CJ7

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CJ7

PG

2008

1h 28m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Sci-Fi

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Single father Ti (Stephen Chow) works tirelessly to earn enough money to keep his son, Dicky (Xu Jiao), enrolled in a private school, hoping the education will lead to better career options. Dicky studies diligently, but his threadbare clothing prompts the derision of his affluent classmates, making him feel like an outcast. Unable to purchase an expensive toy Dicky wants, Ti finds a glowing ball in a junkyard and gives it to him. Soon, the orb turns into Dicky's new best friend -- an alien.

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Critics Consensus

Eccentric and sweet, Stephen Chow's latest is charming, but too strangely and slackly plotted to work as a whole.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Feb 6, 2018

1/5

The writer-director-actor-choreographer Stephen Chow disappoints mightily with CJ7, a dreary follow-up to his witty international hit Kung Fu Hustle.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

Aug 8, 2008

Directed by and starring Stephen Chow of Kung Fu Hustle fame, it's definitely one only for the kiddies - those who are prepared to read subtitles. Should be a smash hit, then.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Aug 8, 2008

3/5

Good for kids, probably of all ages.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Nov 30, 2017

Personally I found it silly but charming.

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

Apr 28, 2011

Has the same moral and thematic contours of E.T. or an old-school Disney animated fable, but with the panache we've come to expect from the creator of Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle

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Dave White

Movies.com

Apr 4, 2011

4/5

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Mel P

@DoraMeli May 16, 2026

Warning for all parents considering watching this with kids: don’t. Unless you want to spend the entire movie explaining, correcting, and damage-controlling what your child just saw, avoid it completely. The film includes violence towards children (a father spanking his son for crying over a toy, then forcibly locking him in a small closet), a child calling his father a "retard," revenge killing of stray animals, and scenes of a pet being punished by having its head pushed into a toilet. There’s also relentless fat-shaming and tasteless exaggeration throughout. At times, the movie feels grotesque rather than funny — including scenes of poor people casually killing cockroaches with their bare hands for entertainment. Even for children’s media, it feels wildly over the top. Don’t watch it. Seriously.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Oct 23, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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dc z

@RT09453952 Feb 19, 2025

The movie will move you and entertain you. It's probably inspired by ET but it's a little unique piece. Watch it

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francisco m

@RT27173334 Oct 22, 2024

lo mejor de lo mejor.

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Rosana B

@RosanaBotafogo Oct 12, 2024

Um filme delicinha super engraçadinho, de ficção cientifica com direito a bichinho alienígena fofinho, CJ7 uma homenagem as bem-sucedidas missões espaciais tripuladas Shenzhou da China… Stephen Chow diretor e ator de bons filmes cômicos, mas esse é disparado o mais apaixonante de todos eles, a criança, que me encantou, na verdade, era uma menina, o filme ganha um ar de dramaticidade na segunda metade, roteiro cativante, efeitos perfeitos e exagerados, Apaixonante...

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Damian T

@RT44079798 Jul 29, 2024

My childhood I love this movie and if you don't like it please go 6 ft under.

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Synopsis

Single father Ti (Stephen Chow) works tirelessly to earn enough money to keep his son, Dicky (Xu Jiao), enrolled in a private school, hoping the education will lead to better career options. Dicky studies diligently, but his threadbare clothing prompts the derision of his affluent classmates, making him feel like an outcast. Unable to purchase an expensive toy Dicky wants, Ti finds a glowing ball in a junkyard and gives it to him. Soon, the orb turns into Dicky's new best friend -- an alien.

Director: Stephen Chow
Producer: Vincent Kok, Chui Bo-Chu, Sanping Han
Screenwriter: Tsang Kan Cheong, Sandy Shaw Lai-King, Fung Chih Chiang
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia
Rating: PG (Language|Brief Smoking|Some Rude Humor|Thematic Material)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 7, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $206.7K
Runtime: 1h 28m

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