Reign of Assassins
2010 1h 57m movie Film China

Reign of Assassins

剑雨

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

Synopsis

剑雨

Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.

China × Hong Kong and Taiwan Co-Production

China (lead)Hong KongTaiwan

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Other China×Taiwan titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Lion Rock Productions

Action + Adventure in China

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

The 2009–2011 China Window

Reign of Assassins holds position #23 of 92 China films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Legend of Luo Xiaohei
    #1

    The Legend of Luo Xiaohei

    ★ 9.3 · 2011
  2. Empresses in the Palace
    #2

    Empresses in the Palace

    ★ 8.5 · 2011
  3. The Qin Empire
    #3

    The Qin Empire

    ★ 8.4 · 2009
  4. Samsara
    #4

    Samsara

    ★ 8.1 · 2011
  5. Chinese Paladin 3
    #5

    Chinese Paladin 3

    ★ 8.0 · 2009
  6. Let the Bullets Fly
    #6

    Let the Bullets Fly

    ★ 7.7 · 2010
  7. Under the Hawthorn Tree
    #7

    Under the Hawthorn Tree

    ★ 7.7 · 2010
  8. Ocean Heaven
    #8

    Ocean Heaven

    ★ 7.6 · 2010

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Reign of Assassins premiered alongside 27 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 27 other China films in 2010.

The 232nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

218
Reviews
86th
Review-volume percentile
75th
Popularity percentile

218 audience reviews — more than 86% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 75th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
218
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #376 of 946 China films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action productions specifically: #99 of 319 (top 31%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States of America
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, English
Production CompaniesLion Rock Productions
Runtime1h 57m
Release DateSeptember 1, 2010
IMDbtt1460743
Official Sitejianyu.ent.sina.com.cn

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