The Continent
2014 1h 40m movie Film China

The Continent

后会无期

Synopsis

后会无期

Three men living in the Eastern most island of China go on a road trip to the Western most end of the country, and facing crises of love, friendship, and faith on their journey to the West.

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The 2013–2015 China Window

The Continent holds position #60 of 107 China films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Nirvana in Fire

    ★ 9.1 · 2015
  2. The Whirlwind Girl
    #2

    The Whirlwind Girl

    ★ 8.1 · 2015
  3. Love Me If You Dare
    #3

    Love Me If You Dare

    ★ 8.0 · 2015
  4. The Chinese Mayor
    #4

    The Chinese Mayor

    ★ 7.9 · 2015
  5. Under the Dome
    #5

    Under the Dome

    ★ 7.8 · 2015
  6. Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn
    #6

    Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn

    ★ 7.6 · 2014
  7. Pump
    #7

    Pump

    ★ 7.6 · 2014
  8. The Journey of Flower
    #8

    The Journey of Flower

    ★ 7.6 · 2015

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Continent premiered alongside 36 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$7.3M
Budget
$9.2M
Revenue
$1.9M
Net Profit
1.3×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 40m runtime, production spent $73K per minute on screen and earned $92K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 36 other China films in 2014.

The 358th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

66
Reviews
70th
Review-volume percentile
38th
Popularity percentile

66 audience reviews — more than 70% of China films in our index.

Review volume (70th percentile) outruns trending popularity (38th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
66
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #688 of 946 China films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Drama productions specifically: #429 of 547 (top 78%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesBona International Film Group
Runtime1h 40m
Release DateJuly 24, 2014
IMDbtt3896016