The influential action classic that set the stage for a string of all-time greats burns it down on streaming

You know a movie has left behind an incomparable legacy when not only does it gain classic status in its own right, but it leads to a handful of spiritual successors that might be even better, all while cultivating a reputation as one of the most influential entries its chosen genre has ever seen. It’s a mark few films make, but John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow did it in style.

Prior to the game-changing 1986 great, the director had worked primarily in the martial arts and comedy genres, but his first collaboration with star Chow Yun-fat sent them both into the stratosphere. A box office smash hit that launched its leading man to superstardom, A Better Tomorrow also opened the floodgates for the “heroic bloodshed” cinema that would give rise to countless incredible actioners.

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