Call of Heroes
2016 2h 0m movie Film China

Call of Heroes

危城

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

Synopsis

危城

During the warlords era in China, a village located in rural area called Pucheng fell into dangerous situation when its government allocated all its military force to the front line, the cruel commandant Cao from the enemy troops arrived the village and killed the innocent, the guardians of Pucheng were desperate to fight against Cao for justice and to protect their homeland.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Other Titles From Sun Entertainment Culture

Adventure + Action in China

135 China titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Call of Heroes itself).

The 2015–2017 China Window

Call of Heroes holds position #92 of 191 China films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Nirvana in Fire
    #1

    Nirvana in Fire

    ★ 9.1 · 2015
  2. Fights Break Sphere
    #2

    Fights Break Sphere

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  3. Burning Ice
    #3

    Burning Ice

    ★ 8.8 · 2017
  4. Blue Planet II
    #4

    Blue Planet II

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  5. Day And Night
    #5

    Day And Night

    ★ 8.6 · 2017
  6. The Advisors Alliance
    #6

    The Advisors Alliance

    ★ 8.5 · 2017
  7. The Legend of the Condor Heroes
    #7

    The Legend of the Condor Heroes

    ★ 8.5 · 2017
  8. Who's The Murderer
    #8

    Who's The Murderer

    ★ 8.3 · 2016

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Call of Heroes premiered alongside 61 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 61 other China films in 2016.

The 455th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

72
Reviews
71st
Review-volume percentile
57th
Popularity percentile

72 audience reviews — more than 71% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 57th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
72
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #587 of 946 China films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Adventure productions specifically: #107 of 178 (top 60%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesSun Entertainment Culture, Universe Entertainment, Bona Film Group, iQiyi Motion Pictures
Runtime2h 0m
Release DateAugust 12, 2016
IMDbtt5842624