Iceman
2014 1h 44m movie Film China

Iceman

冰封俠:重生之門

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

Synopsis

冰封俠:重生之門

An imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later, they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Adventure + Action in China

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

Other Titles From China 3D Digital Entertainment

The 2013–2015 China Window

In the crowded 2013-2015 China release window, Iceman sits at #80 of 107. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Nirvana in Fire
    #1

    Nirvana in Fire

    ★ 9.1 · 2015
  2. The Whirlwind Girl
    #2

    The Whirlwind Girl

    ★ 8.1 · 2015
  3. Love Me If You Dare
    #3

    Love Me If You Dare

    ★ 8.0 · 2015
  4. The Chinese Mayor
    #4

    The Chinese Mayor

    ★ 7.9 · 2015
  5. Under the Dome
    #5

    Under the Dome

    ★ 7.8 · 2015
  6. Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn
    #6

    Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn

    ★ 7.6 · 2014
  7. Pump
    #7

    Pump

    ★ 7.6 · 2014
  8. The Journey of Flower
    #8

    The Journey of Flower

    ★ 7.6 · 2015

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Iceman premiered alongside 36 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$25.5M
Budget
$26.0M
Revenue
$557K
Net Profit
1.0×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 44m runtime, production spent $245K per minute on screen and earned $250K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 36 other China films in 2014.

The 346th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

178
Reviews
84th
Review-volume percentile
73rd
Popularity percentile

178 audience reviews — more than 84% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 73th percentile among China films.

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • impersonating a police officer · 1
  • police uniform stolen · 1
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • martial arts · 369
  • samurai · 128
  • magic · 84
  • time travel · 70

Reception Benchmarks

5.5
TMDB Rating
178
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #817 of 946 China films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.2 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Adventure productions specifically: #161 of 178 (top 90%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesChina 3D Digital Entertainment, Quidam Studios, Zhongmeng Century Media, Beijing ShengShi HuaRei Film Investment & Management Co.
Runtime1h 44m
Release DateApril 17, 2014
IMDbtt2557256