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Sheep Without a Shepherd

Released Dec 19, 2019 1h 52m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller List
100% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 82% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A man tries to cover up his daughter's killing of a policewoman's son.
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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Ultimately a loopy, stylized celebration of the kinds of byzantine, trap-laden suspensers that have delighted audiences from "The Purloined Letter" through Hitchcock's wronged-man oeuvre and the career of M. Night Shyamalan. Jul 30, 2021 Full Review Richard Kuipers Variety The emotional stakes are so high and the plot so pacy and intricately woven that most viewers will gladly suspend disbelief and enjoy a ride packed with hair-raising close calls and narrow escapes. Jul 28, 2021 Full Review Katie Rife AV Club Chen is delightfully wicked as the morally compromised chief of a corrupt and abusive police department, however, and the plot is engrossing enough to forgive the movie's excesses. Rated: B Sep 10, 2020 Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat Sheep Without A Shepherd is good fun being both an action flick and a heartfelt crime thriller at the same time. Rated: 8.5/10 Mar 18, 2021 Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews It is the kind of off-beat thriller that, often, brings a macabre-inspired smile to my lips. Rated: B Mar 17, 2021 Full Review Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews an entertaining ride piloted by a master manipulator. Rated: B Mar 12, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kennedi L This is one of the best movies what would stay in your mind for years to come. The young director just expert in telling the story with suspense and thrilling with twists. Joan Chen and Xiao Yang with their amazing portrayal of their respective role are in tandem to just make you glue every scene and curiously guessing what comes next. A must movie to watch Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review Audience Member Sheep Without a Shepherd Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Every bit as good as "Parasite" (perhaps even better) without the hype. A perfect picture of class disparities and a touching story of the lengths a father will go to protect his family. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review ernest e It is rare that I give something a top rating and safe this only for the best. This movie has a bit of most aspects of movie genres in it and is full of surprises. It is fast and direct but includes all the details properly without wasting any time on it. What is also very nice is that this is a Chinese movie and not some Hollywood goes to china thing. One big difference that shows this is that the director expects the audience to have a little intelligence to figure few little things out themselves without having to explain it all over in needles conservations. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man tries to cover up his daughter's killing of a policewoman's son.
Director
Sam Quah
Producer
Eric Zhaowei Zhang
Screenwriter
Kaihua Fan, Sheng Lei, Peng Li, Yuqian Qin, Weiwei Yang, Pei Zhai
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 19, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 20, 2020
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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