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Blades of the Guardians

A grand martial arts feast is back!

8.2(262)20262h 6m14

Dao Ma, the "second most wanted fugitive," is entrusted by his benefactor, the chief of Mo family clan, to take on a mysterious escort mission-escorting the "most wanted fugitive" to Chang'an.

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Status
Released
Budget
$123M
Box office
$203.4M
Language
Mandarin
  • martial arts
  • bounty hunter
  • nostalgic
  • wuxia
  • historical drama
  • historical epic
  • a.d. anno domini
  • based on manhua
  • grand
  • dramatic

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China

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)R17 Feb 2026
    • Digital / OTT30 Jun 2026
    • Physical4K UHD + Blu-ray & DVD25 Aug 2026
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1517 Apr 2026
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical17 Feb 2026
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)Mandarin w/Chinese and e.s.t.17 Feb 2026
  • BruneiBN

    • Theatrical17 Feb 2026
  • CambodiaKH

    • Theatrical28 Apr 2026
  • ChinaCN

    • Theatrical17 Feb 2026
    • Digital / OTT18 Jun 2026
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereL'Étrange Festival1 Sept 2026
    • Theatrical25 Nov 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Premiere16Fantasy Filmfest3 Sept 2026
  • Hong KongHK

    • Theatrical17 Feb 2026
    • PhysicalBlu-ray10 Jun 2026
    • Physical4K UHD + Blu-ray17 Jun 2026
  • IndonesiaID

    • Theatrical17+17 Feb 2026
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical17 Apr 2026

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Blades of the Guardians was released on 17 February 2026.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    4/24/2026

    6/10

    "Dao Ma" (Jing Wu) is quite merrily collecting bounties with his young friend "Xiao Qi" (Charles Ju) until he is summoned by a local governor with a proposition and subsequently, having killed the man, is forced to seek refuge amongst his friends in a remote mountain village. It is there that they ask him to return the favour by escorting "Zhi Shi Lang" (the unseen Sun Yizhou) - dressed in white robes and with a pain…

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    MovieGuys

    7/8/2026

    6/10

    "Blades of the Guardians" follows in the footsteps of what could be characterised, in terms of genre, as "Chinese Westerns". It's a similar formula to the spaghetti Western. A rough-hewn, lone wolf character, with a questionable past, who, overcoming their personal shortcomings and trauma, ends up doing the right thing by others in need. This film's single biggest claim to fame is action. It's relentless, with…

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    Zeus

    7/13/2026

    9/10

    9/10 stars review ratings from me; it is a well deserve review. It's been a long time since the movie 14Blades, Red Cliff etc. And 2026 is just the right year to have a great movie like this to appear. No nonsense fight scenes Great cinematography and it just feels right on every angle that you look at it. There is a few twist .. on the plot but not to heavy that makes you confuse. All in all, its a splen…

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    Sejian

    10/3/2026

    4/10

    WTF am I watching? Are these subtitles correct? \[SPOILERS AHEAD\] 1. Ayuya: Young Master of the Mo, a formidable young woman who appears to be the captain of an all-female elite guard, is excited at the prospect of women being able to stay out all night in some other town she's never been to. I'm sorry, but your presumed position of authority gives you the ability to stay out all night, every night, whenever t…

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