The Rookies

The Rookies

They got the best, she recruited the rest.

Directed by Alan Yuen Kam-Lun

Produced by JCE Movies, New Classics Media

2019113 min5.3 / 10

A lighthearted action-comedy about mismatched amateurs thrust into international espionage, balancing thrills with humor and camaraderie.

Extreme sport lover Zhou Feng got involved in an international illegal trade by accident. So he had to follow an international special agent Bruce to Budapest. Together with a crappy police officer Miao Yan, a non-professional scientist Ding Shan and an unemployed doctor LV, they became an amateur unit. In company with the senior agent Bruce, these four rookies started a fight with the terrorists that was both thrilling and hilarious.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Rookies sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does The Rookies end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Rookies easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is The Rookies violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is The Rookies scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity9

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Rookies

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Rookies

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Rookies, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Rookies, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Rookies, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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