Once a Thief

1991

ActionComedyThrillerCrime

Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

"They only stop to reload."

Rating

6.7
157 votes

Popularity

1.4135

Origin & Countries

HK | cn | Hong Kong

Production

Milestone Productions,Golden Princess Film Productions,John Woo Film Production

Runtime

108 min.

Budget (M$)

4.3 / 0ROI Infinity%

Status

Released

Release: 2/2/1991

Credits

Once a Thief

John WooDirector

Once a Thief

Chow Yun-FatRed Bean Puddin / Joe

Once a Thief

Leslie CheungJames / Jim

Once a Thief

Cherie Chung Cho-HungRed Bean / Cherie

Once a Thief

Paul Chu KongChu / Godfather

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Reviews

ColinJ

2/16/2017

/ 10

John Woo's breezy crowd-pleaser works in fits and starts, though comedy is clearly not his forte. It mostly exists to showcase the beauty and charisma of its stars.

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