The Great Magician (2011)
Audiences are lukewarm on it.
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The Great Magician is streaming in Singapore on Netflix, Disney Plus, Mewatch.
What the audience says
The Great Magician sits squarely in the middle of the pack — watchable, and just as easily forgettable. It holds a 6.0/10 on TMDB from 73 ratings, right around average territory.
Should you spend 2h 8m on it?
2h 8m of Chinese drama, leaning mystery. Runs about as long as you'd expect, so no scheduling gymnastics needed.
- Why
- At 6.0/10 from 72 ratings, audiences are split; the genre fit matters more than the score here.
- Skip if
- you're after something that moves faster than it feels
- Best for
- A normal night, nothing to plan around
Story
In the years after the Revolution, China broken up into fiefdoms held by warlords, who are busy fighting each other. One warlord has imprisoned a girl and wants her to be his seventh wife, but he's too honorable to force her. The local revolutionaries wants to kill him and bring back the republic. But when a stranger returns from abroad with mastery of magic to recover the girl he loved, who is tricking whom and who will win at the end?
Good to know
| Runtime | 2h 8m |
| Genre | Drama / Mystery |
| Language | Chinese |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Cast
Where to watch in Singapore
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 28 Sept 2026 — platforms may change over time.
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