二十世纪四十年代，丢失于清朝光绪年间的十二生肖像中的其中三面在民间出现。广州不法古董商莫云天就私藏其中的蛇面像，只要找到猴面像和虎面像后，就可以高价卖给英国商人而获取暴利。 为了不让三件国宝流出国外，文物局侦察员马成和爱国义士金祥一直暗中跟踪私藏猴面像的通缉犯韩奎。韩奎的猴面像在广州车站被莫云天抢走后不久，莫云天就通过盗掘古墓找到了虎面像。正在莫云天喜庆之时，刚到手的虎面像却被韩奎暗中劫...
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armored car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.
When an alien hunter arrives on post-apocalypse Earth, it takes down a gang of warlords and unexpectedly becomes a folk hero to the oppressed locals. Now with their support, the alien sets its sights on the warlords' ruthless leader.
