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Running Out of Time
“Let the games begin.”
7.3 / 10• 1999• 1h 33m•NR• cn
DramaActionThrillerCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Lau Ching-wan
Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
Lead
Andy Lau
Mr. Cheung
Yoyo Mung Ka-wai
Leung Yuen Ting
Benz Hui Siu-hung
Chief Inspector Wong Kai Fai
Lam Suet
Suet
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Mr. Chen
Hung Wai-Leung
Mr. Lee
Oscar Lam Wai-kin
Mr. Hau
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Johnnie To's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Running Out of Time is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
