An intricate, tense drama movie about history and crime, with standout cinematography and world-building.
Good for date night · friends night · thought-provoking
Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · you want to half-watch while scrolling · graphic violence bothers you
Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.
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Ge YouMr. Lu
Zhang ZiyiXiao Liu
Tadanobu AsanoWatabe
Du ChunKiller
Gillian ChungXiao Wu
Zhao BaogangNorthern Guest
Ni DahongMr. Wang
Yuan QuanMiss Wu
Yan NiMama Wang
Han GengMr. Zhao
Huo SiyanProstitute
Du JiangYoung Chicken
Wang ChuanjunAttendant
Lv XingXiao Wu's Husband
Wallace ChungDance Instructor
Ma XiaoweiMr. Zhang
Lilie MatsumineWatabe's Wife
Noriyuki MatsuuraJapanese Businessman
Yasuyuki HirataJapanese GeneralPick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 69December 16, 2016 · 2 h 3 min · NR
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In the United States, The Wasted Times streams on Prime, Philo, OVID, Fandor, and Cineverse, and it is free with ads on AsianCrush, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, Amasian TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 3 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 43 (IMDb 6.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 33%). Audiences rate it higher (72 out of 100) than critics (33).
No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for complexity and 8 for non-linear narrative.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
No, it was made in Chinese, with some Japanese.
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