Hong Kong Synopsis
龍在江湖
A low level gangster in Hong Kong gains new respect after saving a boss's life in a gang fight. Despite his wife's death in this attack, he appears to be moving up in the Triad family until he discovers the other bosses are not looking out for him when he is double crossed and the gangster he previously hospitalized in the gang fight comes back for revenge.
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The 1997–1999 Hong Kong Window
A True Mob Story holds position #14 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 True Mob Story premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Hong Kong films in 1998.
The 476th 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
12 audience reviews — more than 18% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity (53th percentile) outruns review volume (18th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #221 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #136 of 516 (top 26%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | B.O.B. and Partners |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | July 1, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0165998 |