Hong Kong Project A sits in the top 9% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #76 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
A計劃
“Rip-roaring adventure on the old China Coast.”
In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #76 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: #37 of 516 (top 7%).
Audience Engagement
404 audience reviews — more than 93% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Project A. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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 Project A itself).
Other Titles From Golden Harvest Company Ltd.
The 1982–1984 Hong Kong Window
Among 42 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Project A places #6 — near the top of its class.
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 Project A premiered alongside 13 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other Hong Kong films in 1983.
The 191st 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 Project A, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- british empire · 4
- coast guard · 1
- pirate · 20
- sea · 9
- smuggling (contraband) · 7
- martial arts · 369
- police · 105
- hong kong · 73
- 19th century · 32
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, English |
| Production Companies | Golden Harvest Company Ltd., Paragon Films Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | December 22, 1983 |
| IMDb | tt0085127 |