China The Warlords is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
投名狀
A heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From China Film Group Corporation
Action + Drama in China
129 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Warlords itself).
The 2006–2008 China Window
The Warlords holds position #25 of 56 China films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Warlords premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other China films in 2007.
The 172nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
287 audience reviews — more than 88% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Warlords, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- dynasty · 4
- blood brother · 2
- brother · 13
- civil war · 8
- general · 8
- assassin · 47
- 19th century · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #464 of 946 China films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Action productions specifically: #129 of 319 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | China Film Group Corporation, Applause Pictures, Media Asia Films, Beijing Jinyinma Movie & TV Culture Co., Stellar Mega Films |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | December 12, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0913968 |