The Battle at Lake Changjin: Water Gate Bridge
2022 2h 29m movie Film China

The Battle at Lake Changjin: Water Gate Bridge

长津湖之水门桥

Synopsis

长津湖之水门桥

In the follow-up to "The Battle At Lake Changjin", brothers Wu Qianli and Wu Wanli undertake a new task for the People's Volunteer Army, defending a bridge part of the American troops' escape route from the advancing Chinese.

The 2021–2023 China Window

160 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Battle at Lake Changjin: Water Gate Bridge sits at position #118.

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    #1

    The Long Ballad

    ★ 9.1 · 2021

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    #2

    When I Fly Towards You

    ★ 9.1 · 2023

  3. A Perfect Planet
    #3

    A Perfect Planet

    ★ 8.9 · 2021

  4. Hidden Love
    #4

    Hidden Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2023

  5. Awakening Age
    #5

    Awakening Age

    ★ 8.8 · 2021

  6. The Long Season
    #6

    The Long Season

    ★ 8.7 · 2023

  7. Falling Into Your Smile
    #7

    Falling Into Your Smile

    ★ 8.6 · 2021

  8. Three-Body
    #8

    Three-Body

    ★ 8.5 · 2023

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Battle at Lake Changjin: Water Gate Bridge. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2020s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Battle at Lake Changjin: Water Gate Bridge premiered. 216 total titles in this decade from China.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$200.0M
Budget
$626.2M
Revenue
$426.2M
Net Profit
3.1×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 29m runtime, production spent $1.3M per minute on screen and earned $4.2M per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
55
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #553 of 946 China films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among China War productions specifically: #33 of 55 (top 60%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
All Production Countries China, Hong Kong
Original Language Chinese
Spoken Languages Mandarin, English
Production Companies Bona Film Group, Distribution Workshop, China Film Group Corporation, A Really Happy Film, Alibaba Pictures Group
Runtime 2h 29m
Release Date February 1, 2022
IMDb tt16194408

Themes & Motifs

  • korean war
  • historical
  • chinese communism
  • communist propaganda
  • chosin

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