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Side-by-side Celluloid Scores, four-input breakdown, country/runtime context, and an editorial angle — built for quick answers and AI citation.
The Wandering Earth 2 leads on Celluloid Score (70% vs 66%). The Wandering Earth is sci-fi, action from China (75% critics); The Wandering Earth 2 is sci-fi, action from China (80% critics). Scores combine verified editorial and independent rating inputs.
The Wandering Earth is sci-fi, action from China (75% critics); The Wandering Earth 2 is sci-fi, action from China (80% critics).
Side-by-side Celluloid Scores (four composite inputs plus a separate audience snapshot) for each film, plus runtime, country and genre — so you can see where critics and audiences diverge before choosing. The Wandering Earth runs 125 minutes (2019); The Wandering Earth 2 runs 173 minutes (2023).
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China Film Group China's first major sci-fi blockbuster proved the country could build planetary-scale spectacle at home.
As the sun dies, humanity straps giant engines to Earth and flees the solar system while a young man fights to save his family on the frozen surface.
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China Film Group Frant Gwo's prequel-sequel doubles down on planetary sacrifice — a sprawling, earnest sci-fi opera that proves Chinese blockbuster craft can match its ambitions.
Years before Earth begins its voyage through space, engineers and astronauts race to build the planetary engines and lunar projectors while a digital-life debate and looming solar catastrophe force humanity to choose collective survival over individual freedom.
Full page →| Signal | The Wandering Earth | The Wandering Earth 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Celluloid Score | 66% | 70% |
| Editorial rating | 75/100 | 80/100 |
| Audience snapshot (excluded) | 66% | 85% |
| Metascore | 57 | 65 |
| Letterboxd | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| IMDb | 6 | 6.8 |
| Runtime | 2h 5m | 2h 53m |
| Country | China | China |
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