The Eight Hundred

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The Eight Hundred

2021

2h 27m

War

History

Drama

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In 1937 a group of Chinese soldiers and draft dodgers puts up a four-day defense of a Shanghai warehouse complex just as Japanese forces are overwhelming China.

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

Sep 19, 2020

4/5

The Eight Hundred bites off more that it can chew but it consistently serves up gripping filmmaking on the biggest canvas.

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Michael Ordoña

Los Angeles Times

Sep 17, 2020

"The Eight Hundred" fetishizes martyrdom, but for those seeking big-screen, epic violence, it's pretty much the only game in town.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

Sep 16, 2020

3/5

Guan goes hammer and tongs with the special effects, delivering stupendously, joint-rattlingly-loud battle scenes and combat sequences edited to the lightning pace of a superhero movie.

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Robert W. Butler

Butler's Cinema Scene

Jun 14, 2024

B-

In the end you’ve got a jaw-dropping spectacle for the eye and ear and a flag-waving paen to bravery, but a dead end in terms of personal human drama. Well, sometimes you just take what you can get.

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Victoria Luxford

metro.co.uk

Feb 21, 2022

3/5

The Eight Hundred may be too arduous for those simply wanting some mindless Big Screen spectacle. But if this break from superheroes and star ships has you yearning to try something new, this ambitious recreation of history is worth your time.

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Rhys Bowen Jones

JumpCut Online

Apr 17, 2021

4/5

The Eight Hundred is a war film that set out to tell its story by not shying away from the brutality of it all. On that level, The Eight Hundred is an absolute success.

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Oliver John Nathan W

@RT93087002 May 22, 2026

A moving and at times surreal feel to this very good movie especially the ending make this an excellent watch.Different to anything else in this genre that I have seen

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Max W

@MaxthorWoo Mar 12, 2026

A high degree of commercial polish; refreshingly free from the didactic tone often found in Chinese mainstream patriotic films; the ample runtime allows each main character to develop a relatively complete and satisfying arc; it stands as a quality production within the Chinese patriotic film genre.

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Rant R.

@RantReviews Nov 19, 2025

This movie was really sad and heartbreaking Japan government was/is a fascist state They Never apologized for their genocide towards Chinese people Long live china

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iDream Z

@iDream Feb 17, 2025

One of the most powerful war movies ever made. This is an homage to the bravery honor and the sacrifice that makes a soldier. The sacred cause that motivates a person to fight kill and die selflessly. If you understand this cost you will appreciate your life and your freedom.

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Bryce R

@RT77437414 Dec 23, 2024

Dog water, selling hot dogs in china?😂 foh

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Thorben B

@xthrbn Nov 23, 2023

idk it was good for a chinese movie

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Synopsis

In 1937 a group of Chinese soldiers and draft dodgers puts up a four-day defense of a Shanghai warehouse complex just as Japanese forces are overwhelming China.

Director: Hu Guan
Producer: Wenjiu Zhu
Screenwriter: Hu Kun, Hu Guan, Rui Ge
Distributor: CMC Pictures
Production Co: Huayi Brothers Media, Beijing Diqi Yinxiang Entertainment
Genre: War, History, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 26, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 23, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $110.0K
Runtime: 2h 27m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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