Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon

1985 · 134 min · EN · R · 6.8 (356 votes)
Dir. Michael Cimino · Starring Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava · Music David Mansfield

It isn't the Bronx or Brooklyn, it isn't even New York. It's Chinatown... and it's about to explode.

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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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A brutal, neon-drenched descent into urban warfare. It's a tense, violent obsession, fueled by simmering racism and a clash of cultures. The city itself feels like a character, a gritty backdrop to escalating conflict and moral decay.

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