The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,687 2010s action movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes25%
Metacritic35/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
340 audience votes
Key crew
- George NolfiDirector
- Christopher WilkinsonScreenplay
- Stephen J. RiveleScreenplay
- H. Scott SalinasOriginal Music Composer
- Reza SafiniaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Philip Ng Wan-LungBruce Lee
- Billy MagnussenSteve McKee
- Xia YuWong Jack Man
- Ron YuanTony Yu
- Darren E. ScottVince Miller
- King LauKing Lau
- Yee Jee TsoWinston Peng
- Teresa NavarroChinatown Pedestrian (uncredited)
- Vanessa RossTourist (uncredited)
- Christina July KimShip Passenger (uncredited)
- Terry ChenFrankie Chen
- Wu YueWang Biao
Stills
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