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    Hong Kong Mystery Movies

    The 40 most popular hong kong mystery movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
    TMDB3.2
    FF3.0

    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    2019 · 1h 48m

    country: Canada

    Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.

    Infernal Affairs
    TMDB3.9

    Infernal Affairs

    2002 · 1h 41m

    country: Hong Kong

    Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

    Fight Back to School 3
    TMDB3.3

    Fight Back to School 3

    1993 · 1h 29m

    country: Hong Kong

    Chow Sing Sing returns, only this time he doesn’t go back to school. Instead, Chow goes undercover as the husband of a wealthy socialite, which doesn’t sit well with his fiancée, who tries to convince Chow to quit working as undercover.

    Madam Slender Plum
    TMDB5.0

    Madam Slender Plum

    1967 · 1h 34m

    country: Hong Kong

    Before director Lo Wei helped to discover Bruce Lee and the king of kung-fu comedy Jackie Chan, in Madam Slender Plum, Lo perpetuates the career of yet another Shaw's non-action, femme fatale starlet; the sleek and sexy, puppy-eyed Eurasian Jenny Hu. It's a melodrama with a touch of murder-mystery in the vein of an old Alfred Hitchcock movie where Diana Chang plays the mother with Jenny playing her oldest daughter.

    Raging Fire
    TMDB3.6
    FF3.5

    Raging Fire

    2021 · 2h 5m

    country: China

    Cheung Sung-bong is a highly respected cop with a long history of success in dangerous cases. However, his past soon comes back to haunt him when a former protégé resurfaces, seeking revenge.

    Project Gutenberg
    TMDB3.6

    Project Gutenberg

    2018 · 2h 10m

    country: China

    The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills which makes it difficult to distinguish the authenticity of its counterfeit currency. The scope of their criminal activities extends globally and greatly attracts the attention of the police. In order to crack the true identity of "Painter", the police recruits a painter named Lee Man to assist in solving the case.

    Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
    TMDB3.3

    Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

    2010 · 2h 3m

    country: China

    When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

    Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
    TMDB3.1

    Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

    2018 · 2h 12m

    country: China

    Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.

    The Bullet Vanishes
    TMDB3.2

    The Bullet Vanishes

    2012 · 1h 48m

    country: China

    One rainy night in an arms factory near Shanghai, a young female worker accused of stealing a box of bullets from the ruthless Boss Ding is violently killed in a game of Russian roulette. Half a month later, a series of inexplicable deaths takes place in the factory, where the victims are shot but no bullets are found. Rumors of a deadly curse begin to spread in the factory, terrorizing the workers there. So, eccentric police inspector Song Donglu and his hot-blooded, gunslinging partner Guo Zhui are sent in to investigate the mystery of the phantom bullets...

    Unidentified Murder
    TMDB3.0

    Unidentified Murder

    2026 · 1h 26m

    country: Hong Kong

    Alien Alert!!! An influencer couple staged a harmless prank in pursuit of clicks and likes. Little do they know, their little escapade has gone out of control and spiraled into a real tragedy. A series of accidents, followed by blackmails and Extraterrestrial Encounters somehow echo and unveil the myth of a myterious child disappearnace 25 years ago! A group of five, a chain of bizzare events, layers of schemes and plot twists. It's all-you-can-experience in One Crazy Night!

    Fight Back to School
    TMDB3.5

    Fight Back to School

    1991 · 1h 40m

    country: Hong Kong

    Chow Sing Sing is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit. But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.

    Casino Tycoon II
    TMDB3.3

    Casino Tycoon II

    1992 · 1h 54m

    country: Hong Kong

    It is 20 years on and Ho Hsin is now the proud and powerful owner of a chain of casinos in Macau. Unfortunately, he is also the target of many enemies, some of whom are in dangerously close proximity to him. But Ho has faced adversity before and is not about to just roll over and die.

    Double Vision
    TMDB3.3

    Double Vision

    2002 · 1h 52m

    country: Hong Kong

    An FBI Agent pairs with a troubled Taiwan cop to hunt for a serial killer who's embedding a mysterious fungus in the brains of victims.

    Bodies at Rest
    TMDB3.2

    Bodies at Rest

    2019 · 1h 33m

    country: China

    Working in the morgue, a hardworking forensics expert and his assistant are suddenly accosted by masked intruders who demand access to a body involved in a recent crime.

    Naked Poison II
    TMDB2.6

    Naked Poison II

    2002 · 1h 40m

    country: Hong Kong

    During the murder of her boyfriend, Ann is hit and loses her ability to remember more than the previous 15 minutes at any given time. But she swears to find the murderer and recall her past with the aid of her tattooes, which provide her with vital information. Starting with a blank canvas, she must make sense of the people around her--a cop, a business woman, a divorcee, and a transsexual--in order to make put the pieces together

    Rouge
    TMDB3.7

    Rouge

    1987 · 1h 36m

    country: Hong Kong

    Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide pact. Fifty years later, her ghost returns to find him, drawing a young contemporary couple into her quest to rekindle a passion that may be as illusory as time itself.

    The Peeping
    TMDB2.5

    The Peeping

    2002 · 1h 33m

    country: Hong Kong

    Private detective Calvin is hired to tape the sex life of a female politician Kwai Fung Ming, but falls for her instead. He decides to help her counter-attack Law Sau Nam, who is the mastermind to discredit Kwai. Unexpectedly, Law is only one of the tools in this war.

    The Five Venoms
    TMDB3.3

    The Five Venoms

    1978 · 1h 41m

    country: Hong Kong

    A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.

    Peg O' My Heart
    TMDB2.7

    Peg O' My Heart

    2025 · 1h 38m

    country: Hong Kong

    A psychiatrist attempts to help an insomniac cabbie suffering from horrific and violent recurring nightmares which are spilling over and infecting their waking hours.

    Revenge: A Love Story
    TMDB3.2

    Revenge: A Love Story

    2010 · 1h 30m

    country: Hong Kong

    A serial murderer has brutally killed several policemen and their pregnant wives. After a quick investigation, the murderer is revealed to be Kit, whom the case's detective-in-charge knows from a previous case. Once upon a time, Kit was an innocent boy in a rural village who also has a crush on naïve high school student Wing. After the death of Wing's grandmother, Kit rescues Wing from a foster care facility, and the two quickly fall in love. However, their romance ends prematurely when a local policeman arrests them. The events that follow lay the seeds for Kit's terrifying path to vengeance.

    G Affairs
    TMDB3.0

    G Affairs

    2018 · 1h 45m

    country: Hong Kong

    When a human head is discovered, the paths of a female student, a cellist, an autistic teenager, a police officer, a prostitute, a teacher and a dog are found to be serendipitously entwined. Who caused the death? What is the motive? Where is the body? Attempts to answer these questions lead to keywords starting with the letter "G". As the case is peeled back layer by layer, the complexity and desperation of the people living in Hong Kong today are slowly uncovered, and a suspenseful multifarious Hong Kong story is revealed.

    Detective vs. Sleuths
    TMDB3.4

    Detective vs. Sleuths

    2022 · 1h 42m

    country: Hong Kong

    When Hong Kong is rocked by multiple gruesome murders, the police forms a task force to investigate.

    A Guilty Conscience
    TMDB3.4

    A Guilty Conscience

    2023 · 2h 13m

    country: Hong Kong

    After his negligence causes an innocent woman to go to jail, a lawyer and his colleagues work to clear her name.

    Gu Shi
    TMDB3.0

    Gu Shi

    2026 · 1h 23m

    country: United States

    A family of four – Father, Mother, Daughter and Son – arrives at a mysterious house between the ocean and the forest, feeling an unnamed crisis. What begins as a temporary stay stretches into a strange limbo. After an accident leaves Son bedridden, the family turns to a ritual of telling stories about the ocean, stories that seem to make people forget. Haunted by recurring nightmares, Daughter begins to sense that her own missing childhood memories are tied to the house and to a girl in a green dress. As the past surfaces and the boundary between reality and story dissolves, she must choose her way of remembering.

    Three
    TMDB3.0

    Three

    2002 · 2h 9m

    country: Hong Kong

    An anthology consisting of three horror shorts from different Asian directors: Memories by Kim Jee-woon, The Wheel by Nonzee Nimibutr, and Going Home by Peter Chan.

    Raped by an Angel 5: The Final Judgement
    TMDB2.0

    Raped by an Angel 5: The Final Judgement

    2000 · 1h 24m

    country: Hong Kong

    Five women seek revenge against their rapists. Can they get to him before he can strike back?

    Love Unto Wastes
    TMDB3.4

    Love Unto Wastes

    1986 · 1h 36m

    country: Hong Kong

    Four young people spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered in a burglary. The survivors come under the scrutiny of an eccentric cop, and their underlying fears and regrets slowly but surely emerge.

    Raw Passions
    TMDB1.8

    Raw Passions

    1969 · 1h 25m

    country: Hong Kong

    Ivy Ling Po plays the dedicated wife of a man being blackmailed for an illicit love affair, who uncovers a pit of deceit, double-crosses, extortion and murder after murder.

    Man on the Edge
    TMDB2.5

    Man on the Edge

    2022 · 1h 53m

    country: China

    As Hong Kong teeters on the brink of change, an undercover cop risks everything to expose corruption and take down a powerful triad gang before the 1997 handover.

    Helios
    TMDB2.6

    Helios

    2015 · 1h 58m

    country: Hong Kong

    Wanted criminal "Helios" and his assistant stole a quantity of uranium and plan to produce weapons of mass destruction. They are planning to trade with a terrorist organization in Hong Kong. Chief Inspector Lee Yinming and Inspector Fan Kaming lead the Counter Terrorism Response Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Along with a Chinese senior official, a physics professor, and two South Korean weapon experts, they hope to defuse a crisis sufficient to destroy the world.

    The Darker the Lake
    TMDB2.8

    The Darker the Lake

    2022 · 1h 40m

    country: Hong Kong

    When strange, supernatural murders suddenly become the talk a peaceful town, two detectives must solve a deadly game, but will the myth of this game reveal secrets too close to home.

    The Viral Factor
    TMDB2.9

    The Viral Factor

    2012 · 2h 2m

    country: Hong Kong

    Agent Jon contemplates leaving the force until he learns his brother is working as a mercenary for a former colleague who betrayed their team.

    Under Current
    TMDB2.5

    Under Current

    2025 · 1h 55m

    country: Hong Kong

    A renowned charity foundation is holding its annual charity party. It’s a glamourous meeting of the foundation’s friends, associates and the city’s most elite socialites. Just as foundation chairman Ko Shing Man is about to give his annual speech to the attendees, Yeung To – the foundation’s chief financial officer - suddenly hangs to his death on the stage. As suspicions surround Yeung’s death, rumors of a missing $200 million charitable donation begin to run rampant, attracting the attention of the masses. The mystery brings barrister Ma Ying Fung and police officer Or Ting Bong together as they form a temporary partnership to uncover the truth behind the foundation’s dealings. Can they expose all the dark truths behind the foundation’s wrongdoings and restore justice?

    Evil Instinct
    TMDB2.4

    Evil Instinct

    1996 · 1h 35m

    country: Hong Kong

    Penny and Wendy originally are co-workers and best friends until Wendy is promoted. Penny feels that she is getting old and can't compete with Wendy, she leaves Hong Kong, takes snake blood to cleanse herself, and then returns to Hong Kong for revenge.

    The Infernal Walker
    TMDB2.6

    The Infernal Walker

    2020 · 1h 31m

    country: Hong Kong

    Two police officers, one black and one white, each for their own way of justice, embarking on a confrontation of death and death.

    Perfect Exchange
    TMDB3.1

    Perfect Exchange

    1993 · 1h 45m

    country: Hong Kong

    Mindy Chan (Andy Lau) is a top-notched gambler/swindler. His girlfriend Lily (Christy Chung) and friend Ah Chi are card dealers at the casino where bad guy Lau and his mistress Mona (Anita Lee) frequent. Chor Hung (Tony Leung Ka-Fai), a play on the Chinese name for famed retired actress Cherie Chung, is a senior security guard at the local prison. During a card game, Ah Chi and Mindy swindle millions of dollars from Lau, but they are caught. Lau makes a deal with Mindy - in exchange for Ah Chi (who had been kidnapped), Mindy needs to go to prison and find out where a guy named Robinson (Kwan Hoi-San) has hidden $3 billion dollars worth of bonds.

    Crisis Negotiators
    TMDB3.6

    Crisis Negotiators

    2024 · 2h

    country: Hong Kong

    Negotiator expert Cheuk Man Wai unexpectedly becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. Forced into a corner, he occupies the police station, taking officers hostage, and demands negotiations with the former negotiator Tse Ka Chun. With Tse's expertise in psychological manipulation and Check's exceptional skills, they engage in a battle of wits. As the verbal sparring deepens, their positions and mindsets gradually change.

    Inner Senses
    TMDB2.9

    Inner Senses

    2002 · 1h 40m

    country: China

    This is the story of Yan, a young woman haunted by fleeting images of what she believes to be dead people. Told that it is all in her mind by her psychologist Jim, Yan still cannot find any other explanations for her visions. Soon, her suspicions are confirmed when Jim begins seeing the same things she does and the two begin to unravel a mystery that leads to a forgotten past

    Deadline
    TMDB3.4

    Deadline

    2025

    country: Hong Kong

    As final exam approach, a shocking “suicide notice” appeared in Enshan high school. It accuses the exam system of crushing students and threatens suicide on the exam day. The school is afraid of triggering more anxiety among students, and worried about its reputation. At the same time, they urgently try to identify the person. As the truth slowly unravels, it turned out to be a scandal in the education system.

    Blind Detective
    TMDB3.1

    Blind Detective

    2013 · 2h 9m

    country: China

    A brilliant detective is forced into early retirement after losing eyesight. Making ends meet by solving cold cases for reward money, he teams up with a rookie lady inspector to solve a case from her personal past.

    About Hong Kong Mystery Movies

    Hong Kong cinema

    Hong Kong cinema's 1980s and 90s peak produced the most influential action filmmaking of the era — John Woo's gunplay ballets, Jackie Chan's stunt comedy, and the wire-work that Hollywood promptly absorbed. Wong Kar-wai's films run on a completely different and equally exported register.

    Mystery

    Mystery films are structured around withheld information, trusting the audience to work alongside the investigator. The genre ranges from cozy whodunits to bleak, unresolved character studies.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1967–2026
    Best reviewed
    Infernal Affairs (7.8)
    Often also
    Crime, Thriller, Action

    Common questions

    What are the best Hong Kong mystery movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Infernal Affairs, and Fight Back to School 3. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    Hong Kong mystery movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these movies?
    Every movie page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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