The Four 2
2013 1h 57m movie Film China

The Four 2

四大名捕2

The Four 2 is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

四大名捕2

The four constables Emotionless, Iron Hands , Life Snatcher and ColdBlood are specially skilled in their own individual super powers. When the four constables of the Divine Constabulary investigate a murder in the suburbs, they unexpectedly stumble on clues to the murder of Emotionless's family 15 years ago.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Four 2. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Beijing Enlight Pictures

Action + Fantasy in China

90 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Four 2 itself).

The 2012–2014 China Window

The Four 2 holds position #25 of 93 China films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. A Bite of China
    #1

    A Bite of China

    ★ 8.9 · 2012
  2. First Time
    #2

    First Time

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  3. Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn
    #3

    Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn

    ★ 7.6 · 2014
  4. Pump
    #4

    Pump

    ★ 7.6 · 2014
  5. Fury
    #5

    Fury

    ★ 7.5 · 2014
  6. Where the Trail Ends
    #6

    Where the Trail Ends

    ★ 7.5 · 2012
  7. Coming Home
    #7

    Coming Home

    ★ 7.3 · 2014
  8. Feng Shui
    #8

    Feng Shui

    ★ 7.3 · 2012

The 2010s China Landscape

The Four 2 premiered in 2013 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 26 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 515 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 25 other China films in 2013.

The 337th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

45
Reviews
62nd
Review-volume percentile
47th
Popularity percentile

45 audience reviews — more than 62% of China films in our index.

Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (47th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on The Four 2, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • literary adaptation · 4
  • book adaptation · 1
  • wan ray · 1
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • martial arts · 369
  • woman director · 246
  • hong kong · 73
  • wuxia · 35

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
45
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #477 of 946 China films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among China Action productions specifically: #138 of 319 (top 43%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesBeijing Enlight Pictures
Runtime1h 57m
Release DateNovember 21, 2013
IMDbtt3341084