Sword Master
2016 1h 48m movie Film Hong Kong

Sword Master

三少爷的剑

Sword Master is a Hong Kong–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

三少爷的剑

Weary of the bloodshed and violence from the martial arts world, a powerful swordsman banishes himself to the humble life a vagrant, wandering the fringes of society. But his violent past refuses to let him go quietly. The master swordsman must regain the ability to wield his sword and fight those disrupting the peace he so desperately craves.

Hong Kong × China Co-Production

Hong Kong (lead)China

Other Hong Kong×China titles

Other Titles From Bona Film Group

The 2015–2017 Hong Kong Window

Sword Master holds position #20 of 57 Hong Kong films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
    #1

    Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  2. Little Big Master
    #2

    Little Big Master

    ★ 7.9 · 2015
  3. Cook Up a Storm
    #3

    Cook Up a Storm

    ★ 7.5 · 2017
  4. Trivisa
    #4

    Trivisa

    ★ 7.2 · 2016
  5. Bounty Hunters
    #5

    Bounty Hunters

    ★ 7.2 · 2016
  6. Patriots Day
    #6

    Patriots Day

    ★ 7.0 · 2016
  7. Robbery
    #7

    Robbery

    ★ 7.0 · 2016
  8. The Hitman's Bodyguard
    #8

    The Hitman's Bodyguard

    ★ 6.9 · 2017

The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Hong Kong, 166 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sword Master premiered alongside 18 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 18 other Hong Kong films in 2016.

The 776th 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

96
Reviews
80th
Review-volume percentile
79th
Popularity percentile

96 audience reviews — more than 80% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 79th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
96
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #367 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #240 of 516 (top 47%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesHong Kong, China
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesBona Film Group, Film Unlimited Production Company
Runtime1h 48m
Release DateDecember 2, 2016
IMDbtt5269396