China Synopsis
扬名立万
A group of filmmakers are gathered in a dark and windy night for preparation of shooting a film based on a sensational murder case. It's unrealized that they are placed in the real crime scene and the true murderer is among them.
Other Titles From Shanghai PMF Media
Mystery + Comedy in China
13 China titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Be Somebody itself).
The 2020–2022 China Window
Be Somebody holds position #66 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 Be Somebody. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (216 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 3m runtime, production spent $325K per minute on screen and earned $1.1M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 82 other China films in 2021.
The 860th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
34 audience reviews — more than 55% of China films in our index.
Review volume (55th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #251 of 946 China films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Mystery productions specifically: #26 of 82 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shanghai PMF Media, 万合天宜, Maoyan Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | November 11, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt16043930 |