China Synopsis
“To walk the path of a hero, you have to see how it all began.”
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Audience Engagement
522 audience reviews — more than 92% of China films in our index.
Review volume (92th percentile) outruns trending popularity (72th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Other Titles From Bona Film Group
Drama + War in China
45 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2015–2017 China Window
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk holds position #121 of 191 China films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk premiered alongside 61 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 53m runtime, production spent $354K per minute on screen and earned $274K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other China films in 2016.
The 475th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) · 4
- iraq war · 4
- american football · 3
- cheerleader · 3
- war veteran · 2
- thanksgiving · 1
- producer · 1
- effects from the past · 1
- soldier · 29
- based on novel or book · 288
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #709 of 946 China films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #442 of 547 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Bona Film Group, The Ink Factory, Marc Platt Productions, Studio 8, TriStar Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | November 10, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt2513074 |