Felicity
1978 1h 34m movie Film Hong Kong

Felicity

“She ain't Mama's little girl no more!”

Synopsis

“She ain't Mama's little girl no more!”

Young Felicity lives in a monastic school. The only way to live out her sexual fantasies is together with her girlfriend Jenny. But then she receives an invitation to her sister in Hong-Kong and can't wait to finally do the real thing.

Drama + Romance in Hong Kong

90 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Felicity itself).

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

The 1977–1979 Hong Kong Window

In the crowded 1977-1979 Hong Kong release window, Felicity sits at #46 of 56. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  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 Felicity. 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 106th 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

40
Reviews
64th
Review-volume percentile
69th
Popularity percentile

40 audience reviews — more than 64% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 69th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Felicity, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • voyeurism · 5
  • girlfriend · 4
  • invitation · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • sister · 12
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • school · 82
  • hong kong · 73

Reception Benchmarks

5.7
TMDB Rating
40
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #652 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #253 of 311 (top 81%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesAustralia, Hong Kong
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, English
Production CompaniesKrystal Motion Picture Productions
Runtime1h 34m
Release DateOctober 9, 1978
IMDbtt0079144