Hong Kong Drunken Master sits in the top 7% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #56 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
醉拳
“The Original Kung Fu Comedy!”
After being punished for getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #56 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (93rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #30 of 516 (top 6%).
Audience Engagement
829 audience reviews — more than 96% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Drunken Master. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Seasonal Film Corporation
Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Drunken Master itself).
The 1977–1979 Hong Kong Window
Among 56 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Drunken Master places #4 — near the top of its class.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
1978 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 22 titles released, including Drunken Master. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (122 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1978.
The 105th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Drunken Master, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sake · 5
- uncle · 5
- drunken master · 5
- master · 4
- drunken boxing · 3
- dojo · 2
- trainer · 1
- kung fu · 121
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Seasonal Film Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | October 5, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt0080179 |