Bangkok Dangerous
Seen it?2008 | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 8% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 5.3 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in the deadly arts and unwittingly becomes a target of a band of killers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
8% on Rotten Tomatoes, 24 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$45 million worldwide on a $45 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
- Nicolas CageJoe
- Shahkrit YamnarmKong
- Charlie Yeung Choi-neiFon
- Panward HemmaneeAom
- Dom HetrakulAran
- Tuck NapaskornKong's Brother
- Steve BaldocchiMichigan
- Chris HeebinkUSC
- James WithChicago
- Peter ShadrinAnton