The Kung Fu Cult Master
1993 1h 39m movie Film Hong Kong

The Kung Fu Cult Master

倚天屠龍記之魔教教主

Synopsis

倚天屠龍記之魔教教主

A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Kung Fu Cult Master. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Win's Movie Production Limited

Fantasy + Action in Hong Kong

49 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Kung Fu Cult Master itself).

The 1992–1994 Hong Kong Window

The Kung Fu Cult Master holds position #33 of 78 Hong Kong films in the 1992–1994 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Chungking Express
    #1

    Chungking Express

    ★ 8.0 · 1994
  2. The Greed of Man
    #2

    The Greed of Man

    ★ 7.9 · 1992
  3. Hard Boiled
    #3

    Hard Boiled

    ★ 7.6 · 1992
  4. Fist of Legend
    #4

    Fist of Legend

    ★ 7.5 · 1994
  5. The Legend of Drunken Master
    #5

    The Legend of Drunken Master

    ★ 7.4 · 1994
  6. Iron Monkey
    #6

    Iron Monkey

    ★ 7.4 · 1993
  7. Flirting Scholar
    #7

    Flirting Scholar

    ★ 7.3 · 1993
  8. Tai-Chi Master
    #8

    Tai-Chi Master

    ★ 7.2 · 1993

The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

1993 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 30 titles released, including The Kung Fu Cult Master. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (215 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 29 other Hong Kong films in 1993.

The 386th 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

62
Reviews
72nd
Review-volume percentile
80th
Popularity percentile

62 audience reviews — more than 72% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on The Kung Fu Cult Master, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • family feud · 3
  • hostility · 2
  • battle for power · 2
  • power takeover · 1
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • martial arts · 369
  • revenge · 210

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
62
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #284 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Fantasy productions specifically: #22 of 75 (top 29%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesWin's Movie Production Limited, Newport Entertainment Co., Ltd (Hong Kong)
Runtime1h 39m
Release DateDecember 18, 1993
IMDbtt0108624