The Bullet Vanishes (2012)
The Bullet Vanishes is streaming in Singapore on Disney Plus, Mewatch.
The verdict
The Bullet Vanishes is an average Chinese film; it passes the time without demanding more of you. It's sitting at 6.4/10 on TMDB across 80 ratings, which puts it around the middle of the pack. The 108-minute runtime sits in the comfortable middle. In Singapore you can stream it on Disney Plus, Mewatch.
Should you spend 1h 48m on it?
1h 48m of Chinese action, leaning mystery. Runs about as long as you'd expect, so no scheduling gymnastics needed.
- Why
- At 6.4/10 from 80 ratings, audiences are split; the genre fit matters more than the score here.
- Skip if
- you'd rather the plot moved on people than on set pieces
- Best for
- A normal night, nothing to plan around
Story
One rainy night in an arms factory near Shanghai, a young female worker accused of stealing a box of bullets from the ruthless Boss Ding is violently killed in a game of Russian roulette. Half a month later, a series of inexplicable deaths takes place in the factory, where the victims are shot but no bullets are found. Rumors of a deadly curse begin to spread in the factory, terrorizing the workers there. So, eccentric police inspector Song Donglu and his hot-blooded, gunslinging partner Guo Zhui are sent in to investigate the mystery of the phantom bullets...
Good to know
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Genre | Action / Mystery |
| Language | Chinese |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Lo Chi-Leung
Cast
Where to watch in Singapore
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 26 Sept 2026 — platforms may change over time.
Trailer
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