CJ7
2008 1h 26m movie Film Hong Kong

CJ7

長江七號

“It's out of this world.”

CJ7 sits in the top 9% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #75 of 836 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

長江七號

“It's out of this world.”

Ti, a really poor construction worker that struggles to keep his son, Dicky, in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
594
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #75 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.9 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #14 of 266 (top 5%).

Audience Engagement

594
Reviews
95th
Review-volume percentile
96th
Popularity percentile

594 audience reviews — more than 95% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 96th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Other Titles From Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia

Comedy + Drama in Hong Kong

71 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding CJ7 itself).

The 2007–2009 Hong Kong Window

Among 42 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, CJ7 places #2 — near the top of its class.

  1. Secret
    #1

    Secret

    ★ 7.6 · 2007
  2. CJ7
    #2

    CJ7

    ★ 7.2 · 2008
  3. Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
    #3

    Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

    ★ 7.2 · 2007
  4. Night and Fog
    #4

    Night and Fog

    ★ 7.2 · 2009
  5. Mad Detective
    #5

    Mad Detective

    ★ 7.0 · 2007
  6. Protégé
    #6

    Protégé

    ★ 6.8 · 2007
  7. The Truck
    #7

    The Truck

    ★ 6.7 · 2008
  8. Undercover
    #8

    Undercover

    ★ 6.7 · 2007

The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape

CJ7 premiered in 2008 — a quieter year for Hong Kong cinema with only 9 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 146 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 8 other Hong Kong films in 2008.

The 619th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Star Overseas, Beijing Film Studio, China Film Group Corporation, Columbia Pictures
Runtime1h 26m
Release DateJanuary 30, 2008
IMDbtt0940709