Monster Run
2020 1h 44m movie Film China

Monster Run

怪物先生

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

Synopsis

怪物先生

Ji Mo is an outcast, due to her ability to see monsters that no one else can. One day, she meets a monster hunter, Meng. She discovers that there really are monsters in the world, and she is involved in a new storm.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Other Titles From Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia

Action + Adventure in China

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

The 2019–2021 China Window

In the crowded 2019-2021 China release window, Monster Run sits at #220 of 225. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  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 Monster Run premiered alongside 55 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 55 other China films in 2020.

The 760th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

19
Reviews
38th
Review-volume percentile
39th
Popularity percentile

19 audience reviews — more than 38% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 39th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

4.7
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #900 of 946 China films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.0 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action productions specifically: #302 of 319 (top 95%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Linmon Pictures, Tianjin Maoyan Media
Runtime1h 44m
Release DateAugust 18, 2020
IMDbtt10097484