Bullet in the Head

Name: Bullet in the Head
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, War
Released: 1990-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7.564

About Bullet in the Head

Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang leader, but their troubles only escalate.

Bullet in the Head (1990) is a crime thriller film directed by John Woo. Released in August 1990, it runs 136 minutes.

Its themes are childhood friends, vietnam war, hong kong, and killing.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai takes the lead as Ben, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau as Frank, Waise Lee Chi-Hung as Paul, and Simon Yam as Luke. The screenplay is by Janet Chun Siu-Chun and John Woo. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and fuboTV.

The Deer Hunter, Good Morning, Vietnam, and Past Lives make useful companions to Bullet in the Head, all filed under saigon and vietnam. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 336 votes and it carries a NR rating.