God of Gamblers' Return
1994 2h 6m movie Film Hong Kong

God of Gamblers' Return

賭神2

Synopsis

賭神2

Chow returns to play Ko Chun, a skilled gambler who now lives in retirement in France. Wu Xingguo plays an evil gangster who forces Ko out of retirement by killing his pregnant wife. Ko is forced to team up with a variety of other people to win out in the end. Wu Chien-lien plays Chow's romantic interest, Chingmy Yau plays a Taiwanese femme fatale, and Tony Leung provides much of the laughs.

Other Titles From Win's Movie Productions

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 God of Gamblers' Return itself).

The 1993–1995 Hong Kong Window

God of Gamblers' Return holds position #28 of 71 Hong Kong films in the 1993–1995 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Chungking Express
    #1

    Chungking Express

    ★ 8.0 · 1994
  2. The Condor Heroes 95
    #2

    The Condor Heroes 95

    ★ 7.6 · 1995
  3. Fist of Legend
    #3

    Fist of Legend

    ★ 7.5 · 1994
  4. A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
    #4

    A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

    ★ 7.5 · 1995
  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

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when God of Gamblers' Return premiered alongside 25 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 25 other Hong Kong films in 1994.

The 413th 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
85th
Popularity percentile

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

Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
100
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #277 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).

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

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #174 of 516 (top 34%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesWin's Movie Productions
Runtime2h 6m
Release DateDecember 24, 1994
IMDbtt0109683