Hong Kong Synopsis
衝鋒隊：怒火街頭
Hotheaded cop Bill Zhu (Lau Ching-wan) gets relegated to the Emergency Unit after a dustup with his inept boss. When the mob kills Zhu's pal and ex-colleague (Francis Ng) during a turf-war hit, he rounds up his motley department cohorts and embarks on a mission of revenge against the gangsters. The pursuit of the baddies culminates in a hair-raising showdown atop a hijacked transport plane in this action thriller.
Action + Crime in Hong Kong
119 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Big Bullet itself).
The 1995–1997 Hong Kong Window
Big Bullet holds position #12 of 51 Hong Kong films in the 1995–1997 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Big Bullet premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1996.
The 436th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 42% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 26th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #215 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #130 of 516 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Golden Harvest Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | June 25, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0126839 |