Hong Kong Synopsis
選老頂
The godfather of the triad Jing Hing and his senior bosses need to select a new boss to run the daily operations of the five gangs under their control. Chuck, a lifelong member of the triad, dreams of being the elected one, but his wife wants him to leave the criminal life and spend time with their child. Wulf, a former cop, also wants take over the seat. Both will try to achieve their goal by any means necessary.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Mobfathers. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Crime + Drama in Hong Kong
68 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Mobfathers itself).
The 2015–2017 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 Hong Kong release window, The Mobfathers sits at #42 of 57. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 The Mobfathers premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Hong Kong films in 2016.
The 761st 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
29 audience reviews — more than 55% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (55th percentile) outruns trending popularity (25th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Mobfathers, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- gang leader · 4
- father son reunion · 4
- father daughter reunion · 2
- deadly disease · 2
- godfather · 1
- father daughter relationship · 29
- father son relationship · 26
- triad · 13
- gang war · 11
- hong kong · 73
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #621 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Crime productions specifically: #135 of 167 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | HK Film Production Limited |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | March 31, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5609302 |