A World Without Thieves
Seen it?2004 | 113 min | Action, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A con-team couple head west after taking a city businessman for his BMW. But an encounter with a naive young carpenter traveling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Feng Xiaogang
- Andy LauWang Bo
- René LiuWang Li
- Wang BaoqiangSha Gen
- Li BingbingXiao Ye
- Ge YouUncle Bill
- Zhang HanyuHan
- You YongzhiThief No. 2
- Xu FanMrs. Liu
- Fu BiaoGeneral Manager Liu
- Fan WeiFat Robber