Mysterious Island
2011 1h 35m movie Film China

Mysterious Island

孤岛惊魂

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).

The 2010–2012 China Window

98 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mysterious Island sits at position #97.

  1. The Legend of Luo Xiaohei
    #1

    The Legend of Luo Xiaohei

    ★ 9.3 · 2011

  2. A Bite of China
    #2

    A Bite of China

    ★ 8.9 · 2012

  3. Empresses in the Palace
    #3

    Empresses in the Palace

    ★ 8.5 · 2011

  4. Samsara
    #4

    Samsara

    ★ 8.1 · 2011

  5. Let the Bullets Fly
    #5

    Let the Bullets Fly

    ★ 7.7 · 2010

  6. Under the Hawthorn Tree
    #6

    Under the Hawthorn Tree

    ★ 7.7 · 2010

  7. First Time
    #7

    First Time

    ★ 7.7 · 2012

  8. Ocean Heaven
    #8

    Ocean Heaven

    ★ 7.6 · 2010

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The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mysterious Island premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.

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Reception Benchmarks

3.5
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

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

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