1 h 34 m

2014
R
A24
1 h 34 m

Revenge of the Green Dragons

Name: Revenge of the Green Dragons
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 2014-10-24
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Rating: 36
Cast: Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., Ray Liotta, Eugenia Yuan

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings

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Directed By: Andrew Lau, Andrew Loo

Written By: Michael Di Jiacomo, Fredric Dannen, Andrew Loo

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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The A.V. Club

Oct 23, 2014

Most of the pleasure in Green Dragons comes simply from the opportunity to watch some underused actors dig into meatier parts than they’re usually offered.

By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Oct 23, 2014

What initially feels like brash energy peters out until what’s left mainly evokes pretty ordinary gangster movies.

By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

The Dissolve

Oct 23, 2014

In Lau and Loo’s telling, the off-the-boat indoctrination of young, undocumented Chinese families into vicious gangsterism is overstated and cartoonish, like The Warriors trying to pass itself off as a docudrama.

By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 20, 2014

In the end the taste of H.K. filmmaking dominates in the film's deliberately chaotic visual style, a circular narrative that heads nowhere, and lyrical song interludes that abruptly interrupt the non-stop action and camera movement.

By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Oct 30, 2014

By widening the scope of their based-on-a-true story, the makers of Revenge of the Green Dragon make their subjects look like the products of unimaginative cultural assimilation.

By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

Variety

Oct 29, 2014

This crudely made thriller plays like a stilted Cantonese riff on organized-crime cliches, substituting blood and brutality for novelty or insight.

By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW

The Playlist

Oct 20, 2014

Loo and Lau’s Dragons is too busy reveling in tilted angles, music video editing, mind-numbingly clichéd dialogue, wooden acting and a one-dimensional story about brotherhood.

By Nikola Grozdanovic FULL REVIEW

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Production Company IM Global, The 7th Floor, Initial A Entertainment, Artfire Films

Release Date Oct 24, 2014

Duration 1 h 34 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline The American dream isn't free

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Justin Chon

Sonny

Kevin Wu

Steven

Harry Shum Jr.

Paul

Ray Liotta

Michael Bloom

Eugenia Yuan

Snakehead Mama

Leonard Wu

Ah Chung

Jin Au-Yeung

Detective Tang

Jon Kit Lee

Teddy

Shuya Chang

Tina

Alex Fox

Little Sonny

Michael Gregory Fung

Little Steven

Celia Au

Bobo

Ron Yuan

Born to Kill Dai Lo

Billy Magnussen

Detective Boyer

Geoff Pierson

FBI Director Sam Higgins

Carl Li

Chicken Wing

Shing Ka

Ah Tai

Carlos Long

Fat Foo

Linda Wang

Mrs. Wan

Shang-Ho Huang

Tien Chau Manager

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