City Cops
1989 1h 40m movie Film Hong Kong

City Cops

妙探雙龍

Synopsis

妙探雙龍

Cindy is an American FBI agent who is currently in Hong Kong seeking arch-criminal Kent Tong. In order to bring down Tong and his criminal organization, she teams up with local HK cops David and Johnny.

The 1988–1990 Hong Kong Window

67 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. City Cops sits at position #56.

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    #1

    The Best of the Martial Arts Films

    ★ 8.8 · 1990

  2. The Killer
    #2

    The Killer

    ★ 7.6 · 1989

  3. Bullet in the Head
    #3

    Bullet in the Head

    ★ 7.6 · 1990

  4. Song of the Exile
    #4

    Song of the Exile

    ★ 7.6 · 1990

  5. All About Ah-Long
    #5

    All About Ah-Long

    ★ 7.5 · 1989

  6. My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
    #6

    My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

    ★ 7.5 · 1989

  7. Days of Being Wild
    #7

    Days of Being Wild

    ★ 7.3 · 1990

  8. A City of Sadness
    #8

    A City of Sadness

    ★ 7.3 · 1989

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when City Cops premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #608 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #393 of 516 (top 76%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Cantonese
Spoken Languages Cantonese, English
Production Companies Movie Impact Ltd
Runtime 1h 40m
Release Date November 18, 1989
IMDb tt0099614

Themes & Motifs

  • martial arts
  • kung fu
  • police
  • mafia
  • triad

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