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Movie Info

A Chinese emigrant (Justin Chon) and his best friend (Kevin Wu) rise through the ranks of one of New York's most-powerful street gangs.

Rating:

R (Sexual Assault|Pervasive Language|Sexual Content|Some Drug Use|Strong Violence)
Genre:

crime, action, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Andrew Lau, Andrew Loo
Producer:

Stuart Ford, Andrew Lau, Allen Bain, Jesse Scolaro, Ara Katz
Writer:

Michael Di Jiacomo, Andrew Loo
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 24, 2014 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

May 23, 2016
Runtime:

1h 34m
Production Co:

7th Floor, Initial A Entertainment

Cast & Crew

Justin Chon
Sonny

Kevin Wu
Steven

Harry Shum Jr.
Paul Wong

Shuya Chang
Tina

Ray Liotta
Michael Bloom

Geoff Pierson
Captain Higgins

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Critic Reviews for Revenge of the Green Dragons

All Critics (26) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (22)

... a solid crime drama that presents an alternative to the typical American gangster film often about a white man wreaking havoc.

September 1, 2017 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
The representation of Asian American men as hot-blooded toughies in the film does put a dent in the omnipresent nerdy eunuch stereotype and the model-minority myth.

December 23, 2014 | Full Review…

Martin Tsai
Los Angeles Times
There's a good story somewhere in "Revenge of the Green Dragons," but it's not the one Lau and his colleagues chose to retell.

October 28, 2014 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Simon Abrams
RogerEbert.com
This crudely made thriller plays like a stilted Cantonese riff on organized-crime cliches, substituting blood and brutality for novelty or insight.

October 28, 2014 | Full Review…

Justin Chang
Variety
Loo and Lau have borrowed so liberally from sources like GoodFellas [that] they're essentially dressing it in one-size-fits-all gangster-movie clothes.

October 24, 2014 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Scott Tobias
The Dissolve
This crime drama wants to be a Chinese-American "Goodfellas," but it ends up just looking bad.

October 23, 2014 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Jordan Hoffman
New York Daily News
While the Revenge of the Green Dragons may recall a particular time period, frenetic visuals, impaired screenplay, and stilted performances distract at every turn.

September 6, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
Green Dragons is a top notch film - it was just released by the wrong producer.

May 17, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Andrew Daley
One Room With A View
Revenge boasts Martin Scorsese as an executive producer (and it really does boast - Scorsese's is the first name we see), but the clich-ridden narrative and patchy acting prevent the film from being Chinatown's answer to Goodfellas.

March 27, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Jason Best
Movie Talk
The self-inflating tale of two immigrant brothers, who join a Chinatown gang as kids, falls woefully short of significance, despite being executive produced by Martin Scorsese.

January 16, 2015 | Rating: D+ | Full Review…

Paul Chambers
Movie Chambers
It doesn't bring anything new to the table. And its pacing, grim tone, and cheesy guitar riffs belong squarely in the '80s.

October 30, 2014 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Matt Fowler
IGN Movies
Violent, generic, not awful, but nothing more than that.

October 30, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Roger Moore
Tribune News Service