Is The Guillotines violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Guillotines scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Guillotines end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Guillotines easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Guillotines sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Guillotines

Name: The Guillotines
Genre: Action, History, Adventure, Drama
Released: 2012
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Huang Xiaoming, Ethan Juan, Shawn Yue Man-Lok, Chris Lee Yuchun, Jing Boran

Forced to execute.

Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Produced by We Pictures, Media Asia Films

2012113 min5.6 / 10

A dark, kinetic wuxia action film about an elite imperial assassination unit confronting moral reckoning and failure within a tyrannical regime.

In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.

Clusters

Vigilante Justice Movies Crime and Betrayal Stories East Asian History & Culture Action Movies With Explosions Asian City Movies

Genres

Action History Adventure Drama

Keywords

Kung Fu China Remake Hong Kong Wuxia Qing Dynasty Weapons Of War Chinese Mythology

Questions people ask

Is The Guillotines violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.
Is The Guillotines scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does The Guillotines end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Guillotines easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Guillotines sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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