A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.
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- Cineit.blogMay 13, 2026This incredibly mean-spirited sci-fi flick completely strips away Stephen Chow’s signature mo lei tau magic, leaving behind a confusing, unauthentic mess. Instead of creative alien gadgets, the film relies on an abusive, autobiographical trauma dump and a literal poop machine gun that is painfully stupid to sit through. While Xu Jiao delivers a genuinely solid acting debut as the young boy, the overall tone is bizarrely dark for a family film, featuring unsettling moments of animal cruelty, heavy parental death, and a jarring hanging scene. It tries way too hard to yank at your heartstrings but ends up feeling horribly preachy and uncomfortable. This easily occupies the absolute bottom of Chow's filmography. Neeeext.
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CJ7 was released on January 30, 2008.
CJ7 was directed by Stephen Chow.
CJ7 has a runtime of 88m.
CJ7 was produced by Stephen Chow, Chui Po-Chu, Han Sanping, Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, Connie Wong Nga-Lam.
A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.
The key characters in CJ7 are Ti Chow (Stephen Chow), Dicky Chow (Xu Jiao), Miss Yuen (Zhang Yuqi).
CJ7 is rated PG.
CJ7 is a Comedy, Drama, Family film.
CJ7 has an audience rating of 5.2 out of 10.
CJ7 had a budget of $20M.
CJ7 has made $47.3M at the box office.