The Rookies
2019 1h 53m movie Film China

The Rookies

“They got the best, she recruited the rest.”

Synopsis

“They got the best, she recruited the rest.”

Extreme sport lover Zhou Feng got involved in an international illegal trade by accident. So he had to follow an international special agent Bruce to Budapest. Together with a crappy police officer Miao Yan, a non-professional scientist Ding Shan and an unemployed doctor LV, they became an amateur unit. In company with the senior agent Bruce, these four rookies started a fight with the terrorists that was both thrilling and hilarious.

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Action + Adventure in China

135 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Rookies itself).

The 2018–2020 China Window

In the crowded 2018-2020 China release window, The Rookies sits at #209 of 219. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    #1

    The Untamed: Special Edition

    ★ 9.5 · 2019
  2. Swallowed Star
    #2

    Swallowed Star

    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  3. Ling Cage: Incarnation
    #3

    Ling Cage: Incarnation

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  4. Once Upon a Bite
    #4

    Once Upon a Bite

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  5. All Is Well
    #5

    All Is Well

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  6. A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
    #6

    A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

    ★ 8.9 · 2020
  7. LEGO Monkie Kid
    #7

    LEGO Monkie Kid

    ★ 8.8 · 2020
  8. The Long Night
    #8

    The Long Night

    ★ 8.7 · 2020

The 2010s China Landscape

2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including The Rookies. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.

The 683rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

31
Reviews
52nd
Review-volume percentile
57th
Popularity percentile

31 audience reviews — more than 52% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 57th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.4
TMDB Rating
31
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #835 of 946 China films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action productions specifically: #277 of 319 (top 87%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Turkish, Mandarin, Hungarian
Production CompaniesWanda Pictures, JCE Movies, New Classics Media, Huaxia Film Distribution
Runtime1h 53m
Release DateJuly 12, 2019
IMDbtt7773340