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Running Out of Time

1999 · 93 min

A sleek, playful cat-and-mouse game that keeps you guessing, with a quiet melancholy under the clever twists.

Tagline
Let the games begin.
Overview
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • death
  • identity
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Johnnie To
Written by
Julien Carbon, Laurent Courtiaud, Yau Nai-hoi
Starring
Lau Ching-wan, Andy Lau Tak-wah, Yoyo Mung Ka-wai, Benz Hui Siu-hung, Lam Suet, Waise Lee Chi-hung, Hung Wai-Leung, Oscar Lam Wai-kin
Music
Raymond Wong Ying-Wah
Cinematography
Cheng Siu-Keung
Runtime
93 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin, English

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