Righting Wrongs
1986 1h 42m movie Film Hong Kong

Righting Wrongs

執法先鋒

Righting Wrongs sits in the top 3% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #22 of 836 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

執法先鋒

Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive.

The 1985–1987 Hong Kong Window

38 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Righting Wrongs sits at position #1.

  1. Righting Wrongs

    #1

    Righting Wrongs

    ★ 7.7 · 1986

  2. The Lunatics
    #2

    The Lunatics

    ★ 7.6 · 1986

  3. Police Story
    #3

    Police Story

    ★ 7.5 · 1985

  4. A Chinese Ghost Story
    #4

    A Chinese Ghost Story

    ★ 7.3 · 1987

  5. Legacy of Rage
    #5

    Legacy of Rage

    ★ 7.3 · 1986

  6. Eastern Condors
    #6

    Eastern Condors

    ★ 7.2 · 1987

  7. Mr. Vampire III
    #7

    Mr. Vampire III

    ★ 7.2 · 1987

  8. Project A: Part II
    #8

    Project A: Part II

    ★ 7.1 · 1987

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Righting Wrongs. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Bo Ho Films

The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Righting Wrongs premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
44
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #22 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (97th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #9 of 516 (top 2%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Cantonese
Spoken Languages English, Cantonese
Production Companies Bo Ho Films, Paragon Films Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Runtime 1h 42m
Release Date November 27, 1986
IMDb tt0094374

Themes & Motifs

  • martial arts
  • kung fu
  • cop
  • vigilante
  • lawyer
  • hong kong

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