Overheard

Overheard (竊聽風雲, 2009) is a Hong Kong crime thriller you can watch online on iFILM. Three officers from the financial crimes unit are wiretapping a brokerage that rigs the stock market. Then they hear something that could make all three of them rich.

Johnny, Gene and Max are only meant to gather evidence. Instead, a stock tip surfaces in their headphones — the kind worth a fortune — and the temptation outweighs the badge. One needs money for a sick daughter, one is drowning in debt, one tries to pull the others back from the edge. The moment they bet on a secret that isn't theirs, the surveillance team becomes the target of someone else's. Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo and Daniel Wu play the trio as men slowly cornered by a single bad call.

Directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, the writers behind Infernal Affairs, the film moves with that signature Hong Kong precision — cold, quick, no wasted scenes as the money closes in. It did strong box office and spawned two sequels. A solid pick if you like thrillers where greed, not a bullet, is what sinks the heroes. Stream Overheard (2009) online on iFILM.