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68% Critic Match
Year of the Dragon
“It isn't the Bronx or Brooklyn, it isn't even New York. It's Chinatown... and it's about to explode.”
6.8 / 10• 1985• 2h 14m•R• English
ActionCrimeThriller
Storyline
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.
Cast & Crew
Mickey Rourke
Stanley White
Lead
John Lone
Joey Tai
Ariane
Tracy Tzu
Leonard Termo
Angelo Rizzo
Raymond J. Barry
Louis Bukowski
Caroline Kava
Connie White
Eddie Jones
William McKenna
Joey Chin
Ronnie Chang
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Cimino's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Year of the Dragon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
