Firestorm
2013 1h 45m movie Film Hong Kong

Firestorm

風暴

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

Synopsis

風暴

Hong Kong. When Cao Nan and his group of thieves rob an armored car in broad daylight, they don't hesitate to murder innocent people on the run. Lui Ming Chit, a veteran police inspector, is forced to use sinister tactics to catch them.

Hong Kong × China Co-Production

Hong Kong (lead)China

Other Hong Kong×China titles

Other Titles From Edko Films

Drama + Action in Hong Kong

136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Firestorm itself).

The 2012–2014 Hong Kong Window

Firestorm holds position #15 of 50 Hong Kong films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Cold Eyes
    #1

    Cold Eyes

    ★ 7.5 · 2013
  2. Three Sisters
    #2

    Three Sisters

    ★ 7.4 · 2012
  3. Unbeatable
    #3

    Unbeatable

    ★ 6.8 · 2013
  4. Kung Fu Jungle
    #4

    Kung Fu Jungle

    ★ 6.7 · 2014
  5. The Thieves
    #5

    The Thieves

    ★ 6.7 · 2012
  6. Cold War
    #6

    Cold War

    ★ 6.6 · 2012
  7. The White Storm
    #7

    The White Storm

    ★ 6.6 · 2013
  8. Love in the Buff
    #8

    Love in the Buff

    ★ 6.6 · 2012

The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Hong Kong, 166 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Firestorm premiered alongside 17 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 2013.

The 720th 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

100
Reviews
81st
Review-volume percentile
78th
Popularity percentile

100 audience reviews — more than 81% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 78th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
100
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #461 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #181 of 311 (top 58%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesHong Kong, China
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesEdko Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation
Runtime1h 45m
Release DateDecember 12, 2013
IMDbtt3341072