Hong Kong Synopsis
重案組
“The world's toughest city needs more than an army to stop the mob… They need one man!”
A special agent is assigned to protect a wealthy business magnate. However, when the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, he teams up with a seasoned detective to crack the case. But soon he discovers the case isn't that simple.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Crime Story. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest
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 Crime Story itself).
The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window
Crime Story holds position #28 of 78 Hong Kong films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
1993 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 30 titles released, including Crime Story. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (215 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other Hong Kong films in 1993.
The 371st 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
154 audience reviews — more than 87% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #232 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #142 of 516 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | June 24, 1993 |
| IMDb | tt0108656 |