Hong Kong Synopsis
賭俠 1999
King, the Con Man, is regarded as the successor of God of Gamblers.Dragon opts for gambling and approaches King, hoping to learn gambling tricks from him. They really take to each other and become good partners. On a gambling ship, King meets Ma Kau Man, the grand gambling banker who can affect results of every soccer match and horse race and San Ken, a laughing tiger, who plots to make use of King's talent for gambling to take over Ma's casino business……
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Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Conman itself).
The 1997–1999 Hong Kong Window
The Conman holds position #33 of 53 Hong Kong films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Conman premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Hong Kong films in 1998.
The 484th 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
18 audience reviews — more than 38% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 30th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #485 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #323 of 516 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | B.O.B. and Partners, China Star Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | December 18, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0184354 |