That Demon Within
2014 1h 52m movie Film Hong Kong

That Demon Within

魔警

Synopsis

魔警

By a strange twist of fate, dutiful Hong Kong policeman Dan saves the life of the leader of a violent gang of armed robbers. When they commit another crime, Dan is determined to put an end to their activities. He works with the leader, whom the gang had betrayed, to engineer a plan to wreak havoc within the gang and let the gangsters kill one another. But it becomes increasingly obvious to Dan and to his colleagues that Dan is suffering from a severe mental disorder, and Dan finds that instead of upholding the law as a righteous police officer, he has now become a fugitive wanted for murder.

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The 2013–2015 Hong Kong Window

That Demon Within holds position #34 of 56 Hong Kong films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #3

    Unbeatable

    ★ 6.8 · 2013
  4. Sara
    #4

    Sara

    ★ 6.8 · 2015
  5. She Remembers, He Forgets
    #5

    She Remembers, He Forgets

    ★ 6.8 · 2015
  6. Wong Ka Yan
    #6

    Wong Ka Yan

    ★ 6.8 · 2015
  7. Kung Fu Jungle
    #7

    Kung Fu Jungle

    ★ 6.7 · 2014
  8. The White Storm
    #8

    The White Storm

    ★ 6.6 · 2013

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 That Demon Within premiered alongside 14 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 2014.

The 724th 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

59
Reviews
71st
Review-volume percentile
54th
Popularity percentile

59 audience reviews — more than 71% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Review volume (71th percentile) outruns trending popularity (54th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

5.6
TMDB Rating
59
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #673 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.7 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Thriller productions specifically: #142 of 179 (top 79%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesJCE Movies
Runtime1h 52m
Release DateApril 16, 2014
IMDbtt3511542