Excellent

MASTER SCORE 81.1 / 100

1987Action / Crime / Drama1h 45m

A BETTER TOMORROW II

A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.

Above the Line

John Woo·DirectorJohn Woo·WriterFrank Prinzi·Director of PhotographyJoseph Koo·Original Music ComposerCheung Ka-Fai·Editor

Cast

Ti Lung·Sung Chi HoLeslie Cheung·Sung Chi KitDean Shek Tin·Lung SeiChow Yun-Fat·Ken LeeGuan Shan·Go Ying PuiEmily Chu Bo-Yee·JackieKenneth Tsang·KinShing Fui-On·Pui's PartnerLam Chung·Pui's PartnerRichard Ng Man-Tat·Boss Wong

Full Crew

(9 credits)

Directing· 1

John Woo·Director

Writing· 1

John Woo·Writer

Camera· 3

Frank Prinzi·Director of PhotographyHorace Wong Wing-Hang·Director of PhotographyBob Thompson·Director of Photography

Editing· 1

Cheung Ka-Fai·Editor

Sound & Music· 2

Joseph Koo·Original Music ComposerDavid Wu·Original Music Composer

Production· 1

Tsui Hark·Producer

By the Numbers

81.1

OF 100

Master Score

7.2

OF 10

IMDb

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CRITICS

Rotten Tomatoes

$3M

Worldwide Gross

Oscar Wins

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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind A Better Tomorrow II's key art.

Dominant Palette

3 colors

#FFFFFF

#000000

#D60000

Mood

Intense, Dramatic

Composition

Layered

Era

1980s

Visual Style

Graphic Design

“The poster features a stylized, high-contrast black and white illustration of a man wearing sunglasses, looking upwards and to the right. Below him, in the lowe”

actioncrime

Key Elements

SunglassesCars

Atmosphere

Gritty

Color Mood

Mixed

Setting

Urban

Design Score

7/10