Hong Kong Synopsis
Laughing Gor之變節
“An undercover on both sides of the law”
Laughing (MICHAEL TSE) is formally a police undercover. However due to a drug trafficking case, Inspector Pan (FELIX WONG) is hot on his trails. Before Laughing becomes a police undercover, he works under triad leader Yi (ANTHONY WONG). Yi treats Laughing as his own brother, however to protect his territory and illegal businesses, Yi instructed Laughing to join the police force and act as his undercover. Laughing is a high-flyer in the police academy. However he never got a chance to join the force because he is specially picked by Inspector Xian (YUEN BIAO) to be an undercover in the underworld syndicate. Hence Laughing becomes a “double-undercover”. Yi is happy that Laughing is allocated to the triad of his rival (FRANCIS NG). To make his situation worse, Laughing falls in love with the triad leader’s sister, Karen. Justice, brotherhood and love, what will Laughing decide on? His decision will be a turning point in his life.
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Action + Crime in Hong Kong
119 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Turning Point itself).
The 2008–2010 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 2008-2010 Hong Kong release window, Turning Point sits at #45 of 55. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Turning Point premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 2009.
The 641st 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
20 audience reviews — more than 42% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 28th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #779 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #492 of 516 (top 95%).