Drunken Master
1978 1h 51m movie Film Hong Kong

Drunken Master

醉拳

“The Original Kung Fu Comedy!”

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

7.3
TMDB Rating
829
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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
Reviews
96th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

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.

  1. The Contract
    #1

    The Contract

    ★ 7.7 · 1978
  2. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
    #2

    The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    ★ 7.5 · 1978
  3. Shaolin Rescuers
    #3

    Shaolin Rescuers

    ★ 7.5 · 1979
  4. Drunken Master
    #4

    Drunken Master

    ★ 7.3 · 1978
  5. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
    #5

    Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

    ★ 7.3 · 1978
  6. Heroes of the East
    #6

    Heroes of the East

    ★ 7.3 · 1978
  7. Dance of the Drunk Mantis
    #7

    Dance of the Drunk Mantis

    ★ 7.2 · 1979
  8. Warriors Two
    #8

    Warriors Two

    ★ 7.2 · 1978

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).

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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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • sake · 5
  • uncle · 5
  • drunken master · 5
  • master · 4
  • drunken boxing · 3
  • dojo · 2
  • trainer · 1
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • kung fu · 121

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesSeasonal Film Corporation
Runtime1h 51m
Release DateOctober 5, 1978
IMDbtt0080179