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News Attack
75%
Movie
1h 31m
AI Analysis
News Attack (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of News Attack (1989) — a movie tagged as Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: News Attack is a 1989 Hong Kong action thriller drama film co-written and directed by Samson Chiu and starring Andy Lau, Michael Miu and Wilson Lam. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~91 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate News Attack 75% (2 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
News Attack is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
75%
from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
News Attack is a 1989 Hong Kong action thriller drama film co-written and directed by Samson Chiu and starring Andy Lau, Michael Miu and Wilson Lam.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-05-25
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- TMDB rating
- 7.5
- TMDB ID
- 449369
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Is there an official trailer for News Attack?
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What is News Attack about?
News Attack is a 1989 Hong Kong action thriller drama film co-written and directed by Samson Chiu and starring Andy Lau, Michael Miu and Wilson Lam.
Is there an AI analysis for News Attack?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie News Attack?
The official runtime for News Attack is approximately 91 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Wilson Lam Chun-Yin
Yeung Ka Chung

Michael Miu Kiu-Wai
Chui Kit

Andy Lau
Turbo

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
Editor Wong

Cally Kwong Mei-Wan

Lo Wei

Wong Kam-Kong

Blackie Ko Sau-Leung
Joseph's thug

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Joseph's associate

James Ha Chim-Si

Nick Cheung Ka-Fai
Policeman at station

Lam Kai-Wing

Jim James

Mak Wai-Cheung

Four Tse Liu-Shut

Lo Kin
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