Hong Kong Synopsis
火燒紅蓮寺
An exotic, legendary battle between the forces of good and evil comes to life as the celebrated disciples of the Shaolin Temple — monks who practice a lethal and spiritual form of martial arts — fight the evil followers of China's Manchu rulers.
Action + Fantasy in Hong Kong
49 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Burning Paradise itself).
The 1993–1995 Hong Kong Window
Burning Paradise holds position #13 of 71 Hong Kong films in the 1993–1995 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 Burning Paradise premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Hong Kong films in 1994.
The 389th 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
21 audience reviews — more than 43% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 25th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #141 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #79 of 516 (top 15%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | DLO Films Production Limited |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | January 23, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0110080 |