China Synopsis
解救吾先生
“How much is your life worth?”
Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Saving Mr. Wu. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Thriller + Crime in China
39 China titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Saving Mr. Wu itself).
The 2014–2016 China Window
Saving Mr. Wu holds position #73 of 143 China films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Saving Mr. Wu premiered alongside 43 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 43 other China films in 2015.
The 406th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
86 audience reviews — more than 74% of China films in our index.
Review volume (74th percentile) outruns trending popularity (50th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Saving Mr. Wu, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- ransom demand · 3
- beijing · 13
- manhunt · 7
- china · 127
- china · 127
- based on true story · 98
- kidnapping · 72
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #620 of 946 China films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Thriller productions specifically: #44 of 92 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Going Zoom Media, Shanghai New Culture Media Group, Heyi Pictures Company, Beijing Skywheel Entertainment Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | September 30, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4819560 |