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PTU

Play trailer Poster for PTU R,  2003,  1h 27m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 72% 18 Reviews Tomatometer 80% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
72% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A seedy policeman deals with various gangs and squabbling colleagues while searching for his missing gun.

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Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) Jun 22, 2007
2/5
The droll opening, set in a restaurant where the pecking order is rigorously observed, gives way to a complicated but uninvolving cat-and-mouse game between the police and rival gangs. Go to Full Review
Sukhdev Sandhu Daily Telegraph (UK) Jun 22, 2007
Characterisation, always a hit and miss affair in To's films, is deliberately rather thin. Instead, To and his cinematographer, Cheng Siu Keung, make the greasy, near-abandoned streets of the Hong Kong capital come alive Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jun 22, 2007
3/5
It's an oddity in some ways, and its brief appearance in cinemas can only be the precursor to a DVD release, which is how it will mostly be seen. It's a smart, sharp piece of work, however big the screen. Go to Full Review
Mick Gaw Screen Slate Aug 13, 2026
Mafiosos, street thugs, high-ranking detectives, and beat cops are all one and the same: rival factions vying for control over unstable grounds. This bleak vision of turn-of-the-century politics is no clearer than in To’s PTU . Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Jul 28, 2026
... a tight, concise action thriller played against a backdrop of empty streets and lonely pools of light in the city after dark. Go to Full Review
CJ Sheu Review Film Review Jun 29, 2025
It’s irony-poisoned beauty. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Johnnie To

Director

Simon Yam

Mike Ho

Suet Lam

Sergeant Lo Sa

Ruby Wong

Leigh Cheng

Eddy Ko

Eye Ball

Raymond Pak-Ming Wong

Supervisor Wong

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Movie Info

Synopsis A seedy policeman deals with various gangs and squabbling colleagues while searching for his missing gun.
Director
Johnnie To
Producer
Kuo Hsing Li
Screenwriter
Kin Yee Au, Nai-Hoi Yau
Distributor
Mei Ah Entertainment
Production Co
Mei Ah Films Production
Rating
R (Some Language|Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 28, 2021
Runtime
1h 27m
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