A Better Tomorrow

strong bloody violence, injury detail

Director(s)John Woo

Production year1986

Release date26/06/2026

Genre(s)Action, Crime, Drama

Approx. running minutes95m

CastLung Ti, Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu, Waise Lee, Feng Tien, John Woo, Yanzi Shi, Kenneth Tsang, Shing Fui-On

A Better Tomorrow

strong bloody violence, injury detail

In this 1986 crime action drama, a gangster released from prison attempts to reform himself, but his past refuses to let ...

In this 1986 crime action drama, a gangster released from prison attempts to reform himself, but his past refuses to let him go.

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

drugs

injury detail

theme

discrimination

strong bloody violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

16/06/2026

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Arrow Film Distributors Ltd

violence

Intense, occasionally prolonged, scenes of violence feature shootings, stabbings and brutal beatings which result in extensive bloodshed.

threat and horror

Moderate threat, featuring guns and bladed weapons, occurs.

language

Strong language ('f**k) features infrequently, as well as milder terms such as 'whore', 'piss', 'shit', 'bastard' and 'hell'.

sex

A man touches a woman's backside over her dress.

drugs

There are infrequent drug references.

injury detail

Bloody injuries and dead bodies are seen in the aftermath of violence.

theme

Upsetting scenes are centred on bereavement.

Classified Date:

21/08/1986

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Cape Power Ltd

Contains strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

09/06/2006

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

Contains strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

01/12/2005

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

Classified Date:

11/01/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Missing in Action

Classified Date:

05/01/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Missing in Action

Classified Date:

21/02/1989

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Ltd

Classified Date:

15/05/2006

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

Classified Date:

05/04/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Missing in Action

Cuts:

This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.

Classified Date:

18/10/1990

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Ltd

Classified Date:

12/04/2006

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

11/01/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Missing in Action

Classified date16/06/2026

LanguageCantonese

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

drugs

injury detail

theme

discrimination

Director(s)John Woo

Production year1986

Release date26/06/2026

Genre(s)Action, Crime, Drama

Approx. running minutes95m

CastLung Ti, Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu, Waise Lee, Feng Tien, John Woo, Yanzi Shi, Kenneth Tsang, Shing Fui-On

strong bloody violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

16/06/2026

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Arrow Film Distributors Ltd

violence

Intense, occasionally prolonged, scenes of violence feature shootings, stabbings and brutal beatings which result in extensive bloodshed.

threat and horror

Moderate threat, featuring guns and bladed weapons, occurs.

language

Strong language ('f**k) features infrequently, as well as milder terms such as 'whore', 'piss', 'shit', 'bastard' and 'hell'.

sex

A man touches a woman's backside over her dress.

drugs

There are infrequent drug references.

injury detail

Bloody injuries and dead bodies are seen in the aftermath of violence.

theme

Upsetting scenes are centred on bereavement.

Classified Date:

21/08/1986

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Cape Power Ltd

Contains strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

09/06/2006

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

Contains strong bloody violence

Classified Date:

01/12/2005

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

Classified Date:

11/01/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Missing in Action

Classified Date:

05/01/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Missing in Action

Classified Date:

21/02/1989

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Ltd

Classified Date:

15/05/2006

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

Classified Date:

05/04/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Missing in Action

Cuts:

This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.

Classified Date:

18/10/1990

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Ltd

Classified Date:

12/04/2006

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD additional material

Classified Date:

11/01/1995

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Missing in Action

Classified date16/06/2026

LanguageCantonese