The Stool Pigeon (Sin yan)

The Stool Pigeon (Sin yan) (2010)

  • 62% of users liked it
    (345 ratings)

This Cantonese-language police procedural from director Dante Lam blends moralistic drama and tense action sequences, to startling effect. Distinguished detective Don Lee (Nick Cheung) takes a misstep with some grave consequences following a local drug bust, by issuing an arrest order that unveils… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 53 min.
Directed By
Dante Lam
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Dec 31, 2010 Wide
On DVD
Sep 27, 2011

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    By the time we get to the centerpiece bloody climax, too much air has gone out of the film for it to be revived.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dean M


    <i>Stool Pigeon</i> is a good film, but not a great film. The reason is simple, it lacks the same amount of intensive tension of its predecessor and relies much on the acting of Nicholas Tse and Nick Cheung to take the film to the end. Tse is great and almost carries the… More

  • Justin Y


    The Hong Kong crime thrillers continue from Dante Lam and this time <i>The Stool Pigeon</i> is served up.<p>Aside from the main storyline, this film has subplots which enables a bulk of this picture to be character driven. The first portion of the somewhat lengthy 1… More

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