Big Brother
2018 1h 51m movie Film China

Big Brother

大師兄

“Friend. Teacher. Protector.”

Big Brother is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

大師兄

“Friend. Teacher. Protector.”

A soldier-turned-high school teacher uses unusual methods to reach to a class of poor students, while dealing with a greedy entrepreneur and his gang of fighters as well as the government.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Action + Drama in China

129 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Big Brother itself).

Other Titles From Bullet Films

The 2017–2019 China Window

Big Brother holds position #47 of 248 China films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Untamed: Special Edition
    #1

    The Untamed: Special Edition

    ★ 9.5 · 2019
  2. Ling Cage: Incarnation
    #2

    Ling Cage: Incarnation

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  3. Once Upon a Bite
    #3

    Once Upon a Bite

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  4. All Is Well
    #4

    All Is Well

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  5. Fights Break Sphere
    #5

    Fights Break Sphere

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  6. Burning Ice
    #6

    Burning Ice

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  7. Blue Planet II
    #7

    Blue Planet II

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  8. Day And Night
    #8

    Day And Night

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Big Brother premiered alongside 76 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.

The 609th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

150
Reviews
81st
Review-volume percentile
79th
Popularity percentile

150 audience reviews — more than 81% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 79th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
150
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #150 of 946 China films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action productions specifically: #36 of 319 (top 11%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesBullet Films, Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP)
Runtime1h 51m
Release DateAugust 16, 2018
IMDbtt7336572