Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- playful
- tense
- stylish
- action movie night
- hong kong cinema marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Inspector Ho Sheung-Sang pursues a tricky magician whose crimes turn the investigation into a battle of planning and counter-planning.
The opposing thief is explicitly characterized as a magician, making deception and theatrical trickery central to the conflict.
Ho Sheung-Sang returns for another cat-and-mouse game, now against a more theatrically elusive opponent.
Johnnie To's Hong Kong production context and the film's action-crime-thriller framing support a highly designed pursuit aesthetic.
Films like Running Out of Time 2, and why
Running Out of Time
cat-and-mouse crime thriller centered on a police investigator and an elusive criminal
Expect the Unexpected
stylized hong kong crime thriller combining police pursuit, clever criminals, and playful procedural tension
The Italian Job
sleek heist film driven by deception, trickery, and an intelligent battle of wits
Movie Details
- Directors
- Law Wing-Cheong, Johnnie To
- Release Date
- 2001-12-27
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (80)
Cast
- Lau Ching-Wan
- Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin
- Kelly Lin Hsi-Lei
- Benz Hui Siu-Hung
- Lam Suet
- Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling
- Ding Yuin-Shan
- Gary Mak Wing-Lun
- Chiu Chi-Shing
- Law Wing-Cheong
Common questions
- What is Running Out of Time 2 about?
- A determined Hong Kong inspector faces a magician-thief in a sleek, mischievous battle of criminal deception and police ingenuity.
- What is Running Out of Time 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Running Out of Time 2 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Running Out of Time 2 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Running Out of Time 2 as mild.
- Which films are like Running Out of Time 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Running Out of Time, Expect the Unexpected, and The Italian Job.
- How long is Running Out of Time 2?
- Running Out of Time 2 runs 95 minutes.
