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Once Upon a Time in China and America
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So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
Can a martial arts instructor protect his community from the systemic cruelty of the American frontier? This genre-bending collision pits traditional kung fu against the brutal realities of railroad labor and racial hostility.
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Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Xiong Xinxin, Power Chan Kwok-Pong, Jeff Wolfe, Joseph Sayah, Chrystabell, Patrick Lung Kong, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, William Fung Kwun-Man
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Once Upon a Time in China and America
You can stream Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997) on Criterion Channel with a subscription.
Director
Cast
Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Xiong Xinxin, Power Chan Kwok-Pong, Jeff Wolfe, Joseph Sayah, Chrystabell, Patrick Lung Kong, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, William Fung Kwun-Man
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Once Upon a Time in China and America is streaming on Criterion Channel. Once Upon a Time in China and America is streaming on Darkroom. Availability last verified June 29, 2026.