The Viral Factor
2012 2h 2m movie Film Hong Kong

The Viral Factor

逆戰

Synopsis

逆戰

International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the hospital, a doctor tells him that within weeks, the bullet in his brain will cause complete paralysis. Jon returns to Beijing to see his mother, who confesses that Jon has a brother in Malaysia who was raised by his father, a gambler. Jon takes a flight to Malaysia to find his brother, Yeung. On the plane he forms a bond with Dr. Kan, who promises to look into possible treatments for his condition. However, when they arrive, Yeung tries to kidnap the doctor and when Jon intervenes, he's also taken hostage. The two soon realize they're brothers, and decide to work together in order to keep the criminals behind the kidnappings from reinfecting the world of a disease long thought cured.

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Action + Drama in Hong Kong

136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Viral Factor itself).

The 2011–2013 Hong Kong Window

The Viral Factor holds position #23 of 47 Hong Kong films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Cold Eyes

    ★ 7.5 · 2013
  2. Three Sisters
    #2

    Three Sisters

    ★ 7.4 · 2012
  3. Unbeatable
    #3

    Unbeatable

    ★ 6.8 · 2013
  4. The Thieves
    #4

    The Thieves

    ★ 6.7 · 2012
  5. Cold War
    #5

    Cold War

    ★ 6.6 · 2012
  6. The White Storm
    #6

    The White Storm

    ★ 6.6 · 2013
  7. Life Without Principle
    #7

    Life Without Principle

    ★ 6.6 · 2011
  8. Love in the Buff
    #8

    Love in the Buff

    ★ 6.6 · 2012

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 Viral Factor premiered alongside 16 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 16 other Hong Kong films in 2012.

The 686th 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

87
Reviews
79th
Review-volume percentile
73rd
Popularity percentile

87 audience reviews — more than 79% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 73th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
87
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #576 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #378 of 516 (top 73%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Cantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesJCE Movies, Huayi Brothers Pictures
Runtime2h 2m
Release DateJanuary 19, 2012
IMDbtt2063011
Official Sitewww.theviralfactormovie.com