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SummaryTi is a poor father who works all day, every day at a construction site to make sure his son Dicky Chow can attend an elite private school. Despite his father's good intentions to give his son the opportunities he never had, Dicky, with his dirty and tattered clothes and none of the "cool" toys, stands out from his schoolmates like a sore thumb. ... Read More

CJ7

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Metascore
33% Positive
6 Reviews
39% Mixed
7 Reviews
28% Negative
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80
L.A. Weekly
This utterly beguiling foray into family comedy from Hong Kong director Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer) may be the tribute to Spielberg's "E.T. Extra-Terrestrial" the gleefully childlike filmmaker has had up his sleeve forever.
70
The New York Times
A devilishly entertaining curveball thrown at unsuspecting family audiences.
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32% Positive
7 Ratings
36% Mixed
8 Ratings
32% Negative
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Oct 23, 2025
10
JesusPrex
Absoluto cine, con comedia tristeza y un mensaje qué te enseña a valorar lo que tienes y como lo qué un padre haría porsu hijo
Jan 8, 2022
10
Panchogul
Amo esta película, es tan peculiar que la hace muy especial, verla en español latino le da un toque distintivo.
50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bright, bouncy, kooky and comically tone deaf, CJ7 is the most bizarre kids movie I've ever seen.
50
New York Post
Heavy on slapstick and may appeal to very young viewers who won't need to bother much with the subtitles.
50
Variety
"E.T."-inspired comic fantasy about a poor boy adopting a cute alien catches the eye but not fully the heart with its undernourished father-son dynamics, critter hijinks and smattering of social commentary.
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Jan 23, 2026
8
famfacat
The rhythmic machinery of a sci-fi rebellion: A 4.0-star sensational surge of raw, high-tension familial grit.2008(4.0)I watched CJ7 (2008) in the theater in 2008, and it remains a vivid 4.0-star pillar of shwi-shwi heart-wrenching brilliance in my archive—a raw revelation of how a sensational Stephen Chow vision can dismantle the stagnant, "slapstick-only" expectations of his filmography with a high-tension surge of emotional grit. This experience **** the fourth wall of the family genre by infusing Ti’s raw, bbo-jjak yet hardworking precision and the sensational, chewy alien wit of CJ7 into a narrative rhythm that turned a pathetic pile of trash into a vivid act of storytelling rebellion. The narrative rhythm was far from stagnant; instead, it offered a sensational acting power show where the raw, high-tension "roach-slapping" comedy and the hororong, soul-crushing tragedy of the construction site accident left me in a state of absolute awe at its visceral soul. Much like the 2011 record of Moby **** (4.0) or the 2013 record of Patch Adams (4.0), the theme of finding hope in a pathetic, poverty-stricken reality hit my taste perfectly, piercing my heart with its sensational, Spielberg-esque charm. Seeing the vivid, emerald-green fur of the alien and the raw, high-tension struggle of young **** provided an emotional payoff that felt both authentic and sensational, proving that a story about "a boy and his space dog" could be a vivid artifact of pure cinematic energy. The 95% preservation of my memory is dominated by the rhythmic, raw beauty of the "super-sneakers" dream sequence and the vivid but pathetic realization that the greatest miracle is a father’s love, creating a permanent, sensational scar of high-tension wonder on my soul. Unlike the stagnant 1.0-star drift of Drumline, this encounter possessed a rebellious soul that turned a pathetic life of struggle into a sensational masterpiece of hope. It stands in my 2008 record as a powerful 4.0-star testament to the raw power of Stephen Chow’s transition to fatherly roles—a high-tension encounter with the vivid rhythm of the "Long River 7" that remains one of the most chewy artifacts of my theatrical journey.
Mar 8, 2014
6
Official
What surprised me most is how well Xu Jiao, a young girl, portrayed her character, a young boy. The film has some good father-and-son relations, but the ultimate problem is the storyline - the pacing is not well done, and the plot itself just seems strange.
Apr 9, 2012
6
MegWhiteley
Ok, the movie is good, have some good effects, but no is the better japan movie, some moments are boring and stupid, the characters are regular, the story is good, but this movie is really strange for me.
Dec 19, 2015
5
CineAutoctono
The family film Made in China, was acceptable , good for the script, funny and dramatic at the same time , but think it is the ET Chinese, are wrong , because it 's been a bit boring , but do not discount the imagination of a child , as they had not even Steven Spielberg. but that's what they say.
Oct 12, 2019
0
Jtoh4028
Cj7 is visually cute but that can't really beat the many problems it has. It truly gets burdened from bad acting, weird effects, cursing, and too many plotholes. There is also too much violence in this film. I have to say, I'm not happy with this film which means I dislike it.
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  • Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia
  • Beijing Film Studio
  • China Film Group Corporation (CFGC)
  • Star Overseas
Mar 7, 2008
1 h 26 m
PG
It's out of this world.
Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Beijing Student Film Festival
• 3 Nominations
Hundred Flowers Awards
• 2 Nominations
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