Hong Kong Police Story sits in the top 4% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #34 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
警察故事
“You may know the name, but the game has changed.”
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #34 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (96th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #14 of 516 (top 3%).
Audience Engagement
765 audience reviews — more than 96% 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 Police Story. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Golden Way Films Ltd.
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 Police Story itself).
The 1984–1986 Hong Kong Window
Among 37 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Police Story places #3 — near the top of its class.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Police Story premiered in 1985 — a quieter year for Hong Kong cinema with only 7 titles in our catalog. The 1980s overall landed 151 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Hong Kong films in 1985.
The 214th 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 Police Story, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- police chase · 5
- action hero · 25
- organized crime · 20
- fistfight · 14
- undercover · 13
- chase · 11
- car crash · 6
- martial arts · 369
- murder · 155
- kung fu · 121
- gangster · 85
- hong kong · 73
- sword fight · 56
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Golden Way Films Ltd., Paragon Films Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | December 14, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0089374 |