Hong Kong Synopsis
金臂童
“Be good or be dead!”
Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local government to an area stricken by famine… one of the very few Venom films where all six Venom actors are present within a single film.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Kid with the Golden Arm. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
★ 7.4 · China
2 sharedPolice Story
★ 7.5 · Hong Kong
2 sharedDOA: Dead or Alive
★ 5.2 · Japan
2 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedThe Sword Stained with Royal Blood
★ 5.9 · Hong Kong
2 sharedReturn of the Sentimental Swordsman
★ 6.7 · Hong Kong
Other Titles From Shaw Brothers
Action + Drama in Hong Kong
136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kid with the Golden Arm itself).
The 1978–1980 Hong Kong Window
Kid with the Golden Arm holds position #19 of 58 Hong Kong films in the 1978–1980 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kid with the Golden Arm premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1979.
The 127th 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
25 audience reviews — more than 50% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 64th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #214 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #129 of 516 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | November 2, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0079372 |