Hong Kong Once Upon a Time in China sits in the top 9% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #77 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
黃飛鴻
“Never was a Hero needed more…”
Set in late 19th century Canton, this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung against foreign forces' plundering of China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #77 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #38 of 516 (top 7%).
Audience Engagement
374 audience reviews — more than 92% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Once Upon a Time in China. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Paragon Films Ltd.
Action + Drama in Hong Kong
136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Once Upon a Time in China itself).
The 1990–1992 Hong Kong Window
Among 73 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Once Upon a Time in China places #8 — near the top of its class.
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 Once Upon a Time in China premiered alongside 22 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 22 other Hong Kong films in 1991.
The 327th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Once Upon a Time in China, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- colonisation · 3
- hero · 25
- qing dynasty · 7
- martial arts · 369
- china · 127
- kung fu · 121
- 19th century · 32
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Paragon Films Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | August 15, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0103285 |