Shanghai Fortress
2019 1h 47m movie Film China

Shanghai Fortress

上海堡垒

Synopsis

上海堡垒

Set in the future, the city of Shanghai battle to defend itself against an ongoing attack by an alien force that has attacked and laid siege to numerous cities around the globe in it's quest to harvest a hidden energy only found on earth.

The 2018–2020 China Window

219 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Shanghai Fortress sits at position #208.

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    Ling Cage: Incarnation

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    #4

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    ★ 9.0 · 2019

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    ★ 8.8 · 2020

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    ★ 8.7 · 2020

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

The 2010s China Landscape

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

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Reception Benchmarks

5.4
TMDB Rating
113
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #830 of 946 China films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Science Fiction productions specifically: #36 of 41 (top 88%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
Original Language Chinese
Spoken Languages Mandarin, English
Production Companies H.S.M. Entertainment
Runtime 1h 47m
Release Date August 9, 2019
IMDb tt6628322

Themes & Motifs

  • future
  • based on novel or book
  • shanghai
  • china
  • post-apocalyptic future
  • alien
  • alien invasion
  • near future
  • 2030s

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