Caught in Time
Seen it?2020 | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Based on real life events from the 1990s, a ruthless gang manages to pull off several high risk – high reward heists, meticulously planned out and executed over nearly a decade. When a police detective thinks he's figured out their pattern, the head of the gang starts to openly taunt him, resulting in a race to the ultimate showdown between cops and robbers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- 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 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lau Ho-Leung
- Wang QianyuanZhong Cheng
- Daniel WuFalcon Zhang
- Jessie LiYang Wenjuan
- Michelle Wai Si-ngaChen Qian
- Da LiCao Gang
- Yu XiaoQu Guanghua
- Hu ZichengQi Bing
- Li XiaochuanLi Dagou
- Eason Hung Chun-GaChen Xiao
- Rock JiSharpei