Hong Kong Synopsis
“Revenge never looked so good”
In the dark heart of a sprawling, anonymous city, two assassins carry out a sinister mission, a teacher battles a fatal illness, and an enigmatic janitor and a curious waitress lead dangerous double lives. Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night, as their lives intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind who is hell-bent on revenge.
Audience Engagement
725 audience reviews — more than 96% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 84th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Terminal. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Crime + Drama in Hong Kong
68 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Terminal itself).
The 2017–2019 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 2017-2019 Hong Kong release window, Terminal sits at #26 of 34. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 Terminal premiered alongside 10 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 10 other Hong Kong films in 2018.
The 794th 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 Terminal, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- criminal mastermind · 5
- double life · 2
- pulp · 2
- fatal · 1
- neo-noir · 17
- revenge · 210
- assassin · 47
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #690 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Crime productions specifically: #148 of 167 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland, Hungary |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | LuckyChap Entertainment, Beagle Pug Films, Highland Film Group, Ruyi Films, Miscellaneous Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | May 10, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt4463816 |