Both films have the same Western-outlaw vibe. They both tell the story of a gang of rogues who live by their own rules.

Both movies are based on the same opera called The Great Revenge of the Orphan of Zhao.

Both films star Gong Li and Zheng Feng Yi.

Both films star Gong Li and Zheng Feng Yi. They both deal with the Qin Dynasty, love, and war.

Both films star Emilio Garcia and are LGBTQ+ themed.

Both movies tackle the dark theme of human trafficking.

Both are BL films about the difficulties that follow a romance between a male prostitute and a closeted gay man.

Both movies are about the first emperor of a unified China, king of Qin. While they have different focuses story wise, they both show his personal and political struggles, etc.

Both movies tell a hopeless love story between a woman and a convict.

Both films detail a young girl who is kidnapped, held captive, and subjected to torture by a single man.

Both films are about the first Emperor of China's Qin Dynasty.

In both films, a terminally ill parent tries to teach his/her intellectually disabled son everything he needs to survive before he/she passes away.