John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow is the definitive classic that invented the “heroic bloodshed” genre and launched actor Chow Yun-fat to international superstardom.
The story follows Tse-Ho (Ti Lung), a high-ranking triad counterfeiter who vows to go straight after serving jail time and losing his father. Upon his release, he seeks redemption and hopes to reconcile with his estranged younger brother, Kit (Leslie Cheung), a newly graduated, ambitious police officer who blames Ho for their family tragedy.
However, as Ho finds himself blackmailed by a ruthless new triad boss and reunited with his fiercely loyal, now-crippled former partner Mark (Chow Yun-fat), he realizes breaking ties with his criminal past is nearly impossible.