Anita
2021 2h 16m movie Film Hong Kong

Anita

梅艷芳傳奇

Anita sits in the top 2% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #16 of 836 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

梅艷芳傳奇

This long-awaited biopic provides a vivid account of the remarkable life of Anita Mui in and behind the limelight, chronicling her journey from a child performer to becoming one of world's most recognized music icons.

Reception Benchmarks

7.9
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #16 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (98th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #9 of 311 (top 3%).

Other Titles From Edko Films

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Anita. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2020–2022 Hong Kong Window

Among 24 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Anita places #3 — near the top of its class.

  1. Revolution of Our Times
    #1

    Revolution of Our Times

    ★ 8.2 · 2021
  2. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
    #2

    The Mitchells vs. the Machines

    ★ 7.9 · 2021
  3. Anita
    #3

    Anita

    ★ 7.9 · 2021
  4. The Calm Beyond
    #4

    The Calm Beyond

    ★ 7.6 · 2020
  5. Zero to Hero
    #5

    Zero to Hero

    ★ 7.3 · 2021
  6. The Sparring Partner
    #6

    The Sparring Partner

    ★ 7.3 · 2022
  7. Drifting
    #7

    Drifting

    ★ 7.3 · 2021
  8. Do Not Split
    #8

    Do Not Split

    ★ 7.3 · 2020

The 2020s Hong Kong Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 9 titles released, including Anita. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (25 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 8 other Hong Kong films in 2021.

The 826th 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

15
Reviews
29th
Review-volume percentile
23rd
Popularity percentile

15 audience reviews — more than 29% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 23th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Anita, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • pop star · 4
  • personal growth · 3
  • sisters · 3
  • failed romance · 2
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • friendship · 134
  • biography · 75
  • hong kong · 73

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, Japanese, Thai, English, Cantonese
Production CompaniesEdko Films, One Cool Film Production
Runtime2h 16m
Release DateNovember 12, 2021
IMDbtt15010590