Winners & Sinners

Winners & Sinners

1983 · 108 min · ★ 7.0 · Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the counterfeit currency market.

Directed by Sammo Hung · Written by Sammo Hung

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