China A World Without Thieves is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
天下无贼
A con-team couple head west after taking a city businessman for his BMW. But an encounter with a naive young carpenter traveling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From Huayi Brothers Pictures
Action + Drama in China
129 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A World Without Thieves itself).
The 2003–2005 China Window
A World Without Thieves holds position #10 of 34 China films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A World Without Thieves premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other China films in 2004.
The 116th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
106 audience reviews — more than 77% of China films in our index.
Review volume (77th percentile) outruns trending popularity (61th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #274 of 946 China films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #68 of 319 (top 21%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Huayi Brothers Pictures, Infotainment China, Taihe Film Investment Co. Ltd., Media Asia Films |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | December 9, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0439884 |