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MOVIE

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 1985 134 min R ActionCrimeThriller

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.

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ERA & CONTEXT

Year of the Dragon in its release era

Released in 1985, Year of the Dragon sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1985-08-16
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.8/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America, Canada, Thailand
Studio
The De Laurentiis Company
Topicsdrug smugglingheroinchinatownchinese mafiacop

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