Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- grand
- propulsive
- earnest
- action movie night
- Chinese New Year viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's martial-arts fights and grand battles impressive, while its archetypal characters, convoluted structure, and nationalist melodrama divided opinion.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Guo Jing and Central Plains martial arts masters gather to resist Mongol expansion against the Song Dynasty.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong fall for each other before a serious misunderstanding drives them apart amid dynastic warfare.
The central conflict contrasts Guo Jing and allied martial arts schools with Genghis Khan's invasion and the menacing Ouyang Feng.
The production emphasizes grand battle scenes, fleet martial arts fights, and spectacular CGI action.
Films like Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants, and why
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
shared wuxia action, historical Chinese setting, martial arts spectacle, and large-scale CGI battles
The Grandmaster
shared Chinese martial arts choreography, heroic archetypes, period conflict, and heightened spectacle
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
shared wuxia romance, rival martial arts schools, dynastic conflict, and stylized action
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
shared epic Chinese fantasy-action scale, mythic heroes, courtly conflict, and effects-driven spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Tsui Hark
- Release Date
- 2025-01-29
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (108)
Cast
- Xiao Zhan
- Sabrina Zhuang
- Tony Leung Ka-fai
- Zhang Wenxin
- Bayaertu
- Alan Aruna
- Ada Choi Siu-Fan
- Hu Jun
- Wu Hsing-Guo
- Yuen Bun
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants about?
- A sweeping wuxia adventure follows Guo Jing and Huang Rong as love, loyalty, and martial-arts valor collide with Mongol conquest.
- What is Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants as graphic.
- What did critics think of Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants?
- Critics broadly found the film's martial-arts fights and grand battles impressive, while its archetypal characters, convoluted structure, and nationalist melodrama divided opinion.
- Which films are like Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants?
- Films with a similar feel include Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings, The Grandmaster, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force.
- How long is Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants?
- Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants runs 147 minutes.
- Where can I watch Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants?
- In United States, Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
