Drunken Monkey
2003 1h 37m movie Film Hong Kong

Drunken Monkey

醉馬騮

“Few can master it. None can survive it.”

Synopsis

醉馬騮

“Few can master it. None can survive it.”

China, the early 1930's: martial arts master Wen Biao discovers that his brother has been using their security company for illegal activities. A confrontation between the brothers leaves Web Biao missing and presumed dead.

The 2002–2004 Hong Kong Window

50 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Drunken Monkey sits at position #32.

  1. War and Beauty
    #1

    War and Beauty

    ★ 9.3 · 2004

  2. Infernal Affairs
    #2

    Infernal Affairs

    ★ 7.8 · 2002

  3. The Hand
    #3

    The Hand

    ★ 7.3 · 2004

  4. Infernal Affairs II
    #4

    Infernal Affairs II

    ★ 7.2 · 2003

  5. Turn Left, Turn Right
    #5

    Turn Left, Turn Right

    ★ 7.2 · 2003

  6. Hollywood Hong Kong
    #6

    Hollywood Hong Kong

    ★ 7.1 · 2002

  7. Lost in Time
    #7

    Lost in Time

    ★ 7.0 · 2003

  8. PTU
    #8

    PTU

    ★ 6.9 · 2003

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Drunken Monkey. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Drunken Monkey premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #564 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #372 of 516 (top 72%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Chinese
Spoken Languages Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, English
Production Companies Super Power Film Production Co., Ltd., Shaw Brothers, China Film Group Corporation
Runtime 1h 37m
Release Date May 19, 2003
IMDb tt0367602

Themes & Motifs

  • martial arts
  • kung fu
  • opium
  • female martial artist
  • drunken master

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