Durian Durian
2000 1h 56m movie Film Hong Kong

Durian Durian

榴槤飄飄

Durian Durian is a Hong Kong–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

榴槤飄飄

Yan and Fan are neighbors in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district. Yan is a 21-year-old prostitute who works for a pimp and spends her off-hours watching TV in her miniscule apartment or hanging out with other prostitutes at a local cafe.

Hong Kong × China Co-Production

Hong Kong (lead)China

Other Hong Kong×China titles

The 1999–2001 Hong Kong Window

Durian Durian holds position #18 of 42 Hong Kong films in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. A Step Into The Past
    #1

    A Step Into The Past

    ★ 7.9 · 2001
  2. The Mission
    #2

    The Mission

    ★ 7.4 · 1999
  3. Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
    #3

    Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

    ★ 7.4 · 2000
  4. Running Out of Time
    #4

    Running Out of Time

    ★ 7.3 · 1999
  5. Jackie Chan: My Stunts
    #5

    Jackie Chan: My Stunts

    ★ 7.3 · 1999
  6. King of Comedy
    #6

    King of Comedy

    ★ 7.2 · 1999
  7. Fly Me to Polaris
    #7

    Fly Me to Polaris

    ★ 7.2 · 1999
  8. Victim
    #8

    Victim

    ★ 7.2 · 1999

The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Durian Durian premiered alongside 14 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 2000.

The 511th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Audience Engagement

21
Reviews
43rd
Review-volume percentile
4th
Popularity percentile

21 audience reviews — more than 43% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 4th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #300 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #131 of 311 (top 42%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesHong Kong, France, China
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesNice Top Entertainment, Canal+
Runtime1h 56m
Release DateNovember 16, 2000
IMDbtt0255327