CJ7

CJ7 (2008)

  • 51% of critics liked it
    (79 reviews)

  • 55% of users liked it
    (16,520 ratings)

Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle director Stephen Chow returns to the helm for this sci-fi comedy about a struggling single father whose quest to find the perfect toy yields out-of-this-world results. Ti (Chow) is a poor construction worker who breaks his back to ensure that his young son Dicky (Xu… More

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Mar 7, 2008 Limited
Sony Pictures Classics

Critic Reviews

  • Derek Adams, Time Out

    Chow's film is a charming, funny illustration of family life that explores the notion of being given a second chance. A kids' comedy with a heart.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    China has a lot to answer for these days -- unsafe food exports, unsafe toys, Tibet. And now CJ7.

  • Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

    A wonderfully ridiculous homage to E.T.

  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

    Even with its flaws this comedy is more interesting kids' fare than most sanitized studio releases.

  • Jim Emerson, Chicago Sun-Times

    This is a fable of forgiveness and regeneration, but it delves into a child's deepest, darkest fears. Fortunately, things turn out OK in the end.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Coxxie M


    Where to begin? This is my first time typing on an iPad so I'm rushing. Nobody will ever read this. The alien creature looks like a midget's dildo with the head of my toilet brush. Creature movies always have characters that are dominated by the creature who is cute and this… More

  • Bentley L


    Stephen Chow's "CJ7" is like a Chinese version of a Robert Rodriguez family film. It contains many of the elements of his family movies and Chow seems to make use of them. Cartoony effects, kids with bully issues, silly parents, yup, Stephen Chow used all of these.… More

  • Aaron N


    Chow: I have a toy that's way better than CJ1. Do you wanna see it? A departure from the more martial arts centered subject matter of the Chow's previous two movies, this is a family movie, harking back to films like E.T. Here, a little boy, Dicky played by Jiao Xu, lives… More

  • Sanjaya &


    A pretty good movie about friendship between a boy with the alien... When it comes to the end, it's so sad... Stephen Chow did a pretty good job again this time... And he choose a pretty good cast... And the aliens, oh it's so cute... It doesn't look like an alien,… More

  • JY S


    Stephen Chow has another hit on his hands. This time around he sort of strays away from the kung fu theme and goes with more of a science fiction tale. Not as good as his previous hit, <i>Kung Fu Hustle</i>, but still an entertaining film.<p>Stephen Chow really… More

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