Hong Kong Synopsis
神探大战
“There is no chosen sleuth among us.”
When Hong Kong is rocked by multiple gruesome murders, the police forms a task force to investigate. Jun, once a brilliant detective who suffered a mental breakdown, begins his own investigation. Eventually, the police learn that the murder victims are all suspects of cold cases being rubbed out by a figure known as "The Sleuth". Now, Jun and a detective from the task force are on a race against time to beat the brutal killer at its own game.
The 2021–2023 Hong Kong Window
17 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Detective vs. Sleuths sits at position #8.
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The 2020s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Detective vs. Sleuths premiered. 25 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #207 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #125 of 516 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Emperor Motion Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | July 8, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt10283270 |