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Hail the Judge

1994 · 106 min · Director: Jing Wong, Wong Jing ★ IMDb 7.5 · 5,503 ratings

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Pao Lung-Sing, a descendant of the famous Judge Pao Ching Tient, is a 9th degree corrupt judge (lowest degree) who changes his tune when he tries to champion a woman Chi Siu-Lin, who was framed for killing her husband. As a result, Pao is forced to flee and through a series of events (often hilarious) becomes a 1st degree judge and comes back to wreak havoc and justice on the guilty.

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Hail the Judge (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Joy 25%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Excitement. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Satisfaction
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Satisfaction

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 33 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSatisfactionTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor43 %38 %5 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor50 %48 %6 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor60 %59 %10 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor61 %56 %13 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor63 %39 %9 %50 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Disturbing73 %23 %5 %63 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sympathy76 %19 %9 %68 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Sympathy74 %20 %18 %65 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Disturbing67 %25 %25 %56 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Humor60 %40 %25 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Humor58 %53 %20 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Humor57 %53 %14 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Humor61 %56 %18 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Humor69 %65 %30 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Humor72 %60 %39 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Satisfaction75 %56 %49 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Humor76 %64 %48 %61 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Humor75 %63 %41 %64 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Tension78 %58 %55 %66 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Satisfaction81 %58 %72 %63 %
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Pao Yau Wai

Sharla Cheung Man

Mrs. Chi Siu Lin

Collin Chou

Shang Wai

LN
Lawrence Ng

Fong Tong Kan

AC
Ada Choi Siu-Fan

Yu Yin

CC
Christy Chung Lai-Tai

Stone Mansion

JL
Joey Leung Wing-Chung

Stone Talk

JC
John Ching Tung

Loi Fook

WY
Wong Yat-Fei

Magistrate Chan Pak Cheung

KF
Ku Feng

Navy Commander Shang Kwan

LH
Lo Hung

Judiciary Secretary Fa

Lau Shun

Eunuch Lee Lin Ying

KY
Kingdom Yuen King-Tan

Auntie San

LF
Lo Fan

Auntie Fire

NW
Ng Wui

Sing's Father

TH
Teresa Ha Ping

Sing's Mother

JA
Jimmy Au Shui-Wai

Duke / Prince Tin

Details

Directed by
Jing Wong, Wong Jing
Written by
Jing Wong, Wong Jing
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
106 min
Country
Hong Kong
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 5,503 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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