China Shaolin is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
新少林寺
“In a land torn by strife, the righteous monks of Shaolin stand as a beacon of hope for the oppressed masses.”
China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. But the pride comes before a fall. When his own family is wiped out by a rival warlord, Hao is forced to take refuge with the monks. As the civil unrest spreads and the people suffer, Hao and the Shaolin masters are forced to take a fiery stand against the evil warlords. They launch a daring plan or rescue and escape.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shaolin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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★ 7.2 · Japan
4 sharedThe Legend of Drunken Master
★ 7.4 · Hong Kong
4 sharedOnce Upon a Time in China II
★ 7.2 · Hong Kong
3 sharedKung Fu Panda 3
★ 6.9 · China
3 sharedDragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
★ 6.7 · Japan
3 sharedDragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
★ 6.8 · Japan
Other Titles From China Film Group Corporation
Action + Drama in China
129 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shaolin itself).
The 2010–2012 China Window
Shaolin holds position #18 of 98 China films in the 2010–2012 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 Shaolin premiered alongside 39 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 11m runtime, production spent $221K per minute on screen and earned $257K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 39 other China films in 2011.
The 244th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
325 audience reviews — more than 89% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Shaolin, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- fictional war · 5
- shaolin monk · 4
- parkour · 3
- tai chi · 3
- wu shu · 2
- shaolin master · 1
- martial artist · 12
- shaolin kung fu · 11
- monk · 10
- martial arts master · 10
- duel · 9
- warlord · 7
- mixed martial arts · 7
- martial arts · 369
- china · 127
- kung fu · 121
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #372 of 946 China films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #96 of 319 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, French, Polish |
| Production Companies | China Film Group Corporation, JCE Movies, Huayi Brothers Pictures, Emperor Motion Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 11m |
| Release Date | January 20, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1533749 |
| Official Site | shaolinmovie.emp.hk |