Magnificent Warriors
1987 1h 32m movie Film Hong Kong

Magnificent Warriors

中華戰士

“A Hong Kong classic.”

Synopsis

中華戰士

“A Hong Kong classic.”

A daredevil airplane pilot and spy, who fights against the occupying Japanese forces in China, must rescue the ruler of the city of Kaal from the hands of a ruthless Japanese general and his advancing army.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Magnificent Warriors. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From D & B Films

Action + Adventure in Hong Kong

81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Magnificent Warriors itself).

The 1986–1988 Hong Kong Window

Magnificent Warriors holds position #21 of 50 Hong Kong films in the 1986–1988 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Righting Wrongs
    #1

    Righting Wrongs

    ★ 7.7 · 1986
  2. The Lunatics
    #2

    The Lunatics

    ★ 7.6 · 1986
  3. A Chinese Ghost Story
    #3

    A Chinese Ghost Story

    ★ 7.3 · 1987
  4. Legacy of Rage
    #4

    Legacy of Rage

    ★ 7.3 · 1986
  5. Dragons Forever
    #5

    Dragons Forever

    ★ 7.2 · 1988
  6. Eastern Condors
    #6

    Eastern Condors

    ★ 7.2 · 1987
  7. Mr. Vampire III
    #7

    Mr. Vampire III

    ★ 7.2 · 1987
  8. School on Fire
    #8

    School on Fire

    ★ 7.2 · 1988

The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Magnificent Warriors premiered alongside 15 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 15 other Hong Kong films in 1987.

The 236th 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

22
Reviews
46th
Review-volume percentile
47th
Popularity percentile

22 audience reviews — more than 46% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 47th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
22
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #250 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #157 of 516 (top 30%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesD & B Films
Runtime1h 32m
Release DateApril 16, 1987
IMDbtt0094375