Hong Kong The Killer sits in the top 3% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #25 of 836 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
喋血雙雄
“One Vicious Hitman. One Fierce Cop. Ten Thousand Bullets.”
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.
The 1988–1990 Hong Kong Window
67 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Killer sits at position #2.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Killer. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Film Workshop
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Killer premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #25 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (97th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #11 of 516 (top 2%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Film Workshop, Golden Princess Film Production Limited, Long Shong Pictures, Magnum Films Limited, Mandarin Film Lab Limited |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | July 6, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0097202 |