The Heroine

The Heroine

Young Tiger

Directed by Chu Mu

Produced by Great Earth Film Company

197384 min4.2 / 10

A kinetic 1970s Hong Kong action thriller built on pursuit and combat, where an innocent cabbie and a tough policewoman team up against a drug gang.

Incriminating evidence against a gang is left in a cab when a gang member dies in it. The gang chases the innocent cab driver, who receives help from the dead gangster's sister - a tough police woman.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Heroine violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Heroine scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Heroine sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is The Heroine easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does The Heroine end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Heroine

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Heroine

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Heroine, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Heroine, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Heroine, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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