Kung Fu Hustle
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75% Critic Match

Kung Fu Hustle

So many gangsters… so little time.

7.5 / 10 2004 1h 39mR cn
ActionComedyCrimeFantasy

Storyline

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

Cast & Crew

Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow

Sing

Lead
Yuen Qiu

Yuen Qiu

Landlady

Yuen Wah

Yuen Wah

Landlord

Lam Tze-Chung

Lam Tze-Chung

Sing's Sidekick

Bruce Leung Siu-Lung

Bruce Leung Siu-Lung

The Beast

Eva Huang Shengyi

Eva Huang Shengyi

Fong

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan

Brother Sum

Chiu Chi-Ling

Chiu Chi-Ling

Tailor

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stephen Chow's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Kung Fu Hustle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker