Run and Kill
1993 1h 30m movie Film Hong Kong

Run and Kill

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Synopsis

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A man returns home to find his wife with another man. He goes to a bar and begins to drink, waking up the next day to find that he owes a mafioso money for killing his wife.

Thriller + Action in Hong Kong

121 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Run and Kill itself).

The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window

Run and Kill holds position #38 of 78 Hong Kong films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Chungking Express
    #1

    Chungking Express

    ★ 8.0 · 1994
  2. The Greed of Man
    #2

    The Greed of Man

    ★ 7.9 · 1992
  3. Hard Boiled
    #3

    Hard Boiled

    ★ 7.6 · 1992
  4. Fist of Legend
    #4

    Fist of Legend

    ★ 7.5 · 1994
  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

1993 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 30 titles released, including Run and Kill. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (215 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 29 other Hong Kong films in 1993.

The 360th 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

13
Reviews
21st
Review-volume percentile
13th
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 21% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #350 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Thriller productions specifically: #80 of 179 (top 45%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Vietnamese
Production CompaniesCome On Film Co.
Runtime1h 30m
Release DateFebruary 27, 1993
IMDbtt0108600