Hong Kong Synopsis
武狀元蘇乞兒
The heir to a noble and influential family finds the love of his life, but she will only accept him if he becomes a kung-fu master. He becomes a legendary folk hero who tries to save the emperor.
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Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding King of Beggars itself).
The 1991–1993 Hong Kong Window
King of Beggars holds position #17 of 75 Hong Kong films in the 1991–1993 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 King of Beggars premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1992.
The 357th 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
102 audience reviews — more than 81% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #198 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (76th 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: #117 of 516 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Win's Movie Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | December 17, 1992 |
| IMDb | tt0100963 |