Magic Cop
1990 1h 27m movie Film Hong Kong

Magic Cop

驅魔警察

“He's a Modern Day Devil Hunter He's a Master of the Martial Arts He's... MR VAMPIRE!”

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.

  1. The Best of the Martial Arts Films
    #1

    The Best of the Martial Arts Films

    ★ 8.8 · 1990
  2. The Killer
    #2

    The Killer

    ★ 7.6 · 1989
  3. Bullet in the Head
    #3

    Bullet in the Head

    ★ 7.6 · 1990
  4. Song of the Exile
    #4

    Song of the Exile

    ★ 7.6 · 1990
  5. All About Ah-Long
    #5

    All About Ah-Long

    ★ 7.5 · 1989
  6. My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
    #6

    My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

    ★ 7.5 · 1989
  7. Days of Being Wild
    #7

    Days of Being Wild

    ★ 7.3 · 1990
  8. A City of Sadness
    #8

    A City of Sadness

    ★ 7.3 · 1989

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.

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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
Reviews
38th
Review-volume percentile
58th
Popularity percentile

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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • drug smuggling · 5
  • taoism · 4
  • psychic power · 3
  • taoist wizard · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • cop · 13
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • martial arts · 369
  • magic · 84

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
18
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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 CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesMovie Impact Limited, Millifame Productions
Runtime1h 27m
Release DateNovember 1, 1990
IMDbtt0098150