Hong Kong Synopsis
奪命金
“FOR FIVE MILLION DOLLARS, HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO?”
A criminal, a bank clerk and a police officer find their destinies entwined when a loan shark gets assaulted after having withdrawn $10 million from the bank in the midst of the world financial crisis.
The 2010–2012 Hong Kong Window
57 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Life Without Principle sits at position #13.
#1How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
★ 7.6 · 2010
#2Echoes of the Rainbow
★ 7.4 · 2010
#3Three Sisters
★ 7.4 · 2012
#4The Ditch
★ 7.1 · 2010
#5Bruce Lee, My Brother
★ 7.0 · 2010
#6Love in a Puff
★ 7.0 · 2010
#7Fire of Conscience
★ 7.0 · 2010
#8Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
★ 6.9 · 2010
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The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Life Without Principle premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #284 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Crime productions specifically: #71 of 167 (top 43%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Media Asia Films, Milkyway Image |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | October 20, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1371585 |