Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 2h 0m movie Film Hong Kong

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

“The mystery. The life. The love. The legend.”

Synopsis

“The mystery. The life. The love. The legend.”

This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.

The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window

78 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story sits at position #14.

  1. Chungking Express
    #1

    Chungking Express

    ★ 8.0 · 1994

  2. The Greed of Man
    #2

    The Greed of Man

    ★ 7.9 · 1992

  3. Hard Boiled
    #3

    Hard Boiled

    ★ 7.6 · 1992

  4. Fist of Legend
    #4

    Fist of Legend

    ★ 7.5 · 1994

  5. The Legend of Drunken Master
    #5

    The Legend of Drunken Master

    ★ 7.4 · 1994

  6. Iron Monkey
    #6

    Iron Monkey

    ★ 7.4 · 1993

  7. Flirting Scholar
    #7

    Flirting Scholar

    ★ 7.3 · 1993

  8. Tai-Chi Master
    #8

    Tai-Chi Master

    ★ 7.2 · 1993

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$14.0M
Budget
$63.5M
Revenue
$49.5M
Net Profit
4.5×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 0m runtime, production spent $117K per minute on screen and earned $529K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
658
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #152 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #82 of 311 (top 26%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
All Production Countries Hong Kong, Macao, United States of America
Original Language En
Spoken Languages Cantonese, English
Production Companies Raffaella De Laurentiis Productions, Universal Pictures
Runtime 2h 0m
Release Date May 7, 1993
IMDb tt0106770

Themes & Motifs

  • martial arts
  • kung fu
  • life and death
  • training
  • biography
  • hong kong
  • hollywood

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