The Rooftop
2013 2h 0m movie Film China

The Rooftop

天台

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

Synopsis

天台

Wax and his friends are the happiest kids in the city of Galilee. Living on the rooftops of this bustling metropolis, sometimes life can be tough, but they still churn out songs all day, and dance under the stars at night. But when Wax meets his dream girl, a billboard beauty named Starling, fate takes him on a wild ride through the high and low parts of the town he loves.

China × Hong Kong and Taiwan Co-Production

China (lead)Hong KongTaiwan

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Other China×Taiwan titles

Comedy + Action in China

54 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Rooftop itself).

The 2012–2014 China Window

In the crowded 2012-2014 China release window, The Rooftop sits at #67 of 93. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  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 Rooftop 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 325th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

30
Reviews
51st
Review-volume percentile
14th
Popularity percentile

30 audience reviews — more than 51% of China films in our index.

Review volume (51th percentile) outruns trending popularity (14th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

5.7
TMDB Rating
30
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #794 of 946 China films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.0 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Comedy productions specifically: #170 of 214 (top 79%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Original LanguageChinese
Runtime2h 0m
Release DateJuly 19, 2013
IMDbtt2901548