Hong Kong Synopsis
真心英雄
Jack and Martin are gunmen who work for two rival kingpins. Jack and Martin have been fighting on their bosses behalf for close to a year. When a truce is made both Jack and Martin are cut loose. The two men then decide to join forces and take on the gangsters who used them.
Action + Crime in Hong Kong
119 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Hero Never Dies itself).
The 1997–1999 Hong Kong Window
A Hero Never Dies holds position #15 of 53 Hong Kong films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Hero Never Dies premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Hong Kong films in 1998.
The 483rd Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
39 audience reviews — more than 62% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (34th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #241 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #151 of 516 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai |
| Production Companies | Film City (Hong Kong) Limited, Milkyway Image |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | September 30, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0176809 |