Hong Kong Synopsis
順流逆流
“Trust is fatal.”
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 can't last.
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Action + Thriller in Hong Kong
121 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Time and Tide itself).
The 1999–2001 Hong Kong Window
Time and Tide holds position #27 of 42 Hong Kong films in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Time and Tide premiered alongside 14 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 2000.
The 509th 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
146 audience reviews — more than 86% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (86th percentile) outruns trending popularity (60th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #410 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #270 of 516 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Production Companies | Film Workshop, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia Limited |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | October 19, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0251433 |