Saturday Fiction
2021 2h 7m movie Film China

Saturday Fiction

兰心大剧院

Synopsis

兰心大剧院

Iconic actress Jean Yu returns to Japanese-occupied China to star in a play directed by her former lover. However, her undercover work for the Allies soon places her life in grave danger.

The 2020–2022 China Window

181 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Saturday Fiction sits at position #114.

  1. Swallowed Star
    #1

    Swallowed Star

    ★ 9.2 · 2020

  2. The Long Ballad
    #2

    The Long Ballad

    ★ 9.1 · 2021

  3. A Perfect Planet
    #3

    A Perfect Planet

    ★ 8.9 · 2021

  4. A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
    #4

    A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

    ★ 8.9 · 2020

  5. LEGO Monkie Kid
    #5

    LEGO Monkie Kid

    ★ 8.8 · 2020

  6. Awakening Age
    #6

    Awakening Age

    ★ 8.8 · 2021

  7. The Long Night
    #7

    The Long Night

    ★ 8.7 · 2020

  8. Falling Into Your Smile
    #8

    Falling Into Your Smile

    ★ 8.6 · 2021

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Saturday Fiction. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2020s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Saturday Fiction premiered. 216 total titles in this decade from China.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #450 of 946 China films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among China Action productions specifically: #124 of 319 (top 39%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
Original Language Chinese
Spoken Languages Mandarin, English, French, Japanese
Production Companies Uplink, YingFilms, Achtung Panda!
Runtime 2h 7m
Release Date October 15, 2021
IMDb tt8499638

Themes & Motifs

  • shanghai
  • china
  • undercover
  • spy
  • 1940s
  • actress

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