Hong Kong Synopsis
香港有個荷里活
“She's the spider… the city is her web… and you're the fly!”
A prostitute named Tong Tong enters the life of a man who runs a barbecue pork restaurant and quickly begins to ruin his life, as well as the life of his two rotund sons, and a local gangster.
Comedy + Drama in Hong Kong
71 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hollywood Hong Kong itself).
The 2001–2003 Hong Kong Window
Among 43 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Hollywood Hong Kong places #5 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hollywood Hong Kong premiered alongside 12 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Hong Kong films in 2002.
The 537th 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
22 audience reviews — more than 46% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 46th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #118 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #33 of 266 (top 12%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Nicetop Independent Ltd, Capitol Films, Media Suits, Hakuhodo |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | July 11, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0290654 |