Black Cat
1991 1h 31m movie Film Hong Kong

Black Cat

黑貓

Synopsis

黑貓

Catherine is a violent and disturbed young lady who is shot down by the government in one of her escapades. She wakes up in a training facility and is taught to use weapons, combat, and is put through heavy endurance training. When she is done, she is given the code name "Black Cat". Catherine is now an assassin for the government and is very good at it but she soon finds a boyfriend and is caught between her love for him and her deal with the government

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From D & B Films

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 Black Cat itself).

The 1990–1992 Hong Kong Window

In the crowded 1990-1992 Hong Kong release window, Black Cat sits at #73 of 73. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Best of the Martial Arts Films
    #1

    The Best of the Martial Arts Films

    ★ 8.8 · 1990
  2. The Greed of Man
    #2

    The Greed of Man

    ★ 7.9 · 1992
  3. Hard Boiled
    #3

    Hard Boiled

    ★ 7.6 · 1992
  4. Bullet in the Head
    #4

    Bullet in the Head

    ★ 7.6 · 1990
  5. Song of the Exile
    #5

    Song of the Exile

    ★ 7.6 · 1990
  6. Days of Being Wild
    #6

    Days of Being Wild

    ★ 7.3 · 1990
  7. Center Stage
    #7

    Center Stage

    ★ 7.3 · 1991
  8. Once Upon a Time in China
    #8

    Once Upon a Time in China

    ★ 7.2 · 1991

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 Black Cat premiered alongside 22 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 22 other Hong Kong films in 1991.

The 328th 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

13
Reviews
21st
Review-volume percentile
48th
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 21% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 48th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • rage · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • brutality · 15
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • love · 123
  • remake · 101
  • assassin · 47

Reception Benchmarks

4.8
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #797 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #503 of 516 (top 97%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesD & B Films
Runtime1h 31m
Release DateAugust 17, 1991
IMDbtt0101463