Gorgeous
1999 2h 1m movie Film Hong Kong

Gorgeous

玻璃樽

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

Synopsis

玻璃樽

When Ah Bu, a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, finds a glass bottle with a romantic message, she travels to Hong Kong to find her prince charming. As it turns out, her prince charming, Albert, happens to be gay. But all is not lost when Ah Bu meets the dashing Chi Wu. Meanwhile, Ah Bu's boyfriend from Taiwan comes looking for her, as the action and romance follow Ah Bu back to Taiwan.

Audience Engagement

326
Reviews
92nd
Review-volume percentile
91st
Popularity percentile

326 audience reviews — more than 92% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production

Hong Kong (lead)Taiwan

Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Adventure + Action in Hong Kong

81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gorgeous itself).

The 1998–2000 Hong Kong Window

Gorgeous holds position #28 of 50 Hong Kong films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Mission
    #1

    The Mission

    ★ 7.4 · 1999
  2. Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
    #2

    Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

    ★ 7.4 · 2000
  3. Running Out of Time
    #3

    Running Out of Time

    ★ 7.3 · 1999
  4. Jackie Chan: My Stunts
    #4

    Jackie Chan: My Stunts

    ★ 7.3 · 1999
  5. King of Comedy
    #5

    King of Comedy

    ★ 7.2 · 1999
  6. Fly Me to Polaris
    #6

    Fly Me to Polaris

    ★ 7.2 · 1999
  7. Victim
    #7

    Victim

    ★ 7.2 · 1999
  8. Who Am I?
    #8

    Who Am I?

    ★ 7.1 · 1998

The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

Gorgeous premiered in 1999 — a quieter year for Hong Kong cinema with only 14 titles in our catalog. The 1990s overall landed 215 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 13 other Hong Kong films in 1999.

The 488th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

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

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • redemption · 3
  • parkour · 3
  • streetfighting · 2
  • homosexual · 2
  • illegal fistfight · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • action hero · 25
  • showdown · 9
  • combat · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • martial arts · 369
  • gay theme · 67

Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
326
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #407 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Hong Kong Adventure productions specifically: #47 of 91 (top 52%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesHong Kong, Taiwan
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesOrange Sky Golden Harvest
Runtime2h 1m
Release DateFebruary 12, 1999
IMDbtt0184526