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''Running Out of Time'' is a 1999 crime thriller directed by Creator/JohnnieTo. Creator/AndyLau stars as Cheung Wah, a criminal who is diagnosed with cancer and given four weeks to live. In his final days, he plays a game of cat-and-mouse with Inspector Ho Sheung-sang (Lau Ching-wan), a skilled hostage negotiator and detective whom Cheung takes an interest in as an opponent. Ho is given 72 hours to arrest Cheung, whose motives are unclear.
The film was a critical and commercial success, notably earning Andy Lau his first acting award of his already nearly 20-year career. Along with ''[[Film/TheMission1999 The Mission]]'', ''Running Out of Time'' also began To's transition from a commercial film director to a critical darling, specializing in crime dramas. A sequel with Ekin Cheng replacing Andy Lau as the criminal was released in 2001.
Not to be confused with the [[Literature/RunningOutOfTime science fiction novel]].
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!!This film contains the following tropes:
* AirVentPassageway: Used by both Cheung and Ho while the former is infiltrating a financial company.
* AntiVillain: The film sets up Cheung as a sympathetic character with his cancer diagnosis, and as his motives become more clear, [[spoiler:his game actually assists the police in arresting a triad boss.]]
* ArchEnemy: Triad boss Baldy is Cheung's arch-enemy.
* DependingUponTheUndependable: Baldy's dumb and forgetful henchman.
* TheDeterminator: Inspector Ho does all he can to win Cheung's game.
* FakeKillScare: [[spoiler:Cheung shoots a finance company manager in the head to get the police on his tail, but the bullet turns out to be a red paintball.]]
* ForegoneConclusion: Cheung is diagnosed with terminal cancer in the opening scene. [[spoiler:It's implied that he dies offscreen.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: Cheung and Ho begin to form a friendship as the film goes on, in spite of being designated opponents.
* [[BoyfriendBluff Girlfriend Bluff]]: Cheung sits next to a stranger on a bus pretending she is his girlfriend to divert attention away from the police. After their second meeting, they go to a restaurant together. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, it's revealed that the girl has been gifted a necklace from Cheung.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:While we don't see Cheung die onscreen, his final shot has him smiling as he drives off.]]
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: The mastermind behind the robbery at the beginning of the films claims to be an off-duty police officer.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: The only visible symptom of Cheung's terminal cancer.
* InvoluntaryCharityDonation: Amiable example. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, Cheung is revealed to have donated the $20 million he ended up with at the end of the game to a children's cancer fund in Ho's name.]]
* TheLastDance: Cheung's game is revealed to be [[spoiler:his way of avenging his father, who had unfinished business with Baldy.]]
* PointyHairedBoss: Ho's boss Wong is shown to be quite inept, especially when trying to negotiate a hostage situation.
* RogueAgent: Subverted. While Inspector Ho is dedicated to solving the case and his boss sees him as one, he doesn't break the rules during Cheung's game.
* TerminallyIllCriminal: Cheung has terminal cancer with four weeks to live.
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Baldy and his crew.
* WorthyOpponent: Cheung selects Ho as his opponent due to the latter's intelligence and competence. Ho also develops a mutual respect for Cheung as the film goes on.
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''Running Out of Time'' is a 1999 crime thriller directed by Creator/JohnnieTo. Creator/AndyLau stars as Cheung Wah, a criminal who is diagnosed with cancer and given four weeks to live. In his final days, he plays a game of cat-and-mouse with Inspector Ho Sheung-sang (Lau Ching-wan), a skilled hostage negotiator and detective whom Cheung takes an interest in as an opponent. Ho is given 72 hours to arrest Cheung, whose motives are unclear.
The film was a critical and commercial success, notably earning Andy Lau his first acting award of his already nearly 20-year career. Along with ''[[Film/TheMission1999 The Mission]]'', ''Running Out of Time'' also began To's transition from a commercial film director to a critical darling, specializing in crime dramas. A sequel with Ekin Cheng replacing Andy Lau as the criminal was released in 2001.
Not to be confused with the [[Literature/RunningOutOfTime science fiction novel]].
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!!This film contains the following tropes:
* AirVentPassageway: Used by both Cheung and Ho while the former is infiltrating a financial company.
* AntiVillain: The film sets up Cheung as a sympathetic character with his cancer diagnosis, and as his motives become more clear, [[spoiler:his game actually assists the police in arresting a triad boss.]]
* ArchEnemy: Triad boss Baldy is Cheung's arch-enemy.
* DependingUponTheUndependable: Baldy's dumb and forgetful henchman.
* TheDeterminator: Inspector Ho does all he can to win Cheung's game.
* FakeKillScare: [[spoiler:Cheung shoots a finance company manager in the head to get the police on his tail, but the bullet turns out to be a red paintball.]]
* ForegoneConclusion: Cheung is diagnosed with terminal cancer in the opening scene. [[spoiler:It's implied that he dies offscreen.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: Cheung and Ho begin to form a friendship as the film goes on, in spite of being designated opponents.
* [[BoyfriendBluff Girlfriend Bluff]]: Cheung sits next to a stranger on a bus pretending she is his girlfriend to divert attention away from the police. After their second meeting, they go to a restaurant together. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, it's revealed that the girl has been gifted a necklace from Cheung.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:While we don't see Cheung die onscreen, his final shot has him smiling as he drives off.]]
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: The mastermind behind the robbery at the beginning of the films claims to be an off-duty police officer.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: The only visible symptom of Cheung's terminal cancer.
* InvoluntaryCharityDonation: Amiable example. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, Cheung is revealed to have donated the $20 million he ended up with at the end of the game to a children's cancer fund in Ho's name.]]
* TheLastDance: Cheung's game is revealed to be [[spoiler:his way of avenging his father, who had unfinished business with Baldy.]]
* PointyHairedBoss: Ho's boss Wong is shown to be quite inept, especially when trying to negotiate a hostage situation.
* RogueAgent: Subverted. While Inspector Ho is dedicated to solving the case and his boss sees him as one, he doesn't break the rules during Cheung's game.
* TerminallyIllCriminal: Cheung has terminal cancer with four weeks to live.
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Baldy and his crew.
* WorthyOpponent: Cheung selects Ho as his opponent due to the latter's intelligence and competence. Ho also develops a mutual respect for Cheung as the film goes on.
''Running Out of Time'' is a 1999 crime thriller directed by Creator/JohnnieTo. Creator/AndyLau stars as Cheung Wah, a criminal who is diagnosed with cancer and given four weeks to live. In his final days, he plays a game of cat-and-mouse with Inspector Ho Sheung-sang (Lau Ching-wan), a skilled hostage negotiator and detective whom Cheung takes an interest in as an opponent. Ho is given 72 hours to arrest Cheung, whose motives are unclear.
The film was a critical and commercial success, notably earning Andy Lau his first acting award of his already nearly 20-year career. Along with ''[[Film/TheMission1999 The Mission]]'', ''Running Out of Time'' also began To's transition from a commercial film director to a critical darling, specializing in crime dramas. A sequel with Ekin Cheng replacing Andy Lau as the criminal was released in 2001.
Not to be confused with the [[Literature/RunningOutOfTime science fiction novel]].
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!!This film contains the following tropes:
* AirVentPassageway: Used by both Cheung and Ho while the former is infiltrating a financial company.
* AntiVillain: The film sets up Cheung as a sympathetic character with his cancer diagnosis, and as his motives become more clear, [[spoiler:his game actually assists the police in arresting a triad boss.]]
* ArchEnemy: Triad boss Baldy is Cheung's arch-enemy.
* DependingUponTheUndependable: Baldy's dumb and forgetful henchman.
* TheDeterminator: Inspector Ho does all he can to win Cheung's game.
* FakeKillScare: [[spoiler:Cheung shoots a finance company manager in the head to get the police on his tail, but the bullet turns out to be a red paintball.]]
* ForegoneConclusion: Cheung is diagnosed with terminal cancer in the opening scene. [[spoiler:It's implied that he dies offscreen.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: Cheung and Ho begin to form a friendship as the film goes on, in spite of being designated opponents.
* [[BoyfriendBluff Girlfriend Bluff]]: Cheung sits next to a stranger on a bus pretending she is his girlfriend to divert attention away from the police. After their second meeting, they go to a restaurant together. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, it's revealed that the girl has been gifted a necklace from Cheung.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:While we don't see Cheung die onscreen, his final shot has him smiling as he drives off.]]
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: The mastermind behind the robbery at the beginning of the films claims to be an off-duty police officer.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: The only visible symptom of Cheung's terminal cancer.
* InvoluntaryCharityDonation: Amiable example. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, Cheung is revealed to have donated the $20 million he ended up with at the end of the game to a children's cancer fund in Ho's name.]]
* TheLastDance: Cheung's game is revealed to be [[spoiler:his way of avenging his father, who had unfinished business with Baldy.]]
* PointyHairedBoss: Ho's boss Wong is shown to be quite inept, especially when trying to negotiate a hostage situation.
* RogueAgent: Subverted. While Inspector Ho is dedicated to solving the case and his boss sees him as one, he doesn't break the rules during Cheung's game.
* TerminallyIllCriminal: Cheung has terminal cancer with four weeks to live.
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Baldy and his crew.
* WorthyOpponent: Cheung selects Ho as his opponent due to the latter's intelligence and competence. Ho also develops a mutual respect for Cheung as the film goes on.
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''Running Out of Time'' is a 1999 crime thriller directed by Creator/JohnnieTo. Creator/AndyLau stars as Cheung Wah, a criminal who is diagnosed with cancer and given four weeks to live. In his final days, he plays a game of cat-and-mouse with Inspector Ho Sheung-sang (Lau Ching-wan), a skilled hostage negotiator and detective whom Cheung takes an interest in as an opponent. Ho is given 72 hours to arrest Cheung, whose motives are unclear.
The film was a critical and commercial success, notably earning Andy Lau his first acting award of his already nearly 20-year career. Along with ''[[Film/TheMission1999 The Mission]]'', ''Running Out of Time'' also began To's transition from a commercial film director to a critical darling, specializing in crime dramas. A sequel with Ekin Cheng replacing Andy Lau as the criminal was released in 2001.
Not to be confused with the [[Literature/RunningOutOfTime science fiction novel]].
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!!This film contains the following tropes:
* AirVentPassageway: Used by both Cheung and Ho while the former is infiltrating a financial company.
* AntiVillain: The film sets up Cheung as a sympathetic character with his cancer diagnosis, and as his motives become more clear, [[spoiler:his game actually assists the police in arresting a triad boss.]]
* ArchEnemy: Triad boss Baldy is Cheung's arch-enemy.
* DependingUponTheUndependable: Baldy's dumb and forgetful henchman.
* TheDeterminator: Inspector Ho does all he can to win Cheung's game.
* FakeKillScare: [[spoiler:Cheung shoots a finance company manager in the head to get the police on his tail, but the bullet turns out to be a red paintball.]]
* ForegoneConclusion: Cheung is diagnosed with terminal cancer in the opening scene. [[spoiler:It's implied that he dies offscreen.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: Cheung and Ho begin to form a friendship as the film goes on, in spite of being designated opponents.
* [[BoyfriendBluff Girlfriend Bluff]]: Cheung sits next to a stranger on a bus pretending she is his girlfriend to divert attention away from the police. After their second meeting, they go to a restaurant together. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, it's revealed that the girl has been gifted a necklace from Cheung.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:While we don't see Cheung die onscreen, his final shot has him smiling as he drives off.]]
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: The mastermind behind the robbery at the beginning of the films claims to be an off-duty police officer.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: The only visible symptom of Cheung's terminal cancer.
* InvoluntaryCharityDonation: Amiable example. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, Cheung is revealed to have donated the $20 million he ended up with at the end of the game to a children's cancer fund in Ho's name.]]
* TheLastDance: Cheung's game is revealed to be [[spoiler:his way of avenging his father, who had unfinished business with Baldy.]]
* PointyHairedBoss: Ho's boss Wong is shown to be quite inept, especially when trying to negotiate a hostage situation.
* RogueAgent: Subverted. While Inspector Ho is dedicated to solving the case and his boss sees him as one, he doesn't break the rules during Cheung's game.
* TerminallyIllCriminal: Cheung has terminal cancer with four weeks to live.
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Baldy and his crew.
* WorthyOpponent: Cheung selects Ho as his opponent due to the latter's intelligence and competence. Ho also develops a mutual respect for Cheung as the film goes on.
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The film was a critical and commercial success, notably earning Andy Lau his first acting award of his already nearly 20-year career. Along with ''Film/TheMission1999'', ''[Film/TheMission1999 The Mission]]'', ''Running Out of Time'' also began To's transition from a commercial film director to a critical darling, specializing in crime dramas. A sequel with Ekin Cheng replacing Andy Lau as the criminal was released in 2001.
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''Running Out of Time'' is a 1999 crime thriller directed by Creator/JohnnieTo. Creator/AndyLau stars as Cheung Wah, a criminal who is diagnosed with cancer and given four weeks to live. In his final days, he plays a game of cat-and-mouse with Inspector Ho Sheung-sang (Lau Ching-wan), a skilled hostage negotiator and detective whom Cheung takes an interest in as an opponent. Ho is given 72 hours to arrest Cheung, whose motives are unclear.
The film was a critical and commercial success, notably earning Andy Lau his first acting award of his already nearly 20-year career. Along with ''Film/TheMission1999'', ''Running Out of Time'' also began To's transition from a commercial film director to a critical darling, specializing in crime dramas. A sequel with Ekin Cheng replacing Andy Lau as the criminal was released in 2001.
Not to be confused with the [[Literature/RunningOutOfTime science fiction novel]].
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!!This film contains the following tropes:
* AirVentPassageway: Used by both Cheung and Ho while the former is infiltrating a financial company.
* AntiVillain: The film sets up Cheung as a sympathetic character with his cancer diagnosis, and as his motives become more clear, [[spoiler:his game actually assists the police in arresting a triad boss.]]
* ArchEnemy: Triad boss Baldy is Cheung's arch-enemy.
* DependingOnTheUndependable: Baldy's dumb and forgetful henchman.
* TheDeterminator: Inspector Ho does all he can to win Cheung's game.
* FakeKillScare: [[spoiler:Cheung shoots a finance company manager in the head to get the police on his tail, but the bullet turns out to be a red paintball.]]
* ForegoneConclusion: Cheung is diagnosed with terminal cancer in the opening scene. [[spoiler:It's implied that he dies offscreen.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: Cheung and Ho begin to form a friendship as the film goes on, in spite of being designated opponents.
* [[BoyfriendBluff Girlfriend Bluff]]: Cheung sits next to a stranger on a bus pretending she is his girlfriend to divert attention away from the police. After their second meeting, they go to a restaurant together. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, it's revealed that the girl has been gifted a necklace from Cheung.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:While we don't see Cheung die onscreen, his final shot has him smiling as he drives off.]]
* ImpersonatingACop: The mastermind behind the robbery at the beginning of the films claims to be an off-duty police officer.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: The only visible symptom of Cheung's terminal cancer.
* InvoluntaryCharityDonation: Amiable example. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, Cheung is revealed to have donated the $20 million he ended up with at the end of the game to a children's cancer fund in Ho's name.]]
* TheLastDance: Cheung's game is revealed to be [[spoiler:his way of avenging his father, who had unfinished business with Baldy.]]
* PointyHairedBoss: Ho's boss Wong is shown to be quite inept, especially when trying to negotiate a hostage situation.
* RogueAgent: Subverted. While Inspector Ho is dedicated to solving the case and his boss sees him as one, he doesn't break the rules during Cheung's game.
* TerminallyIllCriminal: Cheung has terminal cancer with four weeks to live.
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Baldy and his crew.
* WorthyOpponent: Cheung selects Ho as his opponent due to the latter's intelligence and competence. Ho also develops a mutual respect for Cheung as the film goes on.
''Running Out of Time'' is a 1999 crime thriller directed by Creator/JohnnieTo. Creator/AndyLau stars as Cheung Wah, a criminal who is diagnosed with cancer and given four weeks to live. In his final days, he plays a game of cat-and-mouse with Inspector Ho Sheung-sang (Lau Ching-wan), a skilled hostage negotiator and detective whom Cheung takes an interest in as an opponent. Ho is given 72 hours to arrest Cheung, whose motives are unclear.
The film was a critical and commercial success, notably earning Andy Lau his first acting award of his already nearly 20-year career. Along with ''Film/TheMission1999'', ''Running Out of Time'' also began To's transition from a commercial film director to a critical darling, specializing in crime dramas. A sequel with Ekin Cheng replacing Andy Lau as the criminal was released in 2001.
Not to be confused with the [[Literature/RunningOutOfTime science fiction novel]].
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!!This film contains the following tropes:
* AirVentPassageway: Used by both Cheung and Ho while the former is infiltrating a financial company.
* AntiVillain: The film sets up Cheung as a sympathetic character with his cancer diagnosis, and as his motives become more clear, [[spoiler:his game actually assists the police in arresting a triad boss.]]
* ArchEnemy: Triad boss Baldy is Cheung's arch-enemy.
* DependingOnTheUndependable: Baldy's dumb and forgetful henchman.
* TheDeterminator: Inspector Ho does all he can to win Cheung's game.
* FakeKillScare: [[spoiler:Cheung shoots a finance company manager in the head to get the police on his tail, but the bullet turns out to be a red paintball.]]
* ForegoneConclusion: Cheung is diagnosed with terminal cancer in the opening scene. [[spoiler:It's implied that he dies offscreen.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: Cheung and Ho begin to form a friendship as the film goes on, in spite of being designated opponents.
* [[BoyfriendBluff Girlfriend Bluff]]: Cheung sits next to a stranger on a bus pretending she is his girlfriend to divert attention away from the police. After their second meeting, they go to a restaurant together. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, it's revealed that the girl has been gifted a necklace from Cheung.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:While we don't see Cheung die onscreen, his final shot has him smiling as he drives off.]]
* ImpersonatingACop: The mastermind behind the robbery at the beginning of the films claims to be an off-duty police officer.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: The only visible symptom of Cheung's terminal cancer.
* InvoluntaryCharityDonation: Amiable example. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, Cheung is revealed to have donated the $20 million he ended up with at the end of the game to a children's cancer fund in Ho's name.]]
* TheLastDance: Cheung's game is revealed to be [[spoiler:his way of avenging his father, who had unfinished business with Baldy.]]
* PointyHairedBoss: Ho's boss Wong is shown to be quite inept, especially when trying to negotiate a hostage situation.
* RogueAgent: Subverted. While Inspector Ho is dedicated to solving the case and his boss sees him as one, he doesn't break the rules during Cheung's game.
* TerminallyIllCriminal: Cheung has terminal cancer with four weeks to live.
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Baldy and his crew.
* WorthyOpponent: Cheung selects Ho as his opponent due to the latter's intelligence and competence. Ho also develops a mutual respect for Cheung as the film goes on.
