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Hard Boiled Review (1992) — 86% Celluloid Score

Directed by John Woo · 1992 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Hard Boiled worth watching?

Hard Boiled (1992) earns a 86% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Hard Boiled?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

86%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

95% Critic Score
94% Audience
80 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.1
7.7 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 6m
Cast
Chow Yun-fat , Tony Leung Chiu-wai , Anthony Wong Chau-Sang , Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan , Philip Chan Yan-Kin , Stephen Tung Wai , Kwan Hoi-San , John Woo , Bowie Lam Bo-Yee , Phillip Kwok Chui

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Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (95% positive).
  • Audiences widely enjoyed it (94%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (80/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.1/5).
  • Celluloid Score 86% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded action, thriller, crime pick

Not ideal for

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    Is Hard Boiled worth watching?

    Yes — Hard Boiled earns a 86% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    The hospital siege remains one of action cinema’s great set pieces — Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung at peak Woo intensity.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is Hard Boiled about?

    A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

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