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Hero (2002)

PG-13 ★ 7.5/10 99 min Drama, Adventure, Action, History Hong Kong, China Chinese
Director: Zhang Yimou
Scenario Writer: Feng Li
Writers: Feng Li, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin
Streaming: Not available
One man's strength will unite an empire.

Description

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.

Trailer

Top Cast

Jet Li
Jet Li Nameless
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Tony Leung Chiu-wai Broken Sword
Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung Flying Snow
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen Sky
Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi Moon
Chen Daoming
Chen Daoming King of Qin
Liu Zhongyuan
Liu Zhongyuan Old Scholar
Zheng Tianyong
Zheng Tianyong Old Servant

Hero Appears on 8 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #898

Critic Curated

Collider's 50 Essential Action Movies
Collider #020
Rolling Stone - 50 Best Action Movies
Rolling Stone #046
Slashfilms 95 Best Action Movies Ever List
SlashFilm #40

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #866

Genre Curation

A Great Action Film For Every Year 1924 To
British Film Institute #079

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated PG-13
Letterboxd #81
Showdown Fist Of Fury
Letterboxd Showdown #06

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