cops-and-robbers movies - on many other Hollywood 'undercover cop' movies such as Point Break." Chow Yun-fat and Danny Lee appeared together two years later in John Woo's The Killer where again their characters bond together despite being on opposite sides of the law, though there is a role-reversal as Chow plays a hitman while Lee is a cop. The 2002 Bollywood film Kaante was inspired by both City on Fire and Reservoir Dogs. References External links An article by Ron Lim on the similarities between City on Fire and Reservoir Dogs A review from hkfilm.net that also outlines the similarities between both movies. 1987 films 1980s crime thriller films 1980s gang films 1980s heist films 1980s police procedural films 1980s Cantonese-language films Films about robbery Films directed by Ringo Lam Films set in Hong Kong Gun fu films Hong Kong New Wave films Hong Kong crime thriller films Hong Kong gangster films Hong Kong heist films Police detective films Triad films 1980s Hong Kong films