Hong Kong Synopsis
大富之家
This 1994 Chinese New Year offering takes place over a period of time between one Christmas and Chinese New Year's eve. As It's a Wonderful Life's Chinese title specifies, its focus is on a "Big Rich Family". We are introduced to thirteen people, learn of their particular dispositions and dilemmas, are witness to the former either getting changed or developed and see the latter (re)solved. Teresa Mo as the daughter just returned from studying in France; Leslie Cheung as the friend who came in tow; Tony Leung Kar Fai as the cartoonist son who can only speak normally when he is anxious; Anita Yuen as the woman who Tony Leung's character falls in love with; Carol "Do Do" Cheng as her flat-chested, disciplinary-cum-art teacher sister; Raymond Wong as the eldest son who cannot handle alcohol well; Petrina Fung Bo Bo as his estranged wife; Sean Lau as the marriage-minded cousin; and Kwan Tak Hing as the eccentric-but-definitely-not-senile grandfather.
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The 1993–1995 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1993-1995 Hong Kong release window, It's a Wonderful Life sits at #60 of 71. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 It's a Wonderful Life premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Hong Kong films in 1994.
The 394th 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
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #688 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #218 of 266 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Mandarin Films |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | February 6, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0109524 |