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Bangkok Dangerous

Name: Bangkok Dangerous
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime
Released: 2000-11-24
Cast: Pavarit Mongkolpisit, Premsinee Ratanasopha, Patharawarin Timkul, Pisek Intrakanchit, Korkiate Limpapat

2000 | 105 min | Thriller, Action, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (51% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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. If you loved Sexy Beast, start here.
The mood: Tense, gritty.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 1 hr 45 min.
What might put you off: Rated R: meant for adults.
It's in Thai, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Kong, a deaf-mute, lives a life of quiet desperation working for Bangkok mobsters. Despite his disability, Kong's mentor Joe trains him to be a stone-cold assassin. After a brutal hit abroad, Kong returns to Bangkok and falls in love with young pharmacy clerk.

How it earned its rating

CriticsBelow par
51% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 13K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Oxide Pang, Danny Pang

Pavarit MongkolpisitKong
Premsinee RatanasophaFon
Patharawarin TimkulAom
Pisek IntrakanchitJo
Korkiate LimpapatBoss
Piya BoonnakBald Man
Nopadol KesornGunman
Prakumponh JodkongparbBoxer
Yodmongkol KannorsinghBoxer
Sinchai ChulawongBoxing Referee