Kid with the Golden Arm
1979 1h 26m movie Film Hong Kong

Kid with the Golden Arm

金臂童

“Be good or be dead!”

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.

The 1978–1980 Hong Kong Window

58 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kid with the Golden Arm sits at position #19.

  1. The Contract
    #1

    The Contract

    ★ 7.7 · 1978

  2. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
    #2

    The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    ★ 7.5 · 1978

  3. Shaolin Rescuers
    #3

    Shaolin Rescuers

    ★ 7.5 · 1979

  4. Drunken Master
    #4

    Drunken Master

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  5. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
    #5

    Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  6. Heroes of the East
    #6

    Heroes of the East

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  7. Dance of the Drunk Mantis
    #7

    Dance of the Drunk Mantis

    ★ 7.2 · 1979

  8. Warriors Two
    #8

    Warriors Two

    ★ 7.2 · 1978

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.

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The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kid with the Golden Arm premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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

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