The Bodyguard
2016 1h 38m movie Film China

The Bodyguard

超级保镖

Synopsis

超级保镖

Wu-Lin is the successor of an ancient, once powerful Chinese clan, the "Iron Feet." After the death of his master, Wu-Lin leaves his rural village for the City of Stone-Cold looking for his fellow apprentice Jiang Li. Along the way, he becomes the bodyguard of Fei-Fei, the daughter of Jia-Shan Li, the richest family in the city, and quickly gets drawn into a mob war in order to protect her.

The 2015–2017 China Window

191 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Bodyguard sits at position #80.

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    ★ 9.1 · 2015

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    #5

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    ★ 8.6 · 2017

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    ★ 8.5 · 2017

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    #7

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    ★ 8.5 · 2017

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    #8

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    ★ 8.3 · 2016

The 2010s China Landscape

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

'1028'1140'1230'1326'1437'1544'1662'1785'1877'1986

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
73
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #516 of 946 China films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among China Action productions specifically: #155 of 319 (top 49%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
Original Language Chinese
Runtime 1h 38m
Release Date July 15, 2016
IMDb tt4970038

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