Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- witty
- irreverent
- kinetic
- cult movie night
- hong kong action marathon
What critics said
The film is regarded as an entertaining supernatural martial-arts comedy whose action and cultural connections are its strongest attractions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Uncle Feng is both a mainland police officer and Taoist who confronts an evil sorceress through spiritual and martial means.
The investigation of strange murders follows police characters while expanding into sorcery and psychic powers.
The film places Taoist magic, murders, and a sorceress within an irreverent action-comedy framework.
The film is identified as a martial arts film and foregrounds energetic action sequences in its supernatural confrontations.
Films like Magic Cop, and why
Mr. Vampire
shares hong kong martial arts choreography, taoist supernatural conflict, and irreverent horror comedy
The Seventh Curse
combines police action, occult investigation, comic energy, and chinese supernatural folklore
Encounters of the Spooky Kind
features supernatural combat, eccentric genre blending, and fast-paced hong kong action comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Stephen Tung Wai
- Release Date
- 1990-11-01
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (38)
Cast
- Lam Ching-Ying
- Wilson Lam Chun-Yin
- Michael Miu Kiu-Wai
- Wong Mei-Wah
- Wu Ma
- Michiko Nishiwaki
- Billy Chow Bei-Lei
- Frankie Chan Chi-Leung
- Wong Yuk-Hang
- Chu Tau
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hi-YAH, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Magic Cop about?
- A Taoist police officer joins Hong Kong detectives to unravel supernatural murders and battle a formidable sorceress.
- What is Magic Cop like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Magic Cop as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Magic Cop violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Magic Cop as brutal.
- What did critics think of Magic Cop?
- The film is regarded as an entertaining supernatural martial-arts comedy whose action and cultural connections are its strongest attractions.
- Which films are like Magic Cop?
- Films with a similar feel include Mr. Vampire, The Seventh Curse, and Encounters of the Spooky Kind.
- How long is Magic Cop?
- Magic Cop runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Magic Cop?
- In United States, Magic Cop streams on Hi-YAH, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel.
