The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

Across the centuries – the war between good and evil can never end.

Directed by Clarence Ford

Produced by Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Johnny Mak Production

1989114 min7.4 / 10

A fish-out-of-water martial arts comedy that plays the clash between a 16th-century warrior and the modern world for laughs while maintaining a straightforward good-versus-evil action plot.

When 16th-century Ming guard Fong Sau-Ching sets out to capture vicious rapist Fung San, both men end up falling into a glacier to be frozen in time. Thawed out by scientists over 300 years later, the confused guard must learn to cope with the modern world and continue in his quest to vanquish his opponent.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Iceman Cometh sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

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

  • Is The Iceman Cometh scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Iceman Cometh easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Iceman Cometh 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.

77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise97

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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