Greyhound
2020 1h 31m movie Film China

Greyhound

“The only thing more dangerous than the front lines was the fight to get there.”

Synopsis

“The only thing more dangerous than the front lines was the fight to get there.”

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

Audience Engagement

2,571
Reviews
97th
Review-volume percentile
91st
Popularity percentile

2,571 audience reviews — more than 97% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among China films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Greyhound. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

War + Action in China

25 China titles in our catalog blend the War and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Greyhound itself).

The 2019–2021 China Window

Greyhound holds position #71 of 225 China films in the 2019–2021 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Untamed: Special Edition
    #1

    The Untamed: Special Edition

    ★ 9.5 · 2019
  2. Swallowed Star
    #2

    Swallowed Star

    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  3. The Long Ballad
    #3

    The Long Ballad

    ★ 9.1 · 2021
  4. Ling Cage: Incarnation
    #4

    Ling Cage: Incarnation

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  5. All Is Well
    #5

    All Is Well

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  6. A Perfect Planet
    #6

    A Perfect Planet

    ★ 8.9 · 2021
  7. A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
    #7

    A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

    ★ 8.9 · 2020
  8. LEGO Monkie Kid
    #8

    LEGO Monkie Kid

    ★ 8.8 · 2020

The 2020s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in China, 216 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Greyhound premiered alongside 55 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 55 other China films in 2020.

The 748th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • battleship · 5
  • naval warfare · 5
  • allies · 2
  • naval battleship · 2
  • atlantic ocean · 1
  • convoy · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • submarine · 12
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • based on true story · 98
  • world war ii · 55

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
2,571
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #203 of 946 China films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China War productions specifically: #14 of 55 (top 25%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesCanada, China, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesPlaytone, Bron Studios, FilmNation Entertainment, Sycamore Pictures, Zhengfu Pictures
Runtime1h 31m
Release DateJuly 10, 2020
IMDbtt6048922
Official Sitetv.apple.com

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