Hong Kong Movies: Film Sets and Where to Watch

Hong Kong’s bustling streets and soaring skyscrapers have served as backdrops to some notable Hollywood blockbusters. Godzilla V Kong showcases the city’s destroyed neon-lit buildings. Transformers: The Age of Extinction features five tightly packed high rises in Quarry Bay, known as the Monster Building. The Dark Knight includes a scene where Batman catches a helicopter from the roof of the Peninsula Hotel. Why not spend a weekend reacquainting yourself with these movies and exploring the locations where they were filmed?

Hong Kong has a strong movie-going culture. Film legends Bruce Lee and Anita Mui are immortalised in bronze along the Avenue of Stars, featuring the handprints and autographs of China's biggest movie stars, including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, and Gong Li. Movie buffs can also book tickets for the Hong Kong International Film Festival, an annual event that successfully introduces Asian cinema to a global audience.

If you want to catch the latest movie releases, there are plenty of places available, with many cinema chains in the city’s shopping malls. There are also more arthouse-style options where you can catch independent films and documentaries.

To learn more about local cinema, visit the Hong Kong Film Archive in Sai Wan Ho. This 125-seat cinema shows subtitled films by established and emerging filmmakers.