Directed by Ringo Lam
5 Episodes
Raw, gritty, intensely angry visions of individuals pushed to the brink by a corrupt society, the films of Hong Kong action renegade Ringo Lam scorch the screen with an anarchic fury. His action classic CITY ON FIRE offered Chow Yun-fat one of his meatiest roles and inspired Quentin Tarantino’s RESERVOIR DOGS. With his further entries in the “On Fire” series, Lam doubled down on social criticism without stinting on the action, offering a searing portrait of systemic moral breakdown.
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14:17Episode 1Spotlight on Ringo Lam
Episode 1
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1:45:31Episode 2City on Fire
Episode 2
Directed by Ringo Lam • 1987 • Hong Kong
Starring Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sun YuehThis sizzling, highly influential crime drama from explosive genre stylist Ringo Lam stars Chow Yun-fat as Ko Chow, an undercover cop torn between his duty as a police officer and his loyalty to his friends on th...
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1:42:21Episode 3Prison on Fire
Episode 3
Directed by Ringo Lam • 1987 • Hong Kong
Starring Tony Leung Ka-fai, Chow Yun-fat, Roy CheungDirector Ringo Lam explores potent themes of loyalty, authority, and corruption in this tough-as-nails crime drama set within the simmering confines of a prison. When he is incarcerated for accidentally...
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1:53:44Episode 4Prison on Fire II
Episode 4
Directed by Ringo Lam • 1991 • Hong Kong
Starring Chow Yun-fat, Chen Sung-young, Yu LiChow Yun-fat returns as a convict navigating the perils of life in a repressive Hong Kong jail in Ringo Lam’s hard-hitting sequel to his action classic PRISON ON FIRE. Here, the good-hearted Ching (Chow) must ...
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1:43:01Episode 5School on Fire
Episode 5
Directed by Ringo Lam • 1988 • Hong Kong
Starring Sarah Lee, Damian Lau, Fennie YuenOne of director Ringo Lam’s most potent works, this startling, unsparingly gritty vision of innocence lost completes the director’s “On Fire” series (CITY ON FIRE, PRISON ON FIRE) with perhaps his most searing s...