 Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde 1999  R, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Colin Budds
Cast: Adam Baldwin, Steve Bastoni, Chang Tseng, Jason Chong, Anthony Wong, Karen Cliche, Kira Clavell, Linden Goh, Richard Chong, Helene Joy, Peter Gow, Aaron James Cash, Steve Tan, Stewart Tsui, Alistair McDougall
Dr. Jekyll (Adam Baldwin) is honeymooning in Hong Kong where he finds himself in the middle of feuding Chinese mobsters. Before you know it, he turns into Mr. Hyde, a martial-arts super-monster-fighter. My, what they've done with the classic tale!
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Little Fish 2005  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rowan Woods
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving, Martin Henderson, Noni Hazlehurst, Joel Tobeck, Dustin Nguyen, Lisa McCune, Susie Porter, Nina Liu, Linda Cropper, Daniella Farinacci, Ferdinand Hoang, Jason Chong, Anthony Wong
After spending the last four years recovering from heroin addiction, Tracy (Cate Blanchett) is confronted by ex-boyfriend Jonny (Dustin Nguyen) who has returned to town and insists he is no longer dependent on drugs. Meanwhile, Tracy is helping Lionel (Hugo Weaving) withdraw from heroin, which leads to major problems because of his connection to drug kingpin Bradley "The Jockey" Thompson. At age 32, Tracy must now deal with her past before she can move on to a future.
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The Painted Veil 2006  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: John Curran
Cast: Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Diana Rigg, Toby Jones, Anthony Wong, Marie-Laure Descoureaux, Xia Yu, Alan David, Catherine An, Juliet Howland, Maggie Steed
W. Somerset Maugham's novel is brought to the screen with Naomi Watts playing the frivolous, upper-class Kitty who marries the middle-class doctor, Walter Fane (Edward Norton). When the couple moves to Shanghai and Walter immerses himself in his cholera research, spoiled Kitty begins an affair with diplomat Charlie Townsend (Liev Schreiber). Walter discovers the affair and threatens Kitty with divorce if she doesn't move with him to a remote village in China that is ravaged by cholera. Kitty joins Walter on the expedition and, in the harsh environment, gains a social conscience and finds a purpose in their lives.
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 The Promise 2005  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Fantasy / Action
Director: Chen Kaige
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Jang Dong-Kun, Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas Tse, Liu Ye, Chen Hong, Qian Cheng, Qian Bo, Yu Xiaowei, Anthony Wong
An orphaned young girl makes a bargain with an enchantress to give up on true love and, instead, become a beautiful princess. Now Qingcheng (Cecilia Cheung) is a princess, and, as befits her promise, any man she has loved has died. She is in love again–this time with General Guangming (Hiroyuki Sanada) who she believes has saved her life, but the real hero who rescued her is the general's slave, Kunlun (Jang Dong-Kun), who suffers in silence. Will the truth be told, and will Princess Qingcheng finally live happily ever after?
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Trouble in Paradise 1989 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Di Drew
Cast: Raquel Welch, Jack Thompson, Nicholas Hammond, John Gregg, Anthony Wong, Ralph Cotterill, Adrian Brown, James Condon, Bogdan Koca, Charles Little
Socialite Rachel (Raquel Welch) and Australian Seaman Jake (Jack Thompson)–the only survivors of a plane crash–are marooned on a South Pacific island. As if they didn't have enough problems, they find that a gang of drug smugglers is using the island as a base and is not happy with the intrusion.
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| 1. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1999)
2. Little Fish (2005)
3. The Painted Veil (2006)
4. The Promise (2005)
5. Trouble in Paradise (1989)
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