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Hidden Man

Hidden Man

Action · Crime · Drama · 2018

A martial arts-infused spy thriller set in 1937 Beijing. A time when China was lurching between revolution, prosperity, and chaos.

Movie details

Hidden Man

“Peking 1937. Vengeance has arrived.”

2018 Action · Crime · Drama 2h 17m

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

A martial arts-infused spy thriller set in 1937 Beijing. A time when China was lurching between revolution, prosperity, and chaos.

CriticWise case file

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jiang Wen

Written by

Ho Kei-ping · Zhang Beihai · Jiang Wen · Li Fei

Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen

Lan Qingfeng

Eddie Peng Yu-Yan

Eddie Peng Yu-Yan

Li Tianran

Liao Fan

Liao Fan

Zhu Qianlong

Zhou Yun

Zhou Yun

Guan Qiaohong

Xu Qing

Xu Qing

Tang Fengyi

Ding Jiali

Ding Jiali

Master's Wife

Andy Friend

Andy Friend

Wallace Hendler

Court is in session

Put Hidden Man on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.