Dear Enemy
2011 1h 38m movie Film China

Dear Enemy

亲密敌人

Synopsis

亲密敌人

Hong Kong, the present day. With the lithium market in a dip, UA Capital Investment Banking, led by hotshot managing director Derek Lee (Stanley Huang), brokers a merger offer to Brandon Mining, one of the world's big three lithium producers along with Anchor Exploration and Clayton Global. Investigative journalist Henry Ma (Aarif Lee), who runs financial blog Golden Touch, gets wind of the plan and makes it public. UA';s client is believed to be Anchor, and Brandon';s CEO Owen (Michael Wong) considers it a hostile takeover. His financial advisor is Derek';s onetime lover, Amy Liang (Xu Jinglei), associate managing director of Global Alliance Investment Banking, who finally split up with Derek

Drama + Romance in China

85 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dear Enemy itself).

The 2010–2012 China Window

In the crowded 2010-2012 China release window, Dear Enemy sits at #92 of 98. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Legend of Luo Xiaohei
    #1

    The Legend of Luo Xiaohei

    ★ 9.3 · 2011
  2. A Bite of China
    #2

    A Bite of China

    ★ 8.9 · 2012
  3. Empresses in the Palace
    #3

    Empresses in the Palace

    ★ 8.5 · 2011
  4. Samsara
    #4

    Samsara

    ★ 8.1 · 2011
  5. Let the Bullets Fly
    #5

    Let the Bullets Fly

    ★ 7.7 · 2010
  6. Under the Hawthorn Tree
    #6

    Under the Hawthorn Tree

    ★ 7.7 · 2010
  7. First Time
    #7

    First Time

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  8. Ocean Heaven
    #8

    Ocean Heaven

    ★ 7.6 · 2010

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dear Enemy premiered alongside 39 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 39 other China films in 2011.

The 283rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
7th
Review-volume percentile
2nd
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 7% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 2th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

4.5
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #915 of 946 China films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.2 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Drama productions specifically: #532 of 547 (top 97%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, United Kingdom
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Mandarin, Cantonese
Runtime1h 38m
Release DateDecember 23, 2011
IMDbtt2004211
Official Sitechinesemov.com