Hong Kong Synopsis
一個字頭的誕生
A small-time triad must make a fateful decision to discover who he is. With that decision, his life can diverge in two paths, each leading to an ultimate fate.
The 1996–1998 Hong Kong Window
57 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 sits at position #14.
Other Titles From Milkyway Image
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
6.7
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #251 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #158 of 516 (top 31%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Milkyway Image, Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | March 14, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0120541 |