Aberdeen
2014 1h 36m movie Film Hong Kong

Aberdeen

香港仔

Synopsis

香港仔

The extended Cheng family, which, like Aberdeen harbor’s Chinese namesake, represents today’s Little Hong Kong and its myriad of contradictions between traditions and modernity; superstitions and materialism; family and individuality.

Other Titles From Sil-Metropole Organisation

The 2013–2015 Hong Kong Window

Aberdeen holds position #36 of 56 Hong Kong films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Little Big Master
    #1

    Little Big Master

    ★ 7.9 · 2015
  2. Cold Eyes
    #2

    Cold Eyes

    ★ 7.5 · 2013
  3. Unbeatable
    #3

    Unbeatable

    ★ 6.8 · 2013
  4. Sara
    #4

    Sara

    ★ 6.8 · 2015
  5. She Remembers, He Forgets
    #5

    She Remembers, He Forgets

    ★ 6.8 · 2015
  6. Wong Ka Yan
    #6

    Wong Ka Yan

    ★ 6.8 · 2015
  7. Kung Fu Jungle
    #7

    Kung Fu Jungle

    ★ 6.7 · 2014
  8. The White Storm
    #8

    The White Storm

    ★ 6.6 · 2013

The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Hong Kong, 166 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Aberdeen premiered alongside 14 others.

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Drama + Family in Hong Kong

6 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Aberdeen itself).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 2014.

The 725th 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

18
Reviews
38th
Review-volume percentile
16th
Popularity percentile

18 audience reviews — more than 38% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.6
TMDB Rating
18
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #680 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.7 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #267 of 311 (top 86%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesSil-Metropole Organisation, Huayi Brothers Pictures, Making Film
Runtime1h 36m
Release DateMay 8, 2014
IMDbtt3429014