Police Story

1985 ‘警察故事’ Directed by Jackie Chan

You may know the name, but the game has changed.

A virtuous Hong Kong police officer must clear his name after he is framed for murder.

Jackie Chan Brigitte Lin Maggie Cheung Bill Tung Chor Yuen Charlie Cho Mars Lam Gwok-Hung David Lau Kam Hing-Yin Wan Faat Fung Hak-On Kent Tong

Alternative Titles

Police Story - A Guerra das Drogas, Ging chaat goo si, Jackie Chan's Police Story, ポリス・ストーリー香港国際警察, 폴리스 스토리, Полицейская история, Police Force

thriller crime action

101 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

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Review by Timcop ★★★★ 2

There's a moment where Jackie Chan does the moonwalk in order to scrape off some cow poop from his shoe, so you know you're in a safe space. I'll never go to a mall the same way again.
Review by matt lynch ★★★★ 1

Safety last.
Review by Patrick Willems ★★★★ 1

Jackie Chan is the best that humanity has produced.
Review by Kristen Yoonsoo Kim ★★★★

U PUSH MAGGIE CHEUNG DOWN THE STAIRS I FIGHT
Review by nathan smith ★★★★½ 7

u might say that chaplin and keaton were the masters of screen comedy and nobody else could ever touch them, but unlike jackie chan, chaplin and keaton never Moonwalked cow shit off their converse. forget herzog, jackie chan is a true solider of cinema; every outtake in the blooper reel is just him getting escorted to the hospital. few others have given so much for CINEMA. that man's body has healed so many times over that he must be a mutant. the restoration is so gorgeous, the color of jackie's sweaters truly pops, and every shatter of glass and gut punch and car crash is as intoxicatingly loud as it should be. not sure how i've seen over 50 or…
Review by ScreeningNotes ★★★★ 3

Police Story, as its title may suggest, is a police procedural which keeps its story basic in order to better serve as a vehicle for Jackie Chan's truly superlative fight scene choreography. It is literally a lean, mean fighting machine.
The success of Jackie Chan's technique emerges from the lesson of two cinematic masters: Chaplin and Hitchcock. Chaplin taught us that we love to root for the underdog, to see someone on the bottom work hard and be rewarded for his success (this is the simplest distillation of the Tramp character). Chan's protagonist is an average cop taking on a giant drug cartel, and we see his struggles (he takes as much punishment as he dishes out) and rejoice with…

Recent reviews

Review by Pepperinyourear ★★★★

The first 10 minutes of this movie start at 1000% and it never stops till the end. Mr. Chan I commend you
Review by Sheldon Dugas ★★★★★ 4

This is a movie I've heard about for years and years, but never actually watched. I've most of the bigger stunts from the climax of this film, but everything in the movie is action and comedy gold. So many amazing stunts, slapstick moments, and character moments. Jackie Chan is great in this, both being fantastic at his stunts (of which there are many) and at his slapstick, in particular a fight scene in a witness' house and a telephone answering section. The plot is as thin and unbelievable (that court scene seems so implausible, but what came after was great, so I'm giving it a pass). But you don't come to these stunt heavy movies for the plot, you go for the fun action. I am definitely watch more Jackie Chan movies after this one.
I also have the Criterion Channel now, so please recommend some gems from it in the comments.
Review by Sax Von Stroheim ★★★½

Police story begins and ends with two absolutely breathtaking action sequences. It's a pity then, that the bulk of the film is taken up with Chan's particular brand of farce-by-numbers, with its attendant Teddy Ruxpin-esque soundtrack.
Review by aileena ★★★½ 1

the last 15 minutes. That is all!
Review by Adam ★★★★

A much more bizarre movie than its reputation suggests, purely in terms of how long it decides to spend on slapstick humour (some of which goes on for an almost excruciating amount of time). And whilst this is going on the film is veering instantly between romantic screwball, surprisingly in-depth courtroom drama and police assignment that briefly becomes a ‘wrong man’ scenario? It’s bonkers but Jackie Chan is so endearing that it sticks together anyway. Doesn’t hurt that the film is bookended with some truly obscene stunt work; one of which is so good the film shows you it three times (can we get Chris McQuarrie to do this for the next Mission Impossible please?). Part of me wishes the whole film was Jackie Chan fighting. A larger part of me had a great time anyway. And then there’s another part that now feels the sudden urge to watch as many of his films as possible.
Review by sushiboy963 ★★★

This one feels dated, but I still liked it. Its short and simple and has good action.
Review by Steve Melnick ★★★★★ 1

And the All-Glass Mall was never the same...
Man, I always feel bad when I watch Jackie Chan's older work because it reminds me just how bad the movies were that Hollywood stuck him in once he got there.
The story is a fascinatingly simple but twisty narrative. Each time it seems straightforward we get something more we didn't expect. The basics, Jackie is a cop with the HKPD assigned to a task force to take down a businessman. During the raid the businessman's girlfriend gets captured and ends up under Jackie's protection. From there it's just one wrong turn after another through the trial and beyond.
What's always impressive to me is how Jackies movies incorporate almost non-stop action…
Review by ourboldhero ★★★½

I don't understand the end of this movie at all, but great stunts are great.
Review by Ethan Woods ★★★★★

Pure fucking electricity. Even Jackie Chan wiping shit off his shoe is done with a moonwalk and a breakbeat playing behind it. This guys driving a car through an entire hillside village, hanging off the side of a bus, kicking dudes through car doors, kicking dudes through windows, and generally kicking dudes through all things. It’s amazing.
And holy hell this guy was going crazy with the zooms, there’s about as many zooms in the first 15 min as there are gunshots. And there’s about a thousand shots fired (mostly at inanimate objects)
I also really appreciate what a mess this guy is (botching serious calls to the police station, getting 3 cakes to the face in a matter of minutes and generally being the worst boyfriend ever).
Without question one of the most electrifying movies I’ve ever seen. Love it