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Expect the Unexpected

6.419981h 30mMovieActionCrime

Bumbling mainland crooks mess up a jewelry heist. Two cops serious Ken and jokey Sam investigate but mix up these amateurs with dangerous mainland robbers in the neighborhood.

DirectorPatrick Yau Tat-Chi

WritersSzeto Kam-Yuen·Taures Chow Yin-Han

ProducersJohnnie To·Wai Ka-Fai

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Cast · Directed by Patrick Yau Tat-Chi

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Expect the Unexpected hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 16, 1998. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.