China Synopsis
烈火英雄
Based on real life events, the film revolves around the heroic efforts of a team of firefighters as they attempt to deal with a fire that breaks out at an oil refinery in Dalian.
Other Titles From Bona Film Group
Drama + Action in China
129 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Bravest itself).
The 2018–2020 China Window
The Bravest holds position #71 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 The Bravest. 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 698th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
70 audience reviews — more than 70% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 64th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Bravest, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- firefighter · 5
- teamwork · 3
- noble sacrifice · 1
- disaster · 23
- mental illness · 13
- suspense · 6
- based on true story · 98
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #217 of 946 China films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #136 of 547 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Bona Film Group, Columbia Films, Alibaba Pictures Group |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | August 29, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt10218674 |