List of films set in Hong Kong


While most of local Hong Kong movies were filmed locally, several foreign movies were also, at least partly, set in Hong Kong. The following is a list of foreign movies set in Hong Kong.

Foreign movies

Argylle Expats – miniseriesUnder Parallel Skies Godzilla vs. Kong Peninsula 6 Underground Ossan's Love: Love or Dead Skyscraper Tomb Raider Deadpool 2 Geostorm Ghost in the Shell XXX: Return of Xander Cage Doctor Strange Snowden Blackhat It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong Transformers: Age of Extinction Pacific Rim Man of Tai Chi Fast & Furious 6 Battleship Double Dhamaal Johnny English Reborn Contagion Hong Kong Confidential Daddy Cool – Malayalam FilmI Come with the Rain – starring Josh HartnettIrreversi Vengeance Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Push Largo Winch Aegan – Tamil filmThe Dark Knight – with Batman breaking into International Finance Centre II (IFC Two)The Bucket List – scene in a bar between Morgan Freeman and Rowena KingAwarapan The Moustache Parenni Maya Jalaima The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – seen in the warning sceneKing – Tamil filmLara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life – the International Finance Centre is used as an exterior with Times Square as an interiorDie Another Day – James Bond emerges from the waters of Victoria Harbour into the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, after escaping custody; as he emerges the background of Hong Kong island is visible but the RHKYC is on the Hong Kong side so Bond is on the Kowloon side and is not actually at the Hong Kong Yacht ClubCitizen Hong Kong Rush Hour 2 – a side alley of Lan Kwai Fong is used as the exterior of a nightclub. Filming also took place at the airport and other attractionsSpy Game – where the local HSBC headquarters are presented as the "US embassy"; there is no embassy in Hong Kong; there is a consulate-generalThe Art of War Rush Hour Knock Off – filmed around the streets of Sheung Wan and near Kai TakThree Businessmen – starring Miguel Sandoval and Robert WisdomHome Alone 3 – featured the landscape of Hong Kong in the beginningChinese Box – set and made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China; the movie shows the actual temporary press room, specially set up for the press coverage of the handover, and located in the old part of the Exhibition CentreThe Pillow Book – by Peter GreenawayNight Watch – Pierce Brosnan and Alexandra PaulLes Anges Gardiens – Gérard Depardieu takes the Star FerryGodzilla vs. Destoroyah – Godzilla, covered with glowing lava-like rashes, destroys most of the cityMortal Kombat Hong Kong 97 – story revolving around the handoverDragon: The Bruce Lee Story Double Impact Noble House – U.S. TV miniseries based on the novel by James Clavell, starring Pierce Brosnan; shot mostly on location in Hong Kong, featuring Jardine House as the headquarters for Struan'sBloodsport – with Jean-Claude Van Damme is filmed on Hong Kong Island and in KowloonTai-Pan Shanghai Surprise – starring Sean Penn and MadonnaYear of the Dragon Blade in Hong Kong Banzaï – French film starring ColucheForced Vengeance Oliver's Story – Love Storys sequel, starring Ryan O'Neal and Candice BergenRevenge of the Pink Panther