Red to Kill
1994 1h 31m movie Film Hong Kong

Red to Kill

弱殺

Synopsis

弱殺

Insane film from the master Billy Tang. A deranged man stalks and kills women that wear red. A young, mentally challenged woman is admitted into a group home that the deranged man happens to run. One day, she happens to wear a red dress for a dance recital that her social worker puts on. The nut sees her wearing red and that's when the fun really begins.

The 1993–1995 Hong Kong Window

Red to Kill holds position #41 of 71 Hong Kong films in the 1993–1995 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Chungking Express
    #1

    Chungking Express

    ★ 8.0 · 1994
  2. The Condor Heroes 95
    #2

    The Condor Heroes 95

    ★ 7.6 · 1995
  3. Fist of Legend
    #3

    Fist of Legend

    ★ 7.5 · 1994
  4. A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
    #4

    A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

    ★ 7.5 · 1995
  5. The Legend of Drunken Master
    #5

    The Legend of Drunken Master

    ★ 7.4 · 1994
  6. Iron Monkey
    #6

    Iron Monkey

    ★ 7.4 · 1993
  7. Flirting Scholar
    #7

    Flirting Scholar

    ★ 7.3 · 1993
  8. Tai-Chi Master
    #8

    Tai-Chi Master

    ★ 7.2 · 1993

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 Red to Kill premiered alongside 25 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 25 other Hong Kong films in 1994.

The 409th 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

17
Reviews
34th
Review-volume percentile
48th
Popularity percentile

17 audience reviews — more than 34% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 48th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
17
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #491 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Hong Kong Horror productions specifically: #33 of 81 (top 41%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesMartini Film Company Ltd., Mandarin Films Ltd.
Runtime1h 31m
Release DateOctober 20, 1994
IMDbtt0111037