Time and Tide is a 2000 Cantonese-language Action Crime movie written by Koan Hui, Hark Tsui and Tsui Hark. The movie is directed by Hark Tsui and Tsui Hark and produced by Tsui Hark under the banner of Film Workshop. The film is set in Hong Kong where a young man becomes a bodyguard and befriends a mercenary determined to begin life anew with the woman he just married. Time and tide stars Nicholas Tse in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Wu Bai, Anthony Wong, Jun Kung, Candy Lo, Cathy Tsui and Anthony Chau-sang Wong. The music was composed by Tomy Wai. Editing was done by Marco Mak. The film has a running time of 116 minutes. It was released on 19th October 2000. The movie made a box office gross of $4 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International. The film is set in Hong Kong where a young man becomes a bodyguard and befriends a mercenary determined to begin life anew with the woman he just married.