What is the Metascore for Caught by the Tides?

Caught by the Tides has a Metascore of 88 out of 100 on Celluloid.

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Caught by the Tides

Directed by Zhang-Ke Jia · 2024

Quick Verdict

Caught by the Tides (2024) has a 79% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

79%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

98% Critic Score

70% Audience

88 Metascore

★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.6

6.7 IMDb /10

Runtime: 2h 40m
Cast: Tao Zhao , Zhubin Li

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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Critic Reviews

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Caught by the Tides Review: Jia Zhangke's Memory Palace of a Changing China

★★★★½ 4.5/5

Assembled from two decades of Jia Zhangke's own footage, this drifting portrait of love and displacement finds Tao Zhao aging alongside a nation in flux.

Essential viewing for anyone who believes cinema can hold time.