Devil And Angel
2015 2h 5m movie Film China

Devil And Angel

恶棍天使

Synopsis

恶棍天使

Adapted from the famous stage play of the same name, Devil And Angel (E Gun Tian Shi) follows Zha, played by Sun Li, a top student with a high IQ, who goes on a journey with Mo, played by famous Chinese comedy actor Deng Chao, a professional debt-collector and sometime hooligan, in order to face down her own neurosis, as well as cure Mo of his extreme insomnia.

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Comedy + Romance in China

44 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Devil And Angel itself).

The 2014–2016 China Window

In the crowded 2014-2016 China release window, Devil And Angel sits at #139 of 143. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Nirvana in Fire
    #1

    Nirvana in Fire

    ★ 9.1 · 2015
  2. Who's The Murderer
    #2

    Who's The Murderer

    ★ 8.3 · 2016
  3. Hacksaw Ridge
    #3

    Hacksaw Ridge

    ★ 8.2 · 2016
  4. The Whirlwind Girl
    #4

    The Whirlwind Girl

    ★ 8.1 · 2015
  5. Love Me If You Dare
    #5

    Love Me If You Dare

    ★ 8.0 · 2015
  6. The Chinese Mayor
    #6

    The Chinese Mayor

    ★ 7.9 · 2015
  7. Under the Dome
    #7

    Under the Dome

    ★ 7.8 · 2015
  8. When a Snail Falls in Love
    #8

    When a Snail Falls in Love

    ★ 7.7 · 2016

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Devil And Angel premiered alongside 43 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 43 other China films in 2015.

The 420th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

11
Reviews
14th
Review-volume percentile
13th
Popularity percentile

11 audience reviews — more than 14% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among China films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Devil And Angel, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • nerd · 3
  • opposites attract · 2
  • brainiac · 1
  • phd thesis · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • corruption · 29

Reception Benchmarks

3.6
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #938 of 946 China films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -3.1 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Comedy productions specifically: #212 of 214 (top 99%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesBeijing Enlight Pictures, Tianjin Chengzi Yingxiang Media, Shanghai Huixing Huiying Entertainment Studio
Runtime2h 5m
Release DateDecember 24, 2015
IMDbtt5297654
Official Sitewww.DevilAndAngelMovie.com

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