7 Guardians of the Tomb
2018 1h 30m movie Film China

7 Guardians of the Tomb

“Unearth the legend. Unleash the curse.”

7 Guardians of the Tomb is a China–Thailand co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

“Unearth the legend. Unleash the curse.”

An innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 BC China unearths a 2000 year old nightmare – a secret that should have remained buried.

China × Thailand Co-Production

China (lead)Thailand

Other China×Thailand titles

Action + Adventure in China

135 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 7 Guardians of the Tomb itself).

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with 7 Guardians of the Tomb. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2017–2019 China Window

In the crowded 2017-2019 China release window, 7 Guardians of the Tomb sits at #225 of 248. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Untamed: Special Edition
    #1

    The Untamed: Special Edition

    ★ 9.5 · 2019
  2. Ling Cage: Incarnation
    #2

    Ling Cage: Incarnation

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  3. Once Upon a Bite
    #3

    Once Upon a Bite

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  4. All Is Well
    #4

    All Is Well

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  5. Fights Break Sphere
    #5

    Fights Break Sphere

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  6. Burning Ice
    #6

    Burning Ice

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  7. Blue Planet II
    #7

    Blue Planet II

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  8. Day And Night
    #8

    Day And Night

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 7 Guardians of the Tomb premiered alongside 76 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.

The 570th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

187
Reviews
84th
Review-volume percentile
75th
Popularity percentile

187 audience reviews — more than 84% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 75th percentile among China films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on 7 Guardians of the Tomb, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • giant spider · 5
  • tomb · 5
  • sandstorm · 2
  • spider web · 2
  • spider · 1
  • archaeological expedition · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • chinese · 17
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • china · 127

Reception Benchmarks

5.5
TMDB Rating
187
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #816 of 946 China films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.2 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action productions specifically: #267 of 319 (top 84%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesAustralia, China, Russia, Thailand
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, English
Production CompaniesGrand Canal Pictures, Aurora Alliance, Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, Sleeping Otters Productions
Runtime1h 30m
Release DateJanuary 19, 2018
IMDbtt4915672
Official Sitewww.arclightfilms.com

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