China O'Brien
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55% Critic Match

China O'Brien

She is the ultimate weapon.

5.5 / 10 1990 1h 30mR English
ActionThrillerDrama

Storyline

China O'Brien; big city police woman; martial arts trainer, is forced to hand in her badge and head home to her father and the small town where she grew up. The peaceful town she knew is now struggling against the clutches of organized crime. When her father, the town sheriff, is killed China decides to run for his position and clean up the town. The poll results spark a series of confrontations that finally decide who runs the town . . .

Cast & Crew

Cynthia Rothrock

Cynthia Rothrock

China O'Brien

Lead
Richard Norton

Richard Norton

Matt Conroy

Keith Cooke

Keith Cooke

Dakota

DW

Doug Wright

Termite

Nijel

Nijel

Jonsey

AR

Arturo Rivera

Oscar

SM

Scott McMillan

Police Captain

PA

Patrick Adamson

Lickner

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Clouse's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. China O'Brien is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker