China Wolfwalkers sits in the top 7% of China films on this catalog — ranked #65 of 946 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
“Be fierce. Be wild. Be free.”
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #65 of 946 China films indexed here (93rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Animation productions specifically: #16 of 97 (top 16%).
Audience Engagement
1,018 audience reviews — more than 94% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among China films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Wolfwalkers. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Animation + Family in China
33 China titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Wolfwalkers itself).
The 2019–2021 China Window
Among 225 China films we catalog from this window, Wolfwalkers places #26 — near the top of its class.
The 2020s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in China, 216 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wolfwalkers premiered alongside 55 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 43m runtime, production spent $117K per minute on screen and earned $12K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 55 other China films in 2020.
The 772nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Wolfwalkers, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- woods · 5
- fantasy · 5
- shapeshifting · 3
- feral child · 3
- ireland · 3
- werewolf child · 2
- hand drawn animation · 2
- wolf's lair · 1
- healer · 1
- wolves · 1
- irish folklore · 1
- 1600s · 1
- enchanted forest · 1
- father daughter relationship · 29
- forest · 23
- mother daughter relationship · 17
- fairy tale · 13
- folklore · 10
- wolf · 8
- friendship · 134
- magic · 84
- family · 74
- female protagonist · 33
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Irish |
| Production Companies | Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions, Value&Power Culture Communications, Film Fund Luxembourg, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | October 26, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt5198068 |
| Official Site | wolfwalkersmovie.com |