New Police Story

"Failures and suffering make a real hero."

2004 2h 3m CN

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7.2

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63%

FRESH

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6.9

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 855🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes★6.9IMDB · 30,690

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Synopsis

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Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

“Failures and suffering make a real hero.”

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Cast

Jackie Chan
Senior Inspector Chan Kwok Wing
Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung
Frank Cheng Siu Fung
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei
Ho Yee
Charlene Choi Chuek-Yin
Sa Sa
Daniel Wu
Joe Kwan
Andy On Chi-Kit
Tin Tin Law
Terence Yin Chi-Wai
Fire
Hiro Hayama
Max Lung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Benny Chan
Writers: Alan Yuen Kam-Lun
Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English
Countries: Hong Kong, China, Thailand

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MONEY

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Earned back only 44% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, China, Thailand.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Police Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Benny Chan, shot by Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tommy Wai Kai-Leung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yau Chi-Wai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Benny Chan directs. Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming behind the camera. Tommy Wai Kai-Leung scores. Yau Chi-Wai cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Hong Kong, China, Thailand. Dialogue in Mandarin, Cantonese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 44% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English.
4International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, China, Thailand.
5Part of the "Police Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Benny Chan, shot by Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Tommy Wai Kai-Leung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Yau Chi-Wai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jackie Chan and Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung and Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Failures and suffering make a real hero.".
11IMDB entry: tt0386005 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 13 themes, including "martial arts", "police", "gangster", "fighter".

The technical file

Cinematography: Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming
Original score: Tommy Wai Kai-Leung
Editing: Yau Chi-Wai
Stunt coordinator: Bradley James Allan
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $8,712,057
Return: 44% of budget
Original language: CN
IMDB: New Police Story (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes: 63% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 30,690 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

7 wins & 22 nominations total

Part of

Police Story Collection

The Police Story film series (Chinese: 警察故事系列) comprises six Hong Kong crime-action films, directed by Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong and Benny Chan, produced by Raymond Chow, Leonard Ho, Jackie Chan, Barbie Tung, Willie Chan and Solon So. The first film Police Story was released on 14 December 1985. After the film's success, five sequels were made. Chan began work on the film after a disappointing experience working with another director on The Protector, which was intended to be his entry into the American film market. The first Police Story film is considered by fans to be one of Chan's best films. It was a massive hit in Asia. According to his book, Chan considers the film his best, in terms of action.