China Mysterious Island is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
孤岛惊魂
In the 1970s on the Binlusai islands, a young mother is killed when she was running with her son run from an evil presence in an abandoned Roman Catholic leper colony. In the present day, a group of four young men and women are travelling to the island to take part in a survival game run by TV channel Search Planet headed by Chen Jiadong (Philip Keung). Also on the boat is the television presenter Stanley (Jessica Xu) and cameraman Ken (Shaun Tam). The eight people have been split into four pairs where they are given a map which leads to a flag; their aim is to survive without any supplies, and the winning duo gets a grand prize of one-million dollars. As they approach the island, their ship is attacked by something unknown under the water and most of their luggage is lost. Shen Yilin (Mini Yang) has preserved her map which she gives to her partner Peng Fei (Jordan Chan).
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From Mei Ah Entertainment
The 2010–2012 China Window
In the crowded 2010-2012 China release window, Mysterious Island sits at #97 of 98. 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 Mysterious Island premiered alongside 39 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 39 other China films in 2011.
The 259th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
15 audience reviews — more than 29% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #939 of 946 China films indexed here (1st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -3.2 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Horror productions specifically: #25 of 25 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Mei Ah Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | July 7, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1980198 |