Hong Kong Synopsis
最佳拍檔
King Kong, a clever thief who steals a cache of diamonds from some gangsters, frames another thief called White Glove for the crime. That's when the bald detective Albert Au, who has been chasing King Kong for quite some time, pairs with the volatile female Superintendent Ho to bring him to justice. King Kong ends up joining the good guys to defeat White Glove and another bad guy dubbed Mad Max, and recover the diamonds from the hiding place where they were left by King Kong's dead accomplice.
Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Aces Go Places itself).
Other Titles From Cinema City & Films Co.
The 1981–1983 Hong Kong Window
Aces Go Places holds position #17 of 45 Hong Kong films in the 1981–1983 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Aces Go Places premiered alongside 12 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Hong Kong films in 1982.
The 167th 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
60 audience reviews — more than 71% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (71th percentile) outruns trending popularity (52th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Aces Go Places, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- burglar · 2
- shopping mall · 1
- diamond heist · 1
- remote control car · 1
- motorcycle · 22
- heist · 18
- chase · 11
- policewoman · 6
- detective · 44
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #286 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #181 of 516 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Cinema City & Films Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | January 16, 1982 |
| IMDb | tt0084955 |