Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2016 1h 53m movie Film China

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

“To walk the path of a hero, you have to see how it all began.”

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.

The 2015–2017 China Window

191 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk sits at position #121.

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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.

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The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$40.0M
Budget
$30.9M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.8×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 53m runtime, production spent $354K per minute on screen and earned $274K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
522
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
  • based on novel or book
  • war veteran
  • american football
  • thanksgiving
  • cheerleader
  • soldier
  • iraq war
  • producer
  • effects from the past

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