Hong Kong Synopsis
野獸刑警
“In the black and white world of cops and gangsters, One man is caught in the gray area.”
Tung is a street cop in Hong Kong who's friends with a Triad named Fai. Fai hires a hit man to murder a business rival; the hit goes wrong and Fai, implicated in the incident, goes on the run.
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 Beast Cops itself).
The 1997–1999 Hong Kong Window
Beast Cops holds position #35 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 Beast Cops premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Hong Kong films in 1998.
The 471st 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
31 audience reviews — more than 58% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #521 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #345 of 516 (top 67%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | People's Productions Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | April 9, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0157366 |