Directed by Ringo Lam

Directed by Ringo Lam

8 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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Directed by Ringo Lam

8 Episodes

  • Spotlight on Ringo Lam
    14:17
    Spotlight on Ringo Lam
    Episode 1

    Spotlight on Ringo Lam

    Episode 1

    Find out why author Grady Hendrix calls Ringo Lam “the mad dog of Hong Kong filmmaking” and says that watching one his movies “is like getting a punch to the face.” In the following introduction, Hendrix explores Lam’s unique contribution to the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, relating how he use...

  • Full Alert
    1:39:08
    Full Alert
    Episode 2

    Full Alert

    Episode 2

    Directed by Ringo Lam • 1997 • Hong Kong
    Starring Sean Lau Ching-wan, Francis Ng, Amanda Lee

    Director Ringo Lam’s return to the Hong Kong film industry following his short-lived Hollywood sojourn also marked a return to form, showcasing the gritty intensity and unflinching moral complexity that ...

  • Victim
    1:43:51
    Victim
    Episode 3

    Victim

    Episode 3

    Directed by Ringo Lam • 1999 • Hong Kong
    Starring Sean Lau Ching-wan, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Amy Kwok

    Director Ringo Lam puts an eerie supernatural spin on his celebrated crime thrillers with this fascinating fusion of police procedural and psychological horror. After he’s kidnapped, tortured, and d...

  • Wild Search
    1:39:17
    Wild Search
    Episode 4

    Wild Search

    Episode 4

    Directed by Ringo Lam • 1989 • Hong Kong
    Starring Chow Yun-fat, Cherie Chung, Tommy Wong

    A loose remake of Peter Weir’s WITNESS as reimagined through the heightened emotional intensity of Hong Kong genre cinema, this propulsive blend of crime thriller and romantic drama finds director Ringo Lam ...

  • City on Fire
    1:45:31
    City on Fire
    Episode 5

    City on Fire

    Episode 5

    Directed by Ringo Lam • 1987 • Hong Kong
    Starring Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sun Yueh

    This 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...

  • Prison on Fire
    1:42:21
    Prison on Fire
    Episode 6

    Prison on Fire

    Episode 6

    Directed by Ringo Lam • 1987 • Hong Kong
    Starring Tony Leung Ka-fai, Chow Yun-fat, Roy Cheung

    Director 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...

  • Prison on Fire II
    1:53:44
    Prison on Fire II
    Episode 7

    Prison on Fire II

    Episode 7

    Directed by Ringo Lam • 1991 • Hong Kong
    Starring Chow Yun-fat, Chen Sung-young, Yu Li

    Chow 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 ...

  • School on Fire
    1:43:01
    School on Fire
    Episode 8

    School on Fire

    Episode 8

    Directed by Ringo Lam • 1988 • Hong Kong
    Starring Sarah Lee, Damian Lau, Fennie Yuen

    One 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...

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