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That Demon Within

Play trailer Poster for That Demon Within 2014,  1h 52m,  Action/ Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 47% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 40% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
47% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A police officer doubts himself after saving the life of a notorious and ruthless killer. His actions come back to haunt him when the killer and his gang become suspects in a bloody armed robbery.

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Nicolas Rapold New York Times Apr 17, 2014
Pulp done with passion can be its own reward, as the veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Dante Lam shows with his feverish cop thriller "That Demon Within." Go to Full Review
Tom Keogh Seattle Times Apr 17, 2014
2/4
[The] Stephen King-like angle is the richest material in "That Demon Within," which is otherwise another tale of gangsters turning against one another. Go to Full Review
Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times Apr 17, 2014
This Hong Kong import can't resist the urge to dumb down a fascinating premise for the sake of mass consumption. Go to Full Review
Panos Kotzathanasis easternKicks.com Jul 26, 2020
Flawed though it may be, with many concepts unfulfilled and not as "dark and mysterious" as Lam intended it to be, That Demon Within is a visually impressive film with elaborate action scenes that will satisfy most fans of the genre Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Feb 22, 2016
3.5/5
Wu keeps us caring with an intense yet nuanced performance, as if relishing the chance to break out of the romantic hero mould that characterised his early career. Go to Full Review
Michael A. Smith MediaMikes Apr 27, 2014
5/5
...one of the best action films (and psychological thrillers) I've watched in a very long time. Go to Full Review
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Dante Lam

Director

Daniel Wu

Dave Wong

Nick Cheung

Hon Kong

Andy On

Ben Chan

Kai Chi Liu

Broker

Lee Kwok Lun

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis A police officer doubts himself after saving the life of a notorious and ruthless killer. His actions come back to haunt him when the killer and his gang become suspects in a bloody armed robbery.
Director
Dante Lam
Producer
Cheung Hong-Tat, Stephen Lam, Candy Leung, Ren Yue
Screenwriter
Dante Lam, Wai Lun Ng
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$172.3K
Runtime
1h 52m
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