China Synopsis
爱情神话
A divorced, retired painting teacher from Shanghai falls in love with a woman who is also divorced. The involvement of his ex-wife and a student of his makes the whole thing complicated.
Comedy + Romance in China
44 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding B for Busy itself).
The 2020–2022 China Window
B for Busy holds position #46 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 B for Busy. 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 869th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
39 audience reviews — more than 58% of China films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (24th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #160 of 946 China films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #34 of 214 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | 麦特影业(湖北)有限公司, 北京真乐道文化传播有限公司, 上海电影（集团）有限公司 |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | December 24, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt16606348 |