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Time and Tide

2000Movie1 h 53 min

56

DecentGoodWatch score

56

DecentGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership ultimately can't last.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Teens

Skip it if

Graphic violence bothers you
You want something quiet and calm

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Gets your pulse racing.
Feels like real life.
Keeps you on edge.
Puts you inside a crime.
Puts you on the battlefield.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+9)
Critics 62Audiences 71GoodWatch 57
Tomatometer64%
Metascore60
Audience score74%
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 53 min
A typical length for action movies, +5 min on the typical 108
typical 108113
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 47 more
Released
2000
October 19, 2000
26 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerCrime
Language
cn
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseEnglishPortugueseSpanish
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 8
Tsui Hark Director, Writer, Producer
Koan Hui Second Unit Director, Writer
Terrence Fok Tat-Wah Assistant Director
Matthew Tang Hon-Keung Assistant Director
Danny Wong Hing-Fun Assistant Director
Julie Lau Siu-Wai Script Supervisor
Camera · 6
Herman Yau Director of Photography
Ko Chiu-Lam Director of Photography
Puccini Yu Kwok-Ping Second Unit Director of Photography
Yuen Chun-Wah Focus Puller
William Yim Wai-Lun Second Unit Director of Photography
Davy Tsou Lin-Yau Focus Puller
Editing · 2
Marco Mak Chi-Sin Editor
Angie Lam On-Yee Assistant Editor
Sound · 4
Jun Kung Original Music Composer
Tommy Wai Kai-Leung Original Music Composer
Leung Li-Chi Sound Mixer
Lee Hing-Keung Boom Operator
Art · 3
Stanley Cheung Sai-Kit Art Direction
Luk Suk-Yuen Art Direction
Lee Kwan-Lung Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 3
Connie Au-Yeung Costume Design
Lai Ka-Pik Makeup Artist
Lau Wai-Hing Hairstylist
Other crew · 2
Xiong Xinxin Stunts, Stunt Double
Bart Wong Special Effects

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