
The Magnificent Butcher
Directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Produced by Orange Sky Golden Harvest
A spirited kung-fu comedy built on mistaken identity and martial arts spectacle, balancing slapstick humor with action-driven revenge plotting.
A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the Head of Five Dragons, wants revenge.
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Questions people ask
Is The Magnificent Butcher violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.
Is The Magnificent Butcher sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does The Magnificent Butcher end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is The Magnificent Butcher scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Magnificent Butcher easy watching? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
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How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Magnificent Butcher
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Magnificent Butcher
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Magnificent Butcher, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Magnificent Butcher, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Magnificent Butcher, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































