Hong Kong Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg is a Hong Kong–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
机器侠
The film takes place in 2046. The Chinese government has created the first cybernetic organism, K1, programmed with sophisticated social conscience, ideal for police applications. Initially deployed in a remote village for testing, K1, is loved by the villagers, and performs all duties and expectations flawlessly, except one. Su Mei, a fellow police officer falls in love with K1, creating a problem as cyborgs are not programmed to feel such feelings. Meanwhile, another cyborg, K88, disappears after suffering a neural meltdown, and K1 is called in to hunt down the renegade robot….
Hong Kong × China Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×China titles
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 Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg itself).
The 2008–2010 Hong Kong Window
Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg holds position #35 of 55 Hong Kong films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 2009.
The 641st 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
12 audience reviews — more than 18% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 15th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #636 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #415 of 516 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, China |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | August 13, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1494775 |
| Official Site | jiqixia.ent.sina.com.cn |