Hong Kong Synopsis
驅魔警察
“He's a Modern Day Devil Hunter He's a Master of the Martial Arts He's… MR VAMPIRE!”
A former cop who is also a Taoist is called to Hong Kong to help in the investigation of of a series of strange crime-related murders. Aided by two local cops, he runs afoul of an evil sorceress.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Magic Cop. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Horror in Hong Kong
28 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Magic Cop itself).
The 1989–1991 Hong Kong Window
Magic Cop holds position #30 of 71 Hong Kong films in the 1989–1991 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 Magic Cop premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 1990.
The 309th 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
18 audience reviews — more than 38% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity (58th percentile) outruns review volume (38th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Magic Cop, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- drug smuggling · 5
- taoism · 4
- psychic power · 3
- taoist wizard · 2
- cop · 13
- martial arts · 369
- magic · 84
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #301 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #193 of 516 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Movie Impact Limited, Millifame Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | November 1, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0098150 |