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The Mission

Play trailer Poster for The Mission 1999,  1h 21m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 60% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 89% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
60% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 89% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Boss Lung (Ko Hung) knows that someone in the Hong Kong Triad wants him dead. After a botched assassination nearly takes his life, he orders his right-hand man to recruit a group of expert bodyguards (Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Roy Cheung, Lam Suet, Jackie Lui) to protect him from any further attacks. The hired gunmen quickly form a brotherhood, but their loyalty is tested when Lung discovers that one of them is having an affair with his wife, and he orders the others to kill him.

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Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Jul 28, 2026
[Johnnie] To’s lean, precise style is the opposite of John Woo’s explosive action frescoes. He has an unerring eye for composition and creates tension from stillness... then strike swiftly with surgical precision. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Oct 30, 2017
1.5/4
An almost impressively empty misfire... Go to Full Review
Brian Gibson Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) Mar 15, 2007
The male world of deception, violence, and suave killers remains intact, a woman's death letting buddies off the hook for their betrayal of the bodyguards' code. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 8, 2005
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Johnnie To

Director

Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

Curtis

Francis Ng

Roy

Jackie Lui

Shin

Roy Cheung

Mike

Suet Lam

James

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The Mission

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Movie Info

Synopsis Boss Lung (Ko Hung) knows that someone in the Hong Kong Triad wants him dead. After a botched assassination nearly takes his life, he orders his right-hand man to recruit a group of expert bodyguards (Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Roy Cheung, Lam Suet, Jackie Lui) to protect him from any further attacks. The hired gunmen quickly form a brotherhood, but their loyalty is tested when Lung discovers that one of them is having an affair with his wife, and he orders the others to kill him.
Director
Johnnie To
Screenwriter
Nai-Hoi Yau
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 19, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 21m
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