Synopsis
平原上的夏洛克
Chaoying, a retired rancher, decides to renovate his house after selling off his cattle. Shuhe, a villager helping with the renovation, is found badly injured after a hit-and-run. Chaoying and his friend Shuangzi vow to bring the culprit to justice.
Drama + Comedy in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Summer Detective itself).
The 2018–2020 China Window
Summer Detective holds position #126 of 219 China films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including Summer Detective. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.
The 724th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 20% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #453 of 946 China films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Drama productions specifically: #286 of 547 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Culture |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | November 29, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt10488396 |













