Dreaming the Reality
1991 1h 43m movie Film Hong Kong

Dreaming the Reality

夢醒血未停

Synopsis

夢醒血未停

An expert assassin – trained since childhood to be the perfect killer – loses her memory during a mission in Thailand, and ends up in the care of a wry ex-policewoman and her boxing cohort. The equally lethal sister of the assassin pursues her, uncertain of her intentions and whether to kill her.

The 1990–1992 Hong Kong Window

73 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dreaming the Reality sits at position #23.

  1. The Best of the Martial Arts Films
    #1

    The Best of the Martial Arts Films

    ★ 8.8 · 1990

  2. The Greed of Man
    #2

    The Greed of Man

    ★ 7.9 · 1992

  3. Hard Boiled
    #3

    Hard Boiled

    ★ 7.6 · 1992

  4. Bullet in the Head
    #4

    Bullet in the Head

    ★ 7.6 · 1990

  5. Song of the Exile
    #5

    Song of the Exile

    ★ 7.6 · 1990

  6. Days of Being Wild
    #6

    Days of Being Wild

    ★ 7.3 · 1990

  7. Center Stage
    #7

    Center Stage

    ★ 7.3 · 1991

  8. Once Upon a Time in China
    #8

    Once Upon a Time in China

    ★ 7.2 · 1991

The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dreaming the Reality premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

'9028'9123'9222'9330'9426'9515'9618'9718'9821'9914

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #224 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (73rd 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: #137 of 516 (top 27%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Cantonese
Production Companies Cheung Yau Martial Arts Direction Co., Ltd.
Runtime 1h 43m
Release Date July 18, 1991
IMDb tt0102435

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