China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. But the pride comes before a fall. When his own family is wiped out by a rival warlord, Hao is forced to take refuge with the monks. As the civil unrest spreads and the people suffer, Hao and the Shaolin masters are forced to take a fiery stand against the evil warlords. They launch a daring plan or rescue and escape.
Shaolin has generally received positive reviews.
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Shaolin was released in 2011 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 262 reviews, giving Shaolin (2011) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 77%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 62%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Shaolin than critics were.
With a score of 66%, Shaolin is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2011, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2011 with similar scores include films like The Adjustment Bureau, Another Earth and Like Crazy.
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