While most of local Hong Kong movies were filmed locally, several foreign movies were also, at least partly, set in Hong Kong. The following is a list of movies set in Hong Kong. The history of Chinese-language cinema has three separate threads of development: the Hong Kong, the Mainland and Taiwan. ...

Foreign movies include

• Chinese Box (1997) – set and made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China. The movie shows the actual temporary press room, specially set up for the press coverage of the handover, and located in the old part of the Exhibition Centre.
• Die Another Day (2002) – James Bond emerges from the waters of Victoria Harbour, after escaping custody
• Double Impact (1991)
• Enter the Dragon (1973) – the last movie of Bruce Lee
• Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) – starring Orson Welles
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
• Les Anges Gardiens (1995) – where Gérard Depardieu takes the Star Ferry
• Lord Jim (1965)
• Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), starring William Holden and Jennifer Jones - includes shots from Victoria Peak
• Love Story (1970)
• Macao (1952) - starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell
• Mortal Kombat (1995)
• Oliver's Story (1979) - Love Story's sequel, starring Ryan O'Neal and Candice Bergen
• Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
• Rush Hour (1998)
• Rush Hour 2 (2001)
• Shanghai Surprise (1986) - starring Sean Penn and Madonna
• Tai-Pan (1986)
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) – which includes scenes of James Bond visiting the "Bottoms Up", an actual bar in Tsim Sha Tsui, which was later moved to Wan Chai
• The Pillow Book (1996) – by Peter Greenaway
• The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)
• The World of Suzie Wong (1960) – which includes footages of the Star Ferry
• Three Businessmen (1998) - starring Miguel Sandoval and Robert Wisdom
• Spy Game (2001) – where the local HSBC headquarters are presented as the "US embassy". In fact, Hong Kong being a dependent area, there is no embassy in Hong Kong, but Consulates General
• Year of the Dragon (1985)
• You Only Live Twice (1967)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) - seen in the warning scene

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Hong Kong movies set in Hong Kong include

• the pigeon egg strategy (1998)
• 2046 (2004)
• Breaking News (2004)
• A Better Tomorrow (1986)
• As Tears Go By (1988)
• Bishonen (1998)
• Crime Story (1993) - includes real scenes of building explosions filmed in the deserted Kowloon Walled City, which was destroyed in the same year.
• Chungking Express (1994) – which includes footages of the Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui
• Days of Being Wild (1991)
• Fallen Angels (1995)
• In the Mood for Love (2000) – while set in Hong Kong, the actual filming location of outdoor scenes was Bangkok, Thailand. The movie also incorporates footages of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
• Hit Team (2001)
• Infernal Affairs (2002)
• Police Story (1985)
• Running on Karma (2003)
• So Close (2002)
• Tempting Heart (1999)
• The Truth About Jane and Sam (1999) - filmed in locations including Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui, Nathan Road, as well as breathtaking vistas of the Hong Kong Harbour facing Hongkong Island.
• When I Fall in Love...With Both (2000) - filmed in Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau.

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See also

• List of movies based on location

List of movies based on location: List of movies set in Australia List of movies set in Hong Kong List of movies set in Ireland List of movies set in Japan List of movies set in Las Vegas List of movies set in Los Angeles List of movies set in...

External links

• Hong Kong Film Services Office
• Hong Kong Film Archive