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Once a Thief
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Once a Thief

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User Score181 ratings
TMDB 6.916+19911h 49mCN
ActionComedyThrillerCrime

Synopsis

Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

Director
John WooFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Golden Princess Film Productions3 production companies
Release
February 2, 1991Released
Box Office
$4M

Top Cast

8 of 15
Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-Fat
Red Bean Puddin / Joe
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung
James / Jim
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Red Bean / Cherie
Paul Chu Kong
Paul Chu Kong
Chu / Godfather
Kenneth Tsang
Kenneth Tsang
Chow / Dad
Woo Fung
Woo Fung
Mr. Cheung
Pierre Yves Burton
Mr. Burton
John Tang Yat-Kwan
John Tang Yat-Kwan
Young Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe

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Reviews

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ColinJ
Feb 16, 2017

John Woo's breezy crowd-pleaser works in fits and starts, though comedy is clearly not his forte. It mostly exists to showcase the beauty and charisma of its stars.

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