Detective Chinatown 1900
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Detective Chinatown 1900

6.3 / 10 2025 2h 15mNR Chinese
ComedyMysteryAction

Storyline

In 1900, the mysterious murder of a white woman and a Native American man in San Francisco's Chinatown triggers a race against time as the Chinese suspect and the Native American's adopted Chinese son work to uncover the truth while a politician seeks to leverage the Chinese Exclusion Bill as well as the prevailing xenophobia and racism to close down Chinatown and elect himself as the mayor.

Cast & Crew

Wang Baoqiang

Wang Baoqiang

Ah Gui

Lead
Liu Haoran

Liu Haoran

Qin Fu

Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat

Bai Xuanling

White-K

White-K

Zheng Shiliang

Zhang Xincheng

Zhang Xincheng

Bai Zhenbang

Yue Yunpeng

Yue Yunpeng

Fei Yanggu

John Cusack

John Cusack

Grant

Tai Bo

Tai Bo

Uncle Si

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chen Sicheng's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Detective Chinatown 1900 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker