China Synopsis
三枪拍案惊奇
Wang is a gloomy, cunning and avaricious noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. His neglected, sharp-tongued wife is involved in a secret affair with Li, one of Wang’s employees. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun his lover has bought to kill her husband. But Wang is watching their every move. He bribes patrol officer Zhang to murder the illicit couple. It seems like a perfect plan: the affair will come to a cruel, bloody but satisfying end or so he thinks. The equally wicked Zhang has an agenda of his own. As the plot twists, more blood will flow, and ever greater violence will erupt.
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Comedy + Drama in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop itself).
The 2008–2010 China Window
In the crowded 2008-2010 China release window, A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop sits at #62 of 69. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s China Landscape
2009 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 24 titles released, including A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (142 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other China films in 2009.
The 213th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
64 audience reviews — more than 69% of China films in our index.
Review volume (69th percentile) outruns trending popularity (37th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #884 of 946 China films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.8 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #190 of 214 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd., Film Partner International |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | December 11, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1428556 |