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Blending brilliant physical comedy with thrillingly choreographed set pieces, Police Story makes a persuasive case for Jackie Chan as one of the all-time genre greats. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A kung-fu policeman (Jackie Chan) must protect a female witness (Brigitte Lin) from a Hong Kong drug lord for whom she used to work.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

action
Original Language:

Chinese
Director:

Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen
Writer:

Jackie Chan, Edward Tang
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA):

$109.8K
Runtime:

1h 29m

Cast & Crew

Jackie Chan
Chan Ka Kui

Brigitte Lin
Selina Fong

Maggie Cheung
May

Bill Tung
Inspector Bill Wong

Kenneth Tong
Tom

Chor Yuen
Mr. Chu Tao

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Critic Reviews for Police Story

All Critics (28) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (2)

It's the joy of watching Chan, a Buster Keaton of kickboxing, hurling himself into every stunt with total commitment, astounding athleticism and oddly unflappable, shaggy-haired grace.

March 7, 2019 | Full Review…

Justin Chang
Los Angeles Times
[Chan's] impeccable sense for how to stage a sequence extends to simple conversations, and the films are built around what's possible in terms of action rather than filling in action to support the plot.

December 28, 2018 | Full Review…

Karen Han
Polygon
Chan seems to do everything he can think of to ingratiate himself with viewers.

March 6, 2018 | Full Review…

Simon Abrams
Village Voice
One of the great 1980s action films. It's also one of the most 1980s action films.

March 6, 2018 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

Matt Zoller Seitz
RogerEbert.com
The likeable and graceful Chan directs, sings and performs jaw-dropping stunts. Few of his American or Austrian rivals attempt a fraction of that.

June 24, 2006 | Full Review…

Derek Adams
Time Out
In the course of the story, about drug traffickers, Mr. Chan gets three separate birthday cakes thrown into his face, and participates in several elaborately staged gun fights and car chases.

August 30, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Vincent Canby
New York Times
Although the blend of whimsy and adventure swings more toward the former than the latter, Chan's signature stunt choreography is no less impressive.

September 6, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
The humor and music didn't work for me but the action is unmatched

April 11, 2020 | Full Review…

Rachel Wagner
Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)
If you enjoy action comedies, look no further than "Police Story", a film that highlights all the elements that made Jackie Chan an international superstar.

November 30, 2019 | Full Review…

Panos Kotzathanasis
Asian Movie Pulse
...a bona fide masterpiece of action cinema.

June 3, 2019 | Rating: 10/10 | Full Review…

Nathanael Hood
The Retro Set
As writer/director/star/stunt coordinator, Chan secured legend status right here before our very eyes with Police Story.

May 8, 2019 | Full Review…

Ed Travis
Cinapse
a goofy action comedy that redefined the boundaries of the martial arts film by incorporating kung-fu theatrics into a modern police procedural

May 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

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Audience Reviews for Police Story

Oct 10, 2020

The plot is pure 80s cop clichés, but that's not why anyone would watch this. You're here for Chan's mad brilliance and the stunts in this thing are something to behold.

Alec B Super Reviewer
Jul 26, 2014

With enough humor and solidity in its story, Jackie Chan's Police Story is an authentic Chinese cinematic product. With its groundbreaking action and naturally-performed stunts from the superstar martial artist himself, the film was a step ahead of its time and made for an outstanding performance. 4/5

Eugene B Super Reviewer
May 17, 2014

The opening action scene is clever and eventful, full of impressive stunts and explosives. I had always put off watching this for no good reason, Jackie Chan is well cast and gives everything to the role.

Brendan N Super Reviewer
Nov 06, 2013

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