Lost in Time
2003 1h 49m movie Film Hong Kong

Lost in Time

忘不了

Synopsis

忘不了

Sui Wai lost her fiance Ah Man in a car accident. With the obligations of life sitting heavy on her shoulders, she lives on only to find herself confiding in her beloved through a phone call. Dai Fai. a mini-bus driver who witnessed Ah Man's death, is always there offering her attentive encouragement and support, yet he himself also lives in the shadow of his last relationship. When Siu Wai strives to face the future without the man she loves, Dai Fai finds himself steadily falling in love with her.

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The 2002–2004 Hong Kong Window

Among 50 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Lost in Time places #7 — near the top of its class.

  1. War and Beauty
    #1

    War and Beauty

    ★ 9.3 · 2004
  2. Infernal Affairs
    #2

    Infernal Affairs

    ★ 7.8 · 2002
  3. The Hand
    #3

    The Hand

    ★ 7.3 · 2004
  4. Infernal Affairs II
    #4

    Infernal Affairs II

    ★ 7.2 · 2003
  5. Turn Left, Turn Right
    #5

    Turn Left, Turn Right

    ★ 7.2 · 2003
  6. Hollywood Hong Kong
    #6

    Hollywood Hong Kong

    ★ 7.1 · 2002
  7. Lost in Time
    #7

    Lost in Time

    ★ 7.0 · 2003
  8. PTU
    #8

    PTU

    ★ 6.9 · 2003

The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lost in Time premiered alongside 16 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 16 other Hong Kong films in 2003.

The 554th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Audience Engagement

22
Reviews
46th
Review-volume percentile
23rd
Popularity percentile

22 audience reviews — more than 46% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 23th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.0
TMDB Rating
22
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #140 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #79 of 311 (top 25%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesChina Star Entertainment, Film Unlimited, One Hundred Years of Film Company, Sil-Metropole Organisation
Runtime1h 49m
Release DateNovember 20, 2003
IMDbtt0390272