Hong Kong Blade Runner sits in the top 1% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #10 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
“Man has made his match… now it's his problem.”
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
The 1981–1983 Hong Kong Window
45 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Blade Runner sits at position #1.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Blade Runner. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shaw Brothers
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blade Runner premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 58m runtime, production spent $237K per minute on screen and earned $354K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #10 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (99th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Science Fiction productions specifically: #1 of 37 (top 3%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Hong Kong, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, German, Cantonese, Japanese, Hungarian |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers, The Ladd Company, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | June 25, 1982 |
| IMDb | tt0083658 |
| Official Site | www.warnerbros.com |