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Once a Thief (1996)

PG ★ 4.8/10 96 min Action, Crime, Comedy Canada English
Director: John Woo
Streaming: Not available

Description

Set in Hong Kong and Vancouver, the story follows Mac Ramsey and Li Ann Tsei, lovers and professional thieves who are separated while fleeing the powerful Hong Kong underworld crime lord who raised and trained them. After being imprisoned in Hong Kong, Mac is forcefully recruited into a clandestine international crime-fighting unit by a hard-nosed, menacing Director. He is teamed in Vancouver with Li Ann, who thought Mac was dead, and her new fiancé Victor Mansfield, an ex-cop who is attracted to the unorthodox methods of the agency. Conflict flares between Mac and Victor as the trio take on their assignment. They soon learn that their principal target is their foster brother Michael Tang, who had been given Li Ann as his future wife and who has vowed to hunt down the pair for their disloyalty to the "family".

Top Cast

Sandrine Holt
Sandrine Holt Li Ann Tsei
Ivan Sergei
Ivan Sergei Mac Ramsey
Nicholas Lea
Nicholas Lea Victor Mansfield
Robert Ito
Robert Ito The Godfather
Michael Wong
Michael Wong Michael Tang
Jennifer Dale
Jennifer Dale The Director
Alan Scarfe
Alan Scarfe Robertson Graves
Stephen Chang
Stephen Chang Mr. Chang

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