Twin Dragons
1992 1h 44m movie Film Hong Kong

Twin Dragons

双龙会

“Twice the action!”

Synopsis

双龙会

“Twice the action!”

Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two inevitably get mistaken for each other.

The 1991–1993 Hong Kong Window

75 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Twin Dragons sits at position #15.

  1. The Greed of Man
    #1

    The Greed of Man

    ★ 7.9 · 1992

  2. Hard Boiled
    #2

    Hard Boiled

    ★ 7.6 · 1992

  3. Iron Monkey
    #3

    Iron Monkey

    ★ 7.4 · 1993

  4. Flirting Scholar
    #4

    Flirting Scholar

    ★ 7.3 · 1993

  5. Center Stage
    #5

    Center Stage

    ★ 7.3 · 1991

  6. Once Upon a Time in China
    #6

    Once Upon a Time in China

    ★ 7.2 · 1991

  7. Tai-Chi Master
    #7

    Tai-Chi Master

    ★ 7.2 · 1993

  8. Once Upon a Time in China II
    #8

    Once Upon a Time in China II

    ★ 7.2 · 1992

The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Twin Dragons premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$10.0M
Budget
$8.3M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.8×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 44m runtime, production spent $96K per minute on screen and earned $80K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
341
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #190 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #58 of 266 (top 22%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Cantonese
Production Companies Hong Kong Film Directors Guild, Golden Way Films Ltd., Paragon Films Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Runtime 1h 44m
Release Date January 15, 1992
IMDb tt0105399

Themes & Motifs

  • mistaken identity
  • martial arts master
  • pianist
  • twins
  • concert pianist

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