Executioners
1993 1h 41m movie Film Hong Kong

Executioners

現代豪俠傳

“The Heroic Trio is back in…”

Synopsis

現代豪俠傳

“The Heroic Trio is back in…”

Set some time after the original 'Heroic Trio' the city has been devastated by nuclear attack. An evil deformed villain controls the city's scarce water supply, exerting influence over both a popular leader and a militarist colonel.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

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 Executioners itself).

The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window

Executioners holds position #52 of 78 Hong Kong films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Chungking Express
    #1

    Chungking Express

    ★ 8.0 · 1994
  2. The Greed of Man
    #2

    The Greed of Man

    ★ 7.9 · 1992
  3. Hard Boiled
    #3

    Hard Boiled

    ★ 7.6 · 1992
  4. Fist of Legend
    #4

    Fist of Legend

    ★ 7.5 · 1994
  5. The Legend of Drunken Master
    #5

    The Legend of Drunken Master

    ★ 7.4 · 1994
  6. Iron Monkey
    #6

    Iron Monkey

    ★ 7.4 · 1993
  7. Flirting Scholar
    #7

    Flirting Scholar

    ★ 7.3 · 1993
  8. Tai-Chi Master
    #8

    Tai-Chi Master

    ★ 7.2 · 1993

The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

1993 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 30 titles released, including Executioners. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (215 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 29 other Hong Kong films in 1993.

The 379th 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
60th
Popularity percentile

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

Popularity (60th percentile) outruns review volume (43th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #556 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: #366 of 516 (top 71%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesChina Entertainment Films Production, Paka Hill Productions
Runtime1h 41m
Release DateSeptember 30, 1993
IMDbtt0108606