Princess Madam
1989 1h 27m movie Film Hong Kong

Princess Madam

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Synopsis

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Fung and Pan, two policewomen, are assigned to protect a gangster's mistress turned police informant. Her lover orders her assassination, but the attempt fails. In a desperate bid to prevent her going to court, he threatens to kill Pan's stepfather. Pan has no choice but to leave the police force in order to protect her family and seek her revenge.

The 1988–1990 Hong Kong Window

In the crowded 1988-1990 Hong Kong release window, Princess Madam sits at #65 of 67. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Best of the Martial Arts Films
    #1

    The Best of the Martial Arts Films

    ★ 8.8 · 1990
  2. The Killer
    #2

    The Killer

    ★ 7.6 · 1989
  3. Bullet in the Head
    #3

    Bullet in the Head

    ★ 7.6 · 1990
  4. Song of the Exile
    #4

    Song of the Exile

    ★ 7.6 · 1990
  5. All About Ah-Long
    #5

    All About Ah-Long

    ★ 7.5 · 1989
  6. My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
    #6

    My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

    ★ 7.5 · 1989
  7. Days of Being Wild
    #7

    Days of Being Wild

    ★ 7.3 · 1990
  8. A City of Sadness
    #8

    A City of Sadness

    ★ 7.3 · 1989

The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape

1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 20 titles released, including Princess Madam. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (151 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 19 other Hong Kong films in 1989.

The 282nd 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

10
Reviews
6th
Review-volume percentile
30th
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 30th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.3
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #740 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (11th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.0 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #472 of 516 (top 91%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Hungarian
Production CompaniesGrandwell Film Productions
Runtime1h 27m
Release DateNovember 23, 1989
IMDbtt0099883