How to watch the Police Story films in order
There are 6 Police Story films, about 10.7 hours in total. The first was released in 1985, the latest in 2013. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
The Police Story film series (Chinese: 警察故事系列) comprises six Hong Kong crime-action films, directed by Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong and Benny Chan, produced by Raymond Chow, Leonard Ho, Jackie Chan, Barbie Tung, Willie Chan and Solon So. The first film Police Story was released on 14 December 1985. After the film's success, five sequels were made. Chan began work on the film after a disappointing experience working with another director on The Protector, which was intended to be his entry into the American film market. The first Police Story film is considered by fans to be one of Chan's best films. It was a massive hit in Asia. According to his book, Chan considers the film his best, in terms of action.
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Police Story (1985)
14 Dec 1985 · 99 min
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
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Police Story 2 (1988)
13 Aug 1988 · 105 min
The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.
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Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992)
4 Jul 1992 · 95 min
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
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Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)
10 Feb 1996 · 107 min
Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence.
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New Police Story (2004)
23 Sep 2004 · 123 min
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.
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Police Story: Lockdown (2013)
24 Dec 2013 · 110 min
A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.