Saving Mr. Wu

Name: Saving Mr. Wu
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2015-09-30
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Andy Lau, Liu Ye, Wang Qianyuan, Cai Lu, Lam Suet

2015·Movie·106 min·★ 6.4(117)

Crime Drama Thriller

“How much is your life worth?”

Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline.

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South Korea	Netflix, wavve, Watcha, Netflix Standard with Ads	wavve, Google Play Movies

About Saving Mr. Wu

Saving Mr. Wu is a 2015 Chinese-language crime, drama and thriller film directed by Ding Sheng. The cast is led by Andy Lau, Liu Ye, Wang Qianyuan. It has a runtime of 1h 46m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, AsianCrush.

Saving Mr. Wu was produced by Beijing Going Zoom Media, Shanghai New Culture Media Group, and Heyi Pictures and made in China. It was released on September 30, 2015.

Director: Ding Sheng
Writers: Ding Sheng
Release date: September 30, 2015
Original language: Chinese
Status: Released
Country: China
Production: Beijing Going Zoom Media, Shanghai New Culture Media Group, Heyi Pictures

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Saving Mr. Wu cast & crew

Saving Mr. Wu was directed by Ding Sheng and written by Ding Sheng.

The cast features Andy Lau as Mr. Wu, Liu Ye as Xing Feng, Wang Qianyuan as Zhang Hua, Cai Lu as Dou, Lam Suet as Mr. Su, and Wu Ruofu as Cao Gang.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Loudboy, cinematography is by Ding Yu, and it was produced by Preston Lee and Angela Xiong.

Is Saving Mr. Wu worth watching?

Saving Mr. Wu holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 117 ratings, a solidly received crime films.

At 1h 46m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime, drama, and thriller, Saving Mr. Wu is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Saving Mr. Wu

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