China 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.
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.
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 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.
- nerd · 3
- opposites attract · 2
- brainiac · 1
- phd thesis · 1
- corruption · 29
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Enlight Pictures, Tianjin Chengzi Yingxiang Media, Shanghai Huixing Huiying Entertainment Studio |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | December 24, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt5297654 |
| Official Site | www.DevilAndAngelMovie.com |