It's all in the execution.
When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in the deadly arts and unwittingly becomes a target of a band of killers.
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) is a action, crime and thriller film directed by Oxide Pang Chun, released on August 21, 2008 with a runtime of 1h 39m. It stars Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei and Panward Hemmanee. Viewers rate it 5.3 out of 10 across 1,168 ratings.
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Nicolas Cage
as Joe
Shahkrit Yamnarm
as Kong
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei
as Fon
Panward Hemmanee
as Aom
Dom Hetrakul
as Aran
Tuck Napaskorn
as Kong's Brother
Steve Baldocchi
as Michigan
Chris Heebink
as USC
James With
as Chicago
Peter Shadrin
as Anton
Arthajid Puengvicha
as Official
Andrew Pfeffer
as Caucasian Prisoner
Directed by Oxide Pang Chun, written by Danny Pang Phat, Jason Richman and Oxide Pang Chun, produced by Nicolas Cage, Jason Shuman and Matt Summers.
Average viewer score of 5.3/10 from 1,168 ratings.
I was taught four rules... The Pang Brothers remake their 2000 Asian film for the American audience with mixed results. Starring Nic Cage, film follows Cage's hit-man to Bangkok where he is to complete a number of hits. He tells us via narration that he has a set of rules that he follows so as to survive in the "business". He then promptly breaks his own codes and his life comes under threat. That's pretty much it…
Reviewed on May 16, 2015
One of the most mundane and average suspense-thrillers to come down the pike. I suspect if this was released today it'd be on Netflix. In any case, this is watchable but utterly forgettable. Nic Cage sleepwalks through his performance (so we get the Left Behind Cage vs Wicker Man Cage) while everyone else was okay, I guess. There's nothing original here and the only noteworthy element is it's a movie with one of…
Reviewed on April 21, 2026
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Bangkok Dangerous (2008) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel and Howdy Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Bangkok Dangerous (2008) includes Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei, Panward Hemmanee and Dom Hetrakul. The film was directed by Oxide Pang Chun. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bangkok Dangerous was released on August 21, 2008 and runs for 1h 39m.
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) holds an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from 1,168 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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