Hong Kong Synopsis
“Greetings from the most dangerous jungle in the world: the streets of Miami.”
In a world where ninjas dream of being rock stars and rock stars dream of being ninjas, a martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Miami Connection. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Crime in Hong Kong
119 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Miami Connection itself).
The 1986–1988 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1986-1988 Hong Kong release window, Miami Connection sits at #47 of 50. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 Miami Connection premiered alongside 15 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 15 other Hong Kong films in 1987.
The 241st 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
119 audience reviews — more than 83% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (57th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Miami Connection, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rock band · 5
- drug crime · 3
- miami · 3
- florida · 3
- computer class · 2
- unintentional comedy · 1
- cocaine · 1
- 1980s · 18
- street fight · 6
- martial arts · 369
- gore · 51
- ninja · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #712 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #452 of 516 (top 88%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Drafthouse Films |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | August 18, 1987 |
| IMDb | tt0092549 |
| Official Site | drafthousefilms.com |