Dead to Rights

Name: Dead to Rights
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 2025-07-19
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Liu Haoran, Wang Chuanjun, Gao Ye, Wang Xiao, Zhou You

2025·Movie·NR·137 min·★ 8.0(81)

DramaWarHistory

“Every Chinese will not forget the history.”

During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a postman poses as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risks his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.

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About Dead to Rights

Dead to Rights is a 2025 Chinese-language drama, war and history film directed by Shen Ao. The cast is led by Liu Haoran, Wang Chuanjun, Gao Ye. It has a runtime of 2h 17m. Viewers rate it 8.0/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex.

Dead to Rights was produced by Shanghai Yuye Culture 裕野文化, China Film Group Corporation, and Beijing Shangshi Culture (Super Lion) 上狮文化 and made in China. It was released on July 19, 2025, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $20 million, it went on to gross $423 million worldwide.

Director: Shen Ao
Writers: Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, Xu Luyang
Release date: July 19, 2025
Original language: Chinese
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: China
Budget: $20 million
Box office: $423 million
Production: Shanghai Yuye Culture 裕野文化, China Film Group Corporation, Beijing Shangshi Culture (Super Lion) 上狮文化

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Dead to Rights cast & crew

Dead to Rights was directed by Shen Ao and written by Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, and Xu Luyang.

The cast features Liu Haoran as Su Liuchang, Wang Chuanjun as Wang Guanghai, Gao Ye as Lin Yuxiu, Wang Xiao as Jin Chengzong, Zhou You as Song Cunyi, and Yang Enyou as Jin Wanyi.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Fei Peng, cinematography is by Wang Tianxing, and it was produced by Fu Ruoqing and Wang Yibing.

Is Dead to Rights worth watching?

Dead to Rights holds an audience score of 8.0/10 from 81 ratings, ranking it among the most acclaimed drama films.

At 2h 17m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, war, and history, Dead to Rights is worth a place on your watchlist.

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