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Caught by the Tides Review (2024) — 79% Celluloid Score

Directed by Zhang-Ke Jia · 2024 ·

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Answer Summary

Caught by the Tides (2024) earns a 79% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (70%).

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

79%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

98% Critic Score
70% Audience
88 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.6
6.7 IMDb /10
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Runtime
2h 40m
Cast
Tao Zhao , Zhubin Li

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (98% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (70%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (88/100).
  • Celluloid Score 79% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded drama pick
  • Epic-length viewers who want a big-screen experience
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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    Is Caught by the Tides worth watching?

    Yes — Caught by the Tides earns a 79% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Assembled in part from two decades of Jia Zhangke's own footage, this drifting portrait of a changing China finds Tao Zhao aging alongside the country itself, lending the film an unusually lived-in melancholy.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (70%).

    What is Caught by the Tides about?

    An enduring but fragile love story shared by Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin, set in China, from the early 2000s to the present day. One...

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