The Miracle Fighters
1982 1h 35m movie Film Hong Kong

The Miracle Fighters

奇門遁甲

The Miracle Fighters sits in the top 6% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #51 of 836 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

奇門遁甲

Two elderly Taoist priests, Chi Men and Dun Jai, who learn their magic from the same teacher always quarrel with each other. They provide mirth and expert kung fu tuition to young man who is mistakenly presumed to be the crown prince of the Imperial Court, missing since childhood. The emperor dispatches an eunuch with the magic powers to apprehend the young man. But he must first deal with Chi Men and Dun Jia who are the young man's protector.

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
22
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #51 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.1 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #26 of 516 (top 5%).

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 Miracle Fighters itself).

The 1981–1983 Hong Kong Window

Among 45 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, The Miracle Fighters places #5 — near the top of its class.

  1. Blade Runner
    #1

    Blade Runner

    ★ 7.9 · 1982
  2. Buddha's Palm
    #2

    Buddha's Palm

    ★ 7.9 · 1982
  3. The Legend of the Condor Heroes
    #3

    The Legend of the Condor Heroes

    ★ 7.9 · 1983
  4. Boat People
    #4

    Boat People

    ★ 7.6 · 1982
  5. The Miracle Fighters
    #5

    The Miracle Fighters

    ★ 7.4 · 1982
  6. Dreadnaught
    #6

    Dreadnaught

    ★ 7.4 · 1981
  7. Project A
    #7

    Project A

    ★ 7.2 · 1983
  8. The Prodigal Son
    #8

    The Prodigal Son

    ★ 7.0 · 1981

The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Miracle Fighters premiered alongside 12 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 12 other Hong Kong films in 1982.

The 174th 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

22
Reviews
46th
Review-volume percentile
63rd
Popularity percentile

22 audience reviews — more than 46% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity (63th percentile) outruns review volume (46th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, Cantonese
Production CompaniesPeace Film Production Co., Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Paragon Films Ltd.
Runtime1h 35m
Release DateJuly 23, 1982
IMDbtt0084557