Big Trouble in Little China

1h 40m · 1986 · Directed by John Carpenter · 3.7 / 5 on Letterboxd

Big Trouble in Little China (1986) runs 1h 40m, directed by John Carpenter. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.

Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.