Movies Like To Be Number One

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Lord Of East China Sea

1993·1h 31m·★ 6.9·Poon Man-Kit

4 shared cast incl. Ray Lui & Kent Cheng Jak-SiDir. Poon Man-Kit

Special ID

2013·1h 38m·★ 5.5·Clarence Ford

DP: Peter Pau Tak-HaiFans also likedDrama & Crime

Queen of Underworld

1991·1h 37m·★ 5.4·Sherman Wong

Both star Amy Yip Chi-Mei & Ray LuiCrime & Drama

Chasing the Dragon

2017·2h 8m·★ 6.7·Wong Jing

Fans also likedStarring Kent Cheng Jak-Si

Infernal Affairs

2002·1h 41m·★ 8.0·Alan Mak Siu-Fai

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Election

2005·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Johnnie To

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Trivisa

2016·1h 36m·★ 6.9·Frank Hui

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

As Tears Go By

1988·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Wong Kar-Wai

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

One Nite in Mongkok

2004·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Derek Yee

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Siberian Education

2013·1h 50m·★ 6.3·Gabriele Salvatores

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

2018·1h 47m·★ 6.5·Yuen Woo-Ping

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Mob Town

2019·1h 30m·★ 4.7·Danny A. Abeckaser

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

True Believer

1989·1h 45m·★ 6.7·Joseph Ruben

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

The Goldfinger

2023·2h 6m·★ 6.2·Felix Chong Man-Keung

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Belly

1998·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Hype Williams

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Winged Creatures

2009·1h 35m·★ 5.6·Rowan Woods

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

American Murderer

2022·1h 41m·★ 5.4·Matthew Gentile

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Song of the Assassins

2022·1h 58m·★ 5.4·Daniel Lee

Both star Ray Lui & Kenneth Tsang

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