China Synopsis
苏乞儿
Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced out onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and reemerges as a patriotic hero known as the "King of Beggars."
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with True Legend. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shanghai Film Group
Action + Fantasy in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding True Legend itself).
The 2009–2011 China Window
True Legend holds position #39 of 92 China films in the 2009–2011 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 True Legend premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other China films in 2010.
The 218th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
185 audience reviews — more than 84% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on True Legend, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hero · 25
- army · 17
- martial arts · 369
- fight · 60
- sword · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #546 of 946 China films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Action productions specifically: #164 of 319 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shanghai Film Group, EDKO Film, Edko Management and Consulting, Focus Features |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | February 9, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1425257 |