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Running on Empty (1991)

Based on a true story, and recreated from the personal account of one of the robbers, the film follows an immigrant from mainland China in 1975 as he works with a team to plan to rob an armored car carrying seven million dollars from the Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.

Directed byHoh Cheuk-Wing

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  1. 01

    Million Dollars Snatch

    Strong story similarity

    1976 · 87 min · Action · Comedy · Crime

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    A career criminal, Ah Sang, engineers a bank robbery to be carried out by a gang of recruited hoodlums led by himself. It takes only three minutes to complete the robbery of seven million dollars. A special police unit is then formed to investigate the case, and the chief inspector suspects Sang, and begins keeping him under surveillance. In order to stay undetected, each member is specifically ordered to not spend their share of the one million HKD from the heist for six months.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: bank robbery and heist
    • shared heist movie style
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  3. 03

    The Bodyguard from Beijing

    Strong story similarity

    1994 · 92 min · Action · Drama · Thriller

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    A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared genre DNA
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    Remains of a Woman

    Strong story similarity

    1993 · 85 min · Drama · Thriller

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    A powerful and unpredictable suspense drama about three ordinary people thrown together on a collision course to tragedy. Based on a true story.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 05

    The Banquet

    Strong story similarity

    1991 · 95 min · Comedy

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    Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer Boss Hung has secured the other two. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  7. 07

    Life Without Principle

    Strong story similarity

    2011 · 107 min · Crime · Drama

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    A criminal, a bank clerk and a police officer find their destinies entwined when a loan shark gets assaulted after having withdrawn $10 million from the bank in the midst of the world financial crisis.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
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