Set in 2012 Hong Kong, Dayo Wong plays Foon, the manager of the once-popular nightspot Club CJ. To revive the glory days of the nightclub, a new CEO is appointed to make sweeping change.
To make matters worse for Foon, the CEO is none other than his ex-wife Madame V (Sammi Cheng).
Determined to change things up, V leaves Foon and his hostesses with no choice but to transform and modernise in order to breathe new life into their business.
The movie also features Hong Kong-based Malaysian actress Fish Liew. (Feb 16)
Twenty-five years after he published the popular web novel Urban Horror Disease, Taiwanese director Giddens Ko turns it into a movie starring singer Kai Ko as a high schooler who helps (but fails) a homeless man (Leon Dai) who claims to be Huang Jun, a 500-year-old warrior.
Yuan and his friends become Huang’s disciples and learn the art of kung fu which comes in handy when they eventually meet Huang’s sworn enemy, a demon on a killing spree. (Feb 16)
It is hate at first sight for Malaysian hot headed security guard Ah Beng (Jack Lim) and Singapore’s sharp tongued granny Liang Po Po (Jack Neo).
But they have to put their differences aside to join forces on an important mission.
When Xiao Yun (Ivory Chia) is kidnapped, Ah Beng and Liang Po Po go all out to rescue her and in the process bring down an organ-trafficking syndicate. (Feb 17)
The cast alone should get you to the cinemas as it features the likes of Jet Li, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Nicholas Tse and Wu Jin.
Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, famed for choreographing The Matrix trilogy, this wuxia follows a swordsman charged with escorting a wanted man across a wasteland, while bounty hunters and mercenaries close in, eager to claim the prize. (Feb 17)
Chinese New Year wouldn’t be complete without a Jackie Chan fare.
And this year, the beloved martial artist stars in the sequel to his 2024 comedy where he plays a fictionalised version
of himself, embarking on a mission to rescue a beloved zoo panda named Hu Hu from mercenaries.
This time around, Jackie and Hu Hu stumble upon a primitive tribe which hails panda as a “divine beast” and believes Hu Hu holds the key to solving their crisis.
As pandemonium ensues, it is up to Jackie to protect Hu Hu. (Feb 17)
After her husband’s death, Meihua sends her three young sons away. Years later, two of them reunite as adults – Zhiyong, a rigid road maintenance worker, and Weihao, a sugar baby to a wealthy woman.
But neither knows where their youngest sibling is as they have lost touch.
When Meihua invites her sons home and announces her marriage to a young feng shui master named James, the brothers smell a scam and plot to expose him.
This co-production between Hong Kong and Malaysia, stars Christine Ng, Joel Chan and Bob Lam. (Feb 17)
Double happiness? Sounds more like double trouble for Tim who is planning his wedding to Daisy.
His divorced parents refuse to attend the same ceremony – and each one demands to host their own on the exact same auspicious date.
Now, Tim, his fiancee and their wedding planner are forced to stage two weddings at the same hotel without either parent finding out.
Liu Kuan-ting and Jennifer Yu star in this comedy. (Feb 17)
If comedy (which makes up the bulk of Chinese New Year releases) is not your cup of tea, then this action thriller from China should be on your watch list.
Directed by the acclaimed Zhang Yimou, the film centres on China’s National Security scrambling to track down and apprehend spies responsible for leaking classified intelligence on the country’s newest fighter jet technology.
Chinese idol Jackson Yee reunites with Zhang after 2023 box office hit Full River Red. (Feb 17)
Jeremy is deeply in love with his girlfriend but her mother is determined to keep them apart.
Depressed, Jeremy and his friends Mike and Ah Bao – each with their own love woes as well – go to Thailand to visit a mystical shrine hoping for blessings.
They wake up next morning to a gender-flip world where women are in charge... and there’s even a female POTUS named Donna Trump.
This Singapore-Thailand co-production features stars from both countries including Singaporean influencers Simonboy and Mayidou, and Thai actor Ananda Everingham. (Feb 26)
