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  • Mad Detective
  • Mad Detective review by Northernsky from Halifax
    Rated - 3.0 stars Cinematically great, dramatically a bit turgid. 27 October 2008
    ...achinations of the plot or any of the performances. Inspector Chan Kwai-Bun ( Lau Ching-Wan) is forced to retire when he presents his own severed ear as a retirement prese...   Read customer review

Lau Ching-Wan - filmography


  • Mad Detective (2008)
    Starring: Lau Ching-Wan,  Andy On,  Gordon Lam
    Director: Johnny To,  Wai Ka-Fai
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    A missing police pistol is connected to a series of recent heists and murders. Its owner Wong vanished earlier while pursuing a suspect in the mountains. His partner Chi-Wai miraculously returned unharmed. Hotshot Regional Crime Unit inspector Ho is in charge of the serial murder investigation. He ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,187 member
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  • The Secret Of The Magic Gourde on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Peisi Chen,  Gigi Leung,  Qilong Zhu
    Director: John Chu,  Frankie Chung
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    When an inquisitive 11-year-old discovers a mythical, magical gourd while fishing, he has no idea of the trouble that lies at the end of his hook. With the ability to grant any and every wish, The Magic Gourd attempts to make all of the boy's dreams come true, but instead succeeds in turning his ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 354 members
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  • Mad Detective - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Lau Ching-Wan,  Andy On,  Gordon Lam
    Director: Johnny To,  Wai Ka-Fai
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Directors Johnnie To (TRIAD ELECTION) and Wai Ka Fai (FULLTIME KILLER) team up for this quirky action film that was a huge hit in its native Hong Kong. Lau Ching Wan (BLACK MASK) plays Bun, a criminal profiler who's gone off the deep end. After slicing off his ear at a going-away party, he's forced ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 517 members
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  • Running Out Of Time 2 (2001)
    Starring: Ekin Cheng,  Kelly Lin,  Lau Ching-Wan
    Director: Wing-cheong Law
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this sequel to the hit original, Lau Ching Wan reprises his role as Sang, the police department's top hostage negotiator. Now a superintendent, Wan finds himself bored with his new job and is almost thrilled when a mysterious criminal begins a game of cat and mouse with Sang as he holds a number ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 49 members
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  • Running Out Of Time on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Wai Ai,  Shiu Hung Hui,  Suet Lam
    Director: Johnny To
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Wah's doctors tell him that he has 2 weeks left to live, so he figures he has nothing to lose by committing a few crimes. As he takes on the Hong Kong Police Force, one negotiator is determined to stop him from continuing with his plans, but who will put the most on the line in order to carry out ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 843 members
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  • Beyond Hypothermia (1996)
    Starring: Chien-Lien Wu,  Lau Ching-Wan
    Director: Patrick Leung
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Sister Mei, the most skilled assassin in Hong Kong, is also desperately lonely. Her secretive lifestyle makes romantic entanglements very dangerous. The only person she has regular contact with is her boss, an aunt who rescued her from a poverty-stricken childhood in Cambodia. When she strikes up a ..read more »
    1 star out of 5 18% from 6 members
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Lau Ching-Wan facts

5 most recent films

Mad Detective - 3.0 stars
The Secret Of The Magic Gourde - 2.5 stars
Mad Detective - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Running Out Of Time 2 - 2.5 stars
Running Out Of Time - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Mad Detective - 3.0 stars
Mad Detective - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Running Out Of Time - 3.0 stars
The Secret Of The Magic Gourde - 2.5 stars
Running Out Of Time 2 - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Beyond Hypothermia - 1.0 stars
Running Out Of Time 2 - 2.5 stars
The Secret Of The Magic Gourde - 2.5 stars
Running Out Of Time - 3.0 stars
Mad Detective - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Kelly Lin - 4 times - show films
Andy On - 3 times - show films
Gordon Lam - 3 times - show films
Ka Tung Lam - 3 times - show films
Kwok-Lun Lee - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Johnny To - 4 times - show films
Wai Ka-Fai - 3 times - show films
Wing-cheong Law - 1 times - show films
John Chu - 1 times - show films
Frankie Chung - 1 times - show films