List of films set in Hong Kong
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While most of local Hong Kong movies were filmed locally, several foreign movies were also, at least partly, set in Hong Kong. The following is a list of foreign movies set in Hong Kong.
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[edit] Foreign movies include
- La Moustache (2005)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) - seen in the warning scene
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) - the International Finance Center is used as an exterior with Times Square as an interior.
- Die Another Day (2002) – James Bond emerges from the waters of Victoria Harbour into the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, after escaping custody. As he emerges the background of Hong Kong island is visible but the RHKYC is on the Hong Kong side so Bond is obviously on the Kowloon side and is not actually at the Hong Kong Yacht Club.
- Rush Hour 2 (2001) - a side alley of Lan Kwai Fong is used as the exterior of a nightclub.
- Spy Game (2001) – where the local HSBC headquarters are presented as the "US embassy". In fact, Hong Kong being a dependent area, there is no embassy in Hong Kong, but Consulates General
- Three Businessmen (1998) - starring Miguel Sandoval and Robert Wisdom
- Chinese Box (1997) – set and made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China. The movie shows the actual temporary press room, specially set up for the press coverage of the handover, and located in the old part of the Exhibition Centre.
- Citizen Hong Kong (2001) [1]
- The Pillow Book (1996) – by Peter Greenaway
- White Ghost (1996) a made-for-television Cracker movie. The last of the series until the recent revival.
- Les Anges Gardiens (1995) – where Gérard Depardieu takes the Star Ferry
- Mortal Kombat (1995)
- Double Impact (1991)
- Knock Off (1998) - filmed around the streets of Sheung Wan
- Tai-Pan (1986)
- Shanghai Surprise (1986) - starring Sean Penn and Madonna
- Year of the Dragon (1985)
- Bloodsport (1985)- with Jean-Claude Van Damme is filmed on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon.
- Oliver's Story (1979) - Love Story's sequel, starring Ryan O'Neal and Candice Bergen
- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) – which includes scenes of James Bond visiting the "Bottoms Up", an actual bar in Tsim Sha Tsui, which was later moved to Wan Chai
- Enter the Dragon (1973) – the last movie of Bruce Lee
- Love Story (1970)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- Lord Jim (1965)
- The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)
- The World of Suzie Wong (1960) – which includes footage of the Star Ferry
- Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) – starring Orson Welles and includes footage of the harbour.
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), starring William Holden and Jennifer Jones - includes shots from the old Foreign Correspondents' Club on Conduit Road, often mistaken for the Victoria Peak
- Macao (1952) - starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell
- A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) - starring Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren, directed by Charles Chaplin
[edit] Hong Kong movies set in Hong Kong include
- Twins Mission
- New Police Story
- the pigeon egg strategy (1998)
- 2046 (2004)
- A Better Tomorrow (1986)
- As Tears Go By (1988)
- Bishonen (1998)
- Breaking News (2004)
- Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
- Crime Story (1993) - includes real scenes of building explosions filmed in the deserted Kowloon Walled City, which was destroyed in the same year.
- Chungking Express (1994) – which includes footages of the Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui
- Days of Being Wild (1991)
- Fallen Angels (1995)
- In the Mood for Love (2000) – while set in Hong Kong, the actual filming location of outdoor scenes was Bangkok, Thailand. The movie also incorporates footages of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
- Fulltime Killer (2001)
- Hit Team (2001)
- Infernal Affairs (2002)
- Police Story (1985)
- Running on Karma (2003)
- So Close (2002)
- Tempting Heart (1999)
- The Contract (Hong Kong film)
- The Truth About Jane and Sam (1999) - filmed in locations including Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui, Nathan Road, as well as breathtaking vistas of the Hong Kong Harbour facing Hong Kong Island.
- When I Fall in Love...With Both (2000) - filmed in Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau.
