China Synopsis
刺杀小说家
“Rewrite the reality.”
Kongwen Lu is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.
Audience Engagement
232 audience reviews — more than 86% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among China films.
Fantasy + Action in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Writer's Odyssey itself).
The 2020–2022 China Window
A Writer's Odyssey holds position #62 of 181 China films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 83 titles released, including A Writer's Odyssey. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (216 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 82 other China films in 2021.
The 798th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #239 of 946 China films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Fantasy productions specifically: #54 of 168 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | United Entertainment Partners, 华策影业（上海）有限公司, Free Whale Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | February 12, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt9685342 |