Lost in the Stars
2023 2h 2m movie Film China

Lost in the Stars

消失的她

Synopsis

消失的她

He Fei's wife, Li Muzi, disappears during their anniversary trip. When she reappears, he insists that she is not his wife. As Chen Mai, a top lawyer gets involved in this bizarre case, more mysteries start to emerge.

Audience Engagement

44
Reviews
61st
Review-volume percentile
92nd
Popularity percentile

44 audience reviews — more than 61% of China films in our index.

Popularity (92th percentile) outruns review volume (61th) — a trending, discussed title among China films.

Mystery + Crime in China

24 China titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Lost in the Stars itself).

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The 2022–2024 China Window

In the crowded 2022-2024 China release window, Lost in the Stars sits at #59 of 77. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. When I Fly Towards You
    #1

    When I Fly Towards You

    ★ 9.1 · 2023
  2. Hidden Love
    #2

    Hidden Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2023
  3. The Long Season
    #3

    The Long Season

    ★ 8.7 · 2023
  4. Three-Body
    #4

    Three-Body

    ★ 8.5 · 2023
  5. The Green Planet
    #5

    The Green Planet

    ★ 8.4 · 2022
  6. Ennio
    #6

    Ennio

    ★ 8.3 · 2022
  7. Lighter and Princess
    #7

    Lighter and Princess

    ★ 8.2 · 2022
  8. Thirteen Years of Dust
    #8

    Thirteen Years of Dust

    ★ 8.1 · 2023

The 2020s China Landscape

Lost in the Stars premiered in 2023 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 35 titles in our catalog. The 2020s overall landed 216 films and series across 4 years of activity.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$417.5M
Budget
$334.0M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.8×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 2m runtime, production spent $3.4M per minute on screen and earned $2.7M per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 34 other China films in 2023.

The 936th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • unsolved crime · 3
  • witness to a crime · 2
  • crime suspense · 2
  • psychological suspense thriller · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • suspense · 6

Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
44
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #626 of 946 China films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Mystery productions specifically: #56 of 82 (top 68%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Mandarin
Production CompaniesTao Piao Piao, As One Production
Runtime2h 2m
Release DateJune 22, 2023
IMDbtt17507018