Movies tagged as "chinese american"

Big Trouble in Little China [1986, USA ] starting from $1.99

Adventure doesn't come any bigger!

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Actors: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kate Burton, Donald Li, Carter Wong, Peter Kwong, James Pax, Suzee Pai, Chao Li Chi, Jeff Imada, Rummel Mor, Craig Ng, Directors: John Carpenter Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Somewhere in the 80s, trucker Jack Burton arrives in a small town to deliver his cargo and win a few bucks playing cards with the locals down at the Chinese market. Practically bankrupting nearly all of his opponents, his friend Wang bets him a game of "double or nothing" to try and regain his cash and loses. Jack wants his well earned money, but Wang explains he doesn't have the cash on him and that'll he pay later because he's due to pick up a long, lost girlfriend from the airport. Convinced Wang's pulling something sly, Jack insists he drive Wang to the airport so they can stick together. However, at the airport Wang's girlfriend is captured by the Lords of Death, a streetwise Chinatown gang. She is essential for an upcoming plan to revive a thousand year old Chinese sorcerer and bring him back to the world as a mortal again. So begins a daring adventure to rescue Wang's girl and stop the ruthless operation that's going on down in Little China. Teaming up with a cast of very different individuals, Jack and Wang delve deep into an uncovering conspiracy in which everything's not exactly as it seems. Here comes big trouble...

Charlie Chan at the Circus [1936, USA ] starting from $1.99

Genres: Comedy, Mystery Actors: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno, Francis Ford, Maxine Reiner, John McGuire, Shirley Deane, Paul Stanton, J. Carrol Naish, Boothe Howard, Drue Leyton, Wade Boteler, Shia Jung, John Aasen, Directors: Harry Lachman Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   While ostensibly on vacation with his wife and twelve children, famed detective Charlie Chan visits a circus at just the right time to become involved in the murder of one of the circus owners. Chan is prevailed upon to travel with the circus in hopes of discovering the killer before he, she - or it - strikes again.

Eight Crazy Nights [2002, USA ] starting from $1.99

It's naughty. It's nice. It's animated.

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Musical Actors: Adam Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Austin Stout, Kevin Nealon, Rob Schneider, Norm Crosby, Jon Lovitz, Tyra Banks, Blake Clark, Peter Dante, Ellen Albertini Dow, Kevin P. Farley, Lari Friedman, Tom Kenny, Cole Sprouse, Directors: Seth Kearsley Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Adam Sandler stars in this comedic animated musical as Davey Stone, a 33 year old drunk who was perfect 20 years ago. After cheating the Chinese waiter (Schneider) for not paying for his 4 Scorpion bowls, he gets one more chance or he goes to the state prison for 10 years. For his sentence, he is to be a referee-in-training for the Junior Basketball League. While learning to be nicer from Whitey Duvall (Sandler), an ederly basketball referee, Davey falls in love again with his childhood girfriend Jennifer Freedman (Titone) who already has a son Benjamin (Stout).

Flower Drum Song [1961, USA ] starting from $1.99

Broadway's Most Romantic Musical Comedy comes to the Screen!!!

Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance Actors: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo, Juanita Hall, Reiko Sato, Patrick Adiarte, Kam Tong, Victor Sen Yung, Soo Yong, Ching Wah Lee, James Hong, Miyoshi Umeki, George Chakiris, Eugene Chan, Directors: Henry Koster Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   A Chinese woman and her father illegally enter San Francisco to marry her fiance. While in San Francisco, she meets another man and falls deeply in love with him and the American way of life; to her father's disapproval.

Gangs of New York [2002, UK, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, USA ] starting from $1.99

America Was Born In The Streets.

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, History Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, Henry Thomas, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, John C. Reilly, Gary Lewis, Stephen Graham, Eddie Marsan, Alec McCowen, Larry Gilliard Jr., Cara Seymour, David Hemmings Directors: Martin Scorsese, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   As waves of immigrants swell the population of New York, lawlessness and corruption thrive in Manhattan's Five Points section. After years of incarceration, young Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon returns seeking revenge against the rival gang leader who killed his father. But Amsterdam's personal vendetta becomes part of the gang warfare that erupts as he and his fellow Irishmen fight to carve a place for themselves in their newly adopted homeland!

Hoot [2006, USA ] starting from $1.99

It's time to stand up for the little guys.

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family Actors: Logan Lerman, Brie Larson, Cody Linley, Luke Wilson, Eric Phillips, Dean Collins, Tim Blake Nelson, Clark Gregg, Kiersten Warren, Neil Flynn, Jessica Cauffiel, Robert Wagner, Jimmy Buffett, John Archie, Robert Donner, Directors: Wil Shriner Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   A young man (Lerman) moves from Montana to Florida with his family, where he's compelled to engage in a fight to protect a population of endangered owls.

Once Upon a Time in America [1984, Italy, USA ] starting from $1.99

As boys, they said they would die for each other. As men, they did.

Genres: Crime, Drama Actors: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams, Tuesday Weld, James Hayden, Joe Pesci, Larry Rapp, Danny Aiello, William Forsythe, Burt Young, Darlanne Fluegel, Dutch Miller, Robert Harper, Richard Bright Directors: Sergio Leone, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Epic tale of a group of Jewish gangsters in New York, from childhood, through their glory years during prohibition, and their meeting again 35 years later.

Romeo Must Die [2000, USA ] starting from $1.99

In A World Of Vicious Rivalries And Violent Betrayals Only One Thing Is Sure.

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Actors: Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, DMX, Delroy Lindo, D.B. Woodside, Henry O, Jonkit Lee, Edoardo Ballerini, Anthony Anderson, Matthew Harrison, Terry Chen, Derek Lowe, Ronin Wong Directors: Andrzej Bartkowiak, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   In this modern day Romeo and Juliet, kung fu action star Jet Li plays Romeo to hip-hop singer, Aaliyah Haughton's Juliet. Li is an ex-cop investigating the murder of his brother, who had ties with the Chinese mafia in America. Aaliyah plays the daughter of the American mob boss. Neither side approves of their romance, so, obviously, kung fu action ensues, with a soundtrack by Aaliyah.