Birth of the Dragon

About Birth of the Dragon

Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.

Birth of the Dragon (2017) is an action drama film directed by George Nolfi. The film is filed under kung fu and biography.

Philip Ng Wan-Lung stars as Bruce Lee, Billy Magnussen as Steve McKee, Xia Yu as Wong Jack Man, and Ron Yuan as Tony Yu. It runs 103 minutes and was released in August 2017.

The screenplay is by Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele. Production companies include BH Tilt, Good Universe, and Groundswell Productions.

Ip Man 3, The Grandmaster, and Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story make useful companions to Birth of the Dragon. TMDB voters put it at 5.8 out of 10 across 341 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.