China Synopsis
“Yesterday, Dr. Will Caster was only human…”
Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.
Audience Engagement
5,102 audience reviews — more than 98% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 89th percentile among China films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Transcendence. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2013–2015 China Window
Transcendence holds position #65 of 107 China films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Transcendence premiered alongside 36 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 59m runtime, production spent $840K per minute on screen and earned $866K per minute back.
Thriller + Science Fiction in China
9 China titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Transcendence itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other China films in 2014.
The 345th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Transcendence, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- computer virus · 5
- nanotechnology · 3
- extremist · 2
- super computer · 1
- moral dilemma · 1
- computer scientist · 1
- mind transfer · 1
- quantum computer · 1
- mind uploading · 1
- artificial intelligence (a.i.) · 21
- scientist · 20
- mind control · 9
- resurrection · 8
- technology · 6
- love · 123
- terrorism · 47
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #708 of 946 China films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Thriller productions specifically: #50 of 92 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | DMG Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Alcon Entertainment, Syncopy, Straight Up Films |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | April 16, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt2209764 |