A Better Tomorrow

Friday, August 15 - Thursday, August 21, 2025

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

“This is the film that established John Woo as the king of the Hong Kong gunplay picture, and made a superstar of the actor Chow Yun-fat. Chow plays counterfiter Mark Gor, whose partner, Ho, has a younger brother, Kit, in the police force. Kit knows nothing of Ho’s life of crime until a gangland doublecross results in the death of their father; the younger man’s love for his big brother turns to hatred, until the two of them, along with Mark, are drawn into a violent showdown against the syndicate.” – Fredric Dannen, Hong Kong Babylon: An Insider’s Guide to the Hollywood of the East

“The sheer joy of a director discovering his true voice.” – Andy Klein

Screening as part of our Hong Kong Cinema Classics series

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  • Country Hong Kong
  • Language Cantonese with English subtitles
  • Year 1986
  • Running Time 95 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Shout! Studios
  • Director John Woo
  • Cast Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-fat, Emily Chu, Waise Lee, Kenneth Tsang
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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