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Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (born Yeoh Choo Kheng; August 6, 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films in Hong Kong, she rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films where she performed her own stunts, such as Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Supercop ... more

Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (born Yeoh Choo Kheng; August 6, 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early films in Hong Kong, she rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films where she performed her own stunts, such as Yes, Madam (1985), Magnificent Warriors (1987), Police Story 3: Supercop (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), and Holy Weapon (1993).

After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee's martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. For her role as an overwhelmed mother navigating the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Asian woman to win the award. Yeoh won a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award as well. Her performance also garnered her nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, among other accolades.

Yeoh's other notable works include Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Sunshine (2007), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Reign of Assassins (2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), and The Lady (2011), where she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi. She played supporting roles in the romantic comedies Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Last Christmas (2019), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), The School for Good and Evil (2022), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), A Haunting in Venice (2023), Wicked: Part One and Two (2024 and 2025), and Avatar 3 and its sequels (2025 onwards).

In television, Yeoh has starred in Marco Polo (2014-2016), Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2020), The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022), American Born Chinese (2023) and The Brothers Sun (2024).

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
(2017)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Runtime:
137 min
Director:
James Gunn
Cast:
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel
7.7
83%
67
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000)
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Ang Lee
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen
7.8
97%
94
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Avatar: The Way of Water
(2022)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
Runtime:
192 min
Director:
James Cameron
Cast:
Kate Winslet, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Selçuk Şahin
7.6
76%
67
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Kung Fu Panda 2
(2011)
Animation, Family
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer...
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Jennifer Yuh
Cast:
Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan
7.3
81%
67
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Memoirs of a Geisha
(2005)
Drama, History, Romance
A sweeping romantic epic set in Japan in the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
Runtime:
146 min
Director:
Rob Marshall
Cast:
Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Youki Kudoh, Tsai Chin, Ken Watanabe
7.4
35%
54
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Sunshine
(2007)
Science Fiction, Thriller
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.
Runtime:
107 min
Director:
Danny Boyle
Cast:
Cillian Murphy, Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Chris Evans
7.2
77%
64
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Fearless
(2006)
Action, Drama
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn't wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, ...
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Ronny Yu
Cast:
Jet Li, Sun Li, Dong Yong, Nina Paw, Pau Hei-Ching
7.6
73%
70
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Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Runtime:
119 min
Director:
Roger Spottiswoode
Cast:
Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Ricky Jay
6.5
56%
52
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
(2022)
Animation, Comedy, Family
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
Runtime:
87 min
Cast:
Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Pierre Coffin, Pierre Coffin, Pierre Coffin
6.5
69%
56
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Police Story 3: Super Cop
(1992)
Action, Crime, Thriller
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Stanley Tong
Cast:
Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang, Yuen Wah
6.9
96%
N/A
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Babylon A.D.
(2008)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
A veteran-turned-mercenary is hired to take a young woman with a secret from post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to New York City.
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast:
Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Charlotte Rampling
5.6
7%
26
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
(2008)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Rob Cohen
Cast:
Brendan Fraser, Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Jet Li, John Hannah
5.2
12%
31
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Tai-Chi Master
(1993)
Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Yuen Woo-ping
Cast:
Jet Li, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Yeoh, Chin Siu-Ho
7.2
N/A
N/A
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The Lady
(2011)
Drama
The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.
Runtime:
135 min
Director:
Luc Besson
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett, Jonathan Woodhouse, Benedict Wong
7.1
33%
43
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The Children of Huang Shi
(2008)
Drama, War
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
Runtime:
125 min
Director:
Roger Spottiswoode
Cast:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Matthew Walker
7.0
31%
49
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
(2016)
Action, Adventure, Drama
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Yuen Woo-Ping
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Harry Shum Jr., JuJu Chang
6.1
19%
47
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Reign of Assassins
(2010)
Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient po...
Runtime:
117 min
Director:
John Woo, Chao-Bin Su
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Shawn Yue, Barbie Hsu, Kelly Lin, Wang Xueqi
6.9
70%
N/A
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True Legend
(2010)
Action, Fantasy
Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced out onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and reemerges as a patriotic hero known as the "King of Beggars."
Runtime:
115 min
Director:
Yuen Woo-Ping
Cast:
Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Andy On, Guo Xiao-Dong, Jay Chou
6.4
63%
62
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Wing Chun
(1994)
Action, Comedy, Romance
Martial arts expert Wing Chun battles bandits in this magical film that provides as many laughs as it does wallops. Besides horse thieves, Wing Chun must deal with the men around her who simply can't handle a strong, independent woman. Ultimately, she must dish out "lessons" again and again and again until the respect for her remarkabl...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Yuen Woo-ping
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Kingdom Yuen, Waise Lee, Catherine Hung Yan
7.0
N/A
N/A
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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
(2022)
Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
Mark Koetsier
Cast:
Michael Cera, Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh
5.7
54%
45
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
(1985)
Action, Comedy
The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners (1983) and My Lucky Stars (1985)... The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through an...
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Sammo Hung
Cast:
Sammo Hung, Richard Ng, Stanley Fung, Michael Miu, Eric Tsang
6.4
N/A
N/A
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The Heroic Trio
(1993)
Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
An invisible woman is kidnapping newborn babies who are destined to be emperors and delivering them to the mysterious subterranean supernatural Evil Master. The police are powerless, and the city must be saved by three very different women who share a terrible past. Anita Mui plays the mild-mannered wife of a police inspector who's als...
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Johnnie To
Cast:
Anita Mui, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Damian Lau, Anthony Wong
6.6
88%
N/A
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Supercop 2
(1993)
Action, Adventure, Crime
As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call Jessica Yang (Yeoh), a rising star in the ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves! What Jessica doesn't realize is that her boyfriend - recently discharged from the force - is the leader of this ruthless crime ring!
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Stanley Tong
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Yu Rong-Guang, Emil Chow Wah-Kin, Athena Chu, Fan Siu-Wong
6.2
64%
N/A
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Far North
(2008)
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated ...
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Asif Kapadia
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean, Gary Pillai
6.1
83%
N/A
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The Soong Sisters
(1997)
Drama, History, Romance
The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling (the oldest) married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern Ch...
Runtime:
145 min
Director:
Mabel Cheung
Cast:
Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, Vivian Wu, Winston Chao, Hsing-kuo Wu
7.1
N/A
N/A
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Yes, Madam!
(1985)
Action, Crime
Asprin (Mang Hoi) and Strepsil (John Shum), two petty thieves who inadvertently become involved in a murder case when they steal items belonging to a murdered man. The man had hidden an important microfilm in his passport, which the thieves pass onto a forger friend Panadol (Tsui Hark). Inspector Ng (Michelle Yeoh) is assigned to the c...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Corey Yuen Kwai
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, John Shum, Mang Hoi, Tsui Hark
6.7
N/A
N/A
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Royal Warriors
(1986)
Action, Crime
Michelle Yip of the Hong Kong police is a mild-mannered Kung Fu expert; Michael Wong from air security is happy-go-lucky, stuck on himself, constantly talking, and smitten by her; Yamamoto is quiet, hard-boiled, leaving the Tokyo police to spend time with his wife and daughter. They form an alliance when they foil a hijacking on a plan...
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
David Chung
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Michael Wong, Hiroyuki Sanada, Pai Ying, Michael Chan Wai-Man
6.8
N/A
N/A
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Butterfly & Sword
(1993)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A loyalist attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
Michael Mak
Cast:
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Jimmy Lin Zhi-Ying, Joey Wong, Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen
6.1
N/A
N/A
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Silver Hawk
(2004)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Michelle Yeoh plays Lulu Wong, a much-idolised rock star and philanthropist by day, and a super heroine, Silver Hawk, who fights injustice in skin-tight black leather outfit as her alter-ego. Richie Ren plays police detective Richman, who has an uncanny instinct and incredible wit, but he hates Silver Hawk for being always two steps ah...
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
Jingle Ma
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Luke Goss, Michael Jai White, Li Bingbing, Richie Ren
5.1
N/A
N/A
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Executioners
(1993)
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Set some time after the The Heroic Trio (1993) the city has been devastated by nuclear attack. An evil deformed villain controls the city's scarce water supply, exerting influence over both a popular leader and a militarist colonel. The trio of Chat the Thief catcher, Ching and Wonder Woman (along with her young daughter) have to avert...
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Ching Siu-Tung, Johnnie To
Cast:
Anita Mui, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Damian Lau, Anthony Wong
5.8
N/A
N/A
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Jackie Chan: My Story
(1998)
Documentary
Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor, remarkable martial arts techniques, and willingness to perform incredible stunts without the use of doubles -- or a net. This video takes a personal look at Chan as he works on screen projects in Hollywood and Beijing and candidly discusses his ...
Runtime:
75 min
Director:
Jackie Chan
Cast:
Jackie Chan, Willie Chan, Charles Chan, Sylvester Stallone, Michelle Yeoh
6.9
N/A
N/A
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Magnificent Warriors
(1987)
Action, Adventure
A daredevil airplane pilot and spy, who fights against the occupying Japanese forces in China, must rescue the ruler of the city of Kaal from the hands of a ruthless Japanese general and his advancing army.
Runtime:
88 min
Director:
David Chung
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Richard Ng, Derek Yee Tung-Sing, Lowell Lo, Lau Chin-Dai
6.4
N/A
N/A
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Bond Girls Are Forever
(2002)
Documentary
Through vintage film clips of past Bond movie epics, and with the participation of several former "Bond Girls" as interviewees (among them Dr. No's Ursula Andress and Diamonds Are Forever's Jill St. John), the documentary traced the evolution of the typical James Bond heroine from decorative damsel in distress to gutsy (but still decor...
Runtime:
46 min
Director:
John Watkin
Cast:
Maryam d'Abo, Halle Berry, Ursula Andress, Honor Blackman, Luciana Paluzzi
6.5
N/A
N/A
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Moonlight Express
(1999)
Crime, Drama, Romance
On the eve of her Japanese wedding, Hitomi (Takako Tokiwa) loses her fiance, Tatsuya, to a car accident. She travels to Hong Kong seeking solace and meets undercover cop Karbo -- a dead ringer for Tatsuya. The duo is forced to take it on the lam when a corrupt colleague frames Karbo, and Hitomi soon finds herself torn between her love ...
Runtime:
106 min
Director:
Daniel Lee
Cast:
Leslie Cheung, Takako Tokiwa, Yuka Hoshino, Austin Wai, Liu Kai-Chi
6.2
N/A
N/A
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The Touch
(2002)
Action, Fantasy
A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Peter Pau
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Ben Chaplin, Richard Roxburgh, Sihung Lung, Brandon Chang
4.6
N/A
N/A
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies
(2002)
Action, Documentary
In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series, FlixMix takes you into the history of action movies from Hollywood to Hong Kong cinema that spans a 20-year period. This one features action scenes from 16 action-packed movies featuring action gurus, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, Jackie ...
Runtime:
53 min
Cast:
Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michelle Yeoh, Joaquin Phoenix
6.1
N/A
N/A
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The Stunt Woman
(1996)
Action, Drama
A few years in the life of Ah Kam, starting with her joining action director Master Tung's team of regulars.
Runtime:
95 min
6.2
N/A
N/A
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Holy Weapon
(1993)
Action, Fantasy
During the Ming dynasty, Mo Kake takes an invincibility drink to defeat the best Japanese warrior, Super Sword. Three years later, the samurai returns, determined to take the power of 7 Maidens to defeat Mo Kake.
Runtime:
98 min
6.2
N/A
N/A
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Shaolin Popey II: Messy Temple
(1994)
Action, Comedy
Fun-loving young Shaolin initiates get the better of two bungling assassins hired to chop off the right hand of their crochety master, who commands magical kung-fu powers.
Runtime:
88 min
Cast:
Lam Siu Lau, Kok Siu Man, Adam Cheng, Michael Lee Ming Yeung, Dicky Cheung
5.9
N/A
N/A
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Wonder Seven
(1994)
Action
Wonder Seven, a secret group of well-trained government agents in China, has been assigned a case of a computer disc robbery. At first everything seems to go smooth, when a disastrous national conspiracy unravels. Seven gets caught and are forced to strike back. Meanwhile, the leader of Seven, Yip, develops a forbidden romance with a m...
Runtime:
89 min
5.7
N/A
N/A