Hong Kong Synopsis
兩個只能活一個
“Two paid killers gradually fall in love after sharing terrifying adventures tinged with humor.”
A failure of a Triad who is desperate for money decides to accept an assassination mission. With his advance in money he decides to risk it in gambling, he becomes lucky and wins a fortune. With all this money he is not so sure that he wishes to do the murder anymore, he looks for a hitman to take his place. He finds a women willing to take the job but she ends up more trouble than he expected.
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Drama + Action in Hong Kong
136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Odd One Dies itself).
The 1996–1998 Hong Kong Window
The Odd One Dies holds position #38 of 57 Hong Kong films in the 1996–1998 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 Odd One Dies premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1997.
The 454th 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 20th 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 Drama productions specifically: #188 of 311 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Milkyway Image |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | May 10, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0119818 |