Operation Red Sea

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Operation Red Sea

2018

2h 19m

Action

Adventure

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A commando force from the Chinese navy intercepts terrorists and rescues Chinese citizens in Yemen.

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Elizabeth Kerr

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 5, 2018

A blustery, noisy, polished, jingoistic hot mess based on the real life PLA evacuation of 500 Chinese nationals from Yemen in 2015.

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Maggie Lee

Variety

Mar 3, 2018

Neither the story nor characters have any moral ambiguity or psychological shadings.

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Jamie Healy

Radio Times

May 9, 2024

3/5

Ultimately this is all about the action, and that's something Operation Red Sea delivers in spades.

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Oct 27, 2019

"Operation Red Sea" offers everything a fan of action blockbusters would ever with from the genre, and that is where the true value for one of the greatest entries in the category lies.

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Alex Lines

Film Inquiry

Jul 16, 2018

Despite only being 3 months into 2018, I'm not afraid to call Operation Red Sea one of the best action films of the year.

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Nathanael Hood

The Young Folks

Jul 16, 2018

A cataclysmic cross between the gung-ho jingoist action blowouts of Michael Bay and the heroic bloodshed melodramas of Hong Kong, the film's more-is-more aesthetic resulted in one of the most thrilling and punishing spectacles in recent world cinema.

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Adam G

@RT52131914 Nov 2, 2025

Most realistic war movie I ever watched. Every weekend warriors in US should watch this movie and learn how brutal war can be!!! P.S. only 4 stars because audio is in Chinese language. ❤️👍

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Motley Q

@RT17229360 Feb 26, 2024

Opening sequence was quite good. But too many slo-mo in the movie. Action sequences weren't creative at all.

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Mar 24, 2021

propagandas are getting fancier

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Sep 25, 2020

such a real war movie!

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Steve S

@RT92004425 Aug 18, 2020

There is not a single mode of weaponry not used in the 2+ hour actioner...it's a fabulous movie regarding the bonds of war teams. Tank warfare, parawing suits, giant sandstorms, sniper-vs-sniper gamesmanship, women soldiers snapping necks, hand grenades galore, televised beheadings, missing fingers and arms, knife fights, Helos and winding SAMs, navy ships launching missles, mini-drone bombs, major drones, and slo-mo bullets and mortar shells...did I miss anything?

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Jun 3, 2020

It's one of the best of its type. Get past the sub titles. Give it a chance.

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Synopsis

A commando force from the Chinese navy intercepts terrorists and rescues Chinese citizens in Yemen.

Director: Dante Lam
Producer: Zakaria Alaoui, Dong Yu
Screenwriter: Ji Feng
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Zak Productions, Star Dream Studio Media, Bona Film Group, The P.L.A Navy Government TV Art Central of China, Emperor Film Production, Film Fireworks Production
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.5M
Runtime: 2h 19m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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