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Nowhere Man

  • TV Series
  • 2019
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
473
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Nowhere Man (2019)
Nowhere Man
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MandarinPrison DramaActionCrimeDramaThriller

A strange encounter that causes a man awaiting execution to experience alternate timelines. That leads to his escape from prison to protect his family.A strange encounter that causes a man awaiting execution to experience alternate timelines. That leads to his escape from prison to protect his family.A strange encounter that causes a man awaiting execution to experience alternate timelines. That leads to his escape from prison to protect his family.

  • Stars
    • Hsiao-chuan Chang
    • Alyssa Chia
    • Mavis Fan
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    473
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Hsiao-chuan Chang
      • Alyssa Chia
      • Mavis Fan
    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Hsiao-chuan Chang
    Hsiao-chuan Chang
    • Ding Chang-Quan
    • 2019
    Alyssa Chia
    Alyssa Chia
    • Jiang Jing-Fang
    • 2019
    Mavis Fan
    Mavis Fan
    • Bai Lan
    • 2019
    Bo-Chieh Wang
    Bo-Chieh Wang
    • Xiao Sha
    • 2019
    Min-Fu Chou
    Min-Fu Chou
    • Fu Xing
    • 2019
    Jeremiah Zhang
    Jeremiah Zhang
    • Gui
    • 2019
    Greg Han Hsu
    Greg Han Hsu
    • Lin Jin
    • 2019
    Cian-You Peng
    • Lin Ben-Chuan
    • 2019
    Ren Hanami
    Ren Hanami
    • Ms. Hua…
    • 2019
    Yi-Lung Lu
    Yi-Lung Lu
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    10djinnmoto

    One of the best.

    I don't understand why people rated this serie so badly. It's probably one of the best movies Taiwan ever made. A lot of twists and turns. And an ending that satisfies every one with an exhaust of relief.

    The narrative might be a little confused at first just because most of you are not familiar with Chinese names in English and that makes you difficult to focus on the storyline.

    It's a good one and definitely worth watching.
    2mickydu

    Where is the plot?

    The cinematography wasn't bad but there's such a lacking in storytelling. There's no flow in the story and the poorly character build-up makes it really confusing and lacks any sort of depth. The only thing I can see is the director wanted to make some nostalgic piece of film. I watched the first episode and couldn't bring myself to watch anymore. It had lots of potential but it needs to go back to the drawing board to make it even watchable.
    10mesachen

    Exceptional!

    1. The most important is you need keep your brain running when watching, the story is awesome and great. If you think more, you get more fun and discover more surprise hidden in the detail.

    2. This not for the people who just want to watch without thinking.

    3. It's okay to give a low rating, but it's not fair if you hate it just because you don't don't want to think when watching. This is somehow like most people hate to watch the "Theory of relativity" by Einstein, their dislike is mostly due to they just cannot understand.

    4. Overall, this is not 100% perfect drama, but I really like it and believe this drama can compete with other Hollywood A-class drama.
    1kamw-70159

    Wasted the viewer's time, cast's talent

    Great acting but I am not clear what I was watching. I needed to read reviews to get a better sense of the narrative. Episode 1 was very confusing. I think the director tried to make this an artistic film and ended up losing the audience.

    Really really struggled watching this. The plot had potential, actors were great but the pace was awful, cinematography was terrible. #DirectorFail
    9betty_boo2006

    Took me by surprise and amazed me

    Wow! Great acting and amazing cinematography, the light and the colours used were breathtaking combined with the music! Everything matched so well together. The actors fitted just perfectly in this universe as well. Joseph Chang was indeed a delight to watch, along with Wang Bo Chieh. Probably the best casting for this kind of show. Loved how they intertwined the "past" with the "present", sometimes maybe confusing, but the "present" was more understandable because of that. The twist near the end I kinda expected, but the very end (watch till the credits begin) surprised me in a good way! Amazing show!

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      This is the first Netflix original series from Taiwan.

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      • October 31, 2019 (Taiwan)
    • Country of origin
      • Taiwan
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Людина нізвідки
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