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Special ID

Play trailer Poster for Special ID R,  2014,  1h 39m,  Action/ Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 56% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 26% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
56% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 26% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
An undercover cop (Donnie Yen) infiltrates one of China's most ruthless crime syndicates. He must risk everything to protect his family and his life after the boss (Collin Chou) vows to find and kill every traitor in his organization.

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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Mar 7, 2014
2.5/4
It's impossible to deny that what "Special ID" does well it does extremely well. Go to Full Review
Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times Mar 6, 2014
There's little suspense to speak of but plenty of roundhouse kicks to keep you shocked and awed. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager The Dissolve Mar 6, 2014
2.5/5
[T]he story is a hopeless mess that from the outset seems to be missing key exposition that might help fill in some of its many gaps. Go to Full Review
Andrew Heskins easternKicks.com Sep 24, 2020
3/5
Donnie Yen returns to contemporary action thrillers in a so-so undercover thriller with some fantastic action scenes... Go to Full Review
Jay Stone Canada.com Apr 25, 2014
2.5/5
They don't match the eye-popping athleticism of The Raid 2. In fact, some of it seems kind of stodgy. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Clarence Fok

Director

Donnie Yen

Dragon Chan

Jing Tian

Fang Jing

Collin Chou

Hung

Andy On

Sunny

Hanyu Zhang

Blade

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Movie Info

Synopsis An undercover cop (Donnie Yen) infiltrates one of China's most ruthless crime syndicates. He must risk everything to protect his family and his life after the boss (Collin Chou) vows to find and kill every traitor in his organization.
Director
Clarence Fok
Producer
Peter Pau Tak-Hai, Donnie Yen
Screenwriter
Kam-Yuen Szeto
Distributor
Well Go USA
Production Co
China Movie Channel, Beijing Starlit Movie and TV Culture, China Film Group Corporation (CFGC)
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 7, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2016
Runtime
1h 39m
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