China Bodyguards and Assassins is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
十月圍城
“To save a nations future, they must protect one man from its past.”
In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Bodyguards and Assassins. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From China Film Group Corporation
Drama + Action in China
129 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Bodyguards and Assassins itself).
The 2008–2010 China Window
Bodyguards and Assassins holds position #23 of 69 China films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
2009 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 24 titles released, including Bodyguards and Assassins. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (142 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 19m runtime, production spent $165K per minute on screen and earned $48K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other China films in 2009.
The 214th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
338 audience reviews — more than 89% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Bodyguards and Assassins, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- violent death · 4
- beaten to death · 3
- impalement · 2
- head bashed in · 1
- hook · 1
- bloody fight · 1
- assassination · 17
- blood splatter · 11
- martial arts · 369
- hong kong · 73
- sword · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #423 of 946 China films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Drama productions specifically: #269 of 547 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese, English |
| Production Companies | China Film Group Corporation, Bona Film Group, We Distribution |
| Runtime | 2h 19m |
| Release Date | December 18, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1403130 |
| Official Site | www.bodyguardsandassassins.com |