Detective Chinatown 1900
About Detective Chinatown 1900
In 1900, the mysterious murder of a white woman and a Native American man in San Francisco's Chinatown triggers a race against time as the Chinese suspect and the Native American's adopted Chinese son work to uncover the truth while a politician seeks to leverage the Chinese Exclusion Bill as well as the prevailing xenophobia and racism to close down Chinatown and elect himself as the mayor.
Chen Sicheng and Dai Mo directed Detective Chinatown 1900, a 2025 comedy mystery film. The film is filed under 1900s, buddy comedy, 20th century, and action comedy.
Wang Baoqiang takes the lead as Ah Gui, Liu Haoran as Qin Fu, Chow Yun-Fat as Bai Xuanling, and Bai Ke as Zheng Shiliang. It runs 135 minutes and was released in January 2025.
The screenplay is by Chen Sicheng. Produced by Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media 天津猫眼微影文化传媒.
The Settlers, Zodiac, and Star Trek make useful companions to Detective Chinatown 1900, all filed under murder. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 102 votes.