Detective Chinatown 2

Detective Chinatown 2 follows Tang Ren, who lures his cousin Qin Feng to New York with the promise of a large cash prize, drawing him into a detective competition. What begins as a contest among investigators from around the world turns into something else once the pair start looking into what lies behind it. Their search brings them into contact with the Chinese community in the city.

The film is directed and written by Chen Sicheng, the second entry in his Detective Chinatown series, arriving between the first film in 2015 and Detective Chinatown 3 in 2021. Baoqiang Wang and Liu Haoran reprise the leads as Tang Ren and Qin Feng, with Xiao Yang, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Shang Yuxian and Bai Ling among the credited cast of 43. It was produced by Wang Haipeng, John Zeng and Ling Hong for Wanda Pictures, Wanda Media Co., As One Production and MM2 Entertainment.

Made for a budget of 63 million USD, the film went on to take 546 million USD worldwide, a return far beyond its cost. Audience responses were mixed: on IMDb it holds 6.1/10 from 3,600 votes and on TMDB 6.2/10 from 154 votes, while a film critics' rating stands at 5.1/10 from 13 reviews, slightly below the audience scores.