Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- solemn
- patriotic
- dour
- historical film night
- war movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually polished but dramatically routine, poorly structured, overly solemn, and heavily propagandistic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film commemorates the 1911 Revolution and presents its political struggle in an officially celebratory register.
The Qing Dynasty faces starvation, factional conflict, reform failures, and armed opposition after centuries of rule.
Huang Xing's military leadership is embedded in a broad account of factions, commanders, court politics, and combat.
Critics specifically praised the cinematography and early battle scenes, while the production stages the revolution as a grand historical spectacle.
Films like 1911, and why
the founding of a republic
historical war drama centered on revolutionary upheaval and national political transformation
the founding of a party
chinese historical epic with patriotic revolutionary themes and large-scale political pageantry
red cliff
martial historical drama combining combat spectacle with resistance against imperial power
Movie Details
- Directors
- Zhang Li, Jackie Chan, Tang Guoqiang, Tao Hai
- Release Date
- 2011-09-23
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (170)
Cast
- Jackie Chan
- Li Bingbing
- Joan Chen
- Jaycee Chan
- Jiang Wu
- Hu Ge
- Ning Jing
- Winston Chao
- Yu Shaoqun
- Dennis To Yu-Hang
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 1911 about?
- A solemn Chinese historical epic follows Huang Xing as he takes up arms during the violent collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the birth of revolutionary China.
- What is 1911 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 1911 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is 1911 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in 1911 as brutal.
- What did critics think of 1911?
- Critics broadly found the film visually polished but dramatically routine, poorly structured, overly solemn, and heavily propagandistic.
- Which films are like 1911?
- Films with a similar feel include the founding of a republic, the founding of a party, and red cliff.
- How long is 1911?
- 1911 runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch 1911?
- In United States, 1911 streams on Amazon Prime Video, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel.
