Once a Gangster
2010 1h 35m movie Film Hong Kong

Once a Gangster

飛砂風中轉

Synopsis

飛砂風中轉

Roast Pork joins the triad as a young man and ends up becoming a trusted lieutenant of boss Kerosene. However, his true passion is in his successful chain of restaurants, his loving wife, and his two children. So when Kerosene wants to promote his trusted right hand man to the top of the organization as a way to take on his financial debts, it's understandable why Roast Pork would want to refuse. Roast Pork comes up with an intricate scheme with his men that would take himself out of the running, but Kerosene's intervention causes it to fail. When all hopes appears to be lost, lifelong gangster Sparrow is released from jail after serving a 20-year sentence for committing a gang-related murder that earned him a guarantee for the leader spot. However, Sparrow has made his own plans to stay out of the gang, setting off a battle of wits between the two men.

The 2009–2011 Hong Kong Window

58 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Once a Gangster sits at position #21.

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    #1

    How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?

    ★ 7.6 · 2010

  2. Echoes of the Rainbow
    #2

    Echoes of the Rainbow

    ★ 7.4 · 2010

  3. Night and Fog
    #3

    Night and Fog

    ★ 7.2 · 2009

  4. The Ditch
    #4

    The Ditch

    ★ 7.1 · 2010

  5. Bruce Lee, My Brother
    #5

    Bruce Lee, My Brother

    ★ 7.0 · 2010

  6. Love in a Puff
    #6

    Love in a Puff

    ★ 7.0 · 2010

  7. Fire of Conscience
    #7

    Fire of Conscience

    ★ 7.0 · 2010

  8. Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
    #8

    Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

    ★ 6.9 · 2010

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The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Once a Gangster premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

'1028'1112'1217'1318'1415'1523'1619'1715'1811'198

Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
27
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #430 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #285 of 516 (top 55%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Cantonese
Production Companies Media Asia Films, Pop Movies
Runtime 1h 35m
Release Date May 20, 2010
IMDb tt1611840
Official Site www.mediaasia.com

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