Gezhi Town
Directed by Kong Sheng · 2025 ·
Gezhi Town (2025) earns a 69% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
Theatrical release Where to watch
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Why this score?
- Majority of critics rated it fresh (71%).
- General viewers mostly liked it (75%).
- Metascore is generally favorable (62/100).
- Celluloid Score 69% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.
Best for
- Fans of Drama
Not ideal for
- Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films
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Is Gezhi Town worth watching?
Yes — Gezhi Town earns a 69% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Gezhi Town — a major Xiao Zhan film credit for Celluloid Stars filmography.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is Gezhi Town about?
A group of Chinese refugees and straggler soldiers, led by a machinist, defend their mountain town, "Gezhi," against a surprise attack by Japanese reconnaissance troops in a desperate fight using civilian ingenuity against a trained military force.
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