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Stylish and intense, Catch Me Daddy serves as an effective calling card for debuting British directors Daniel and Matthew Wolfe. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Laila runs away from her family with her boyfriend and has to flee in the night when her brother and his gang show up in town looking for her.

Genre:

mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English (United Kingdom)
Director:

Daniel Wolfe
Producer:

Michael Elliott, Hayley Williams
Writer:

Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 28, 2017
Runtime:

1h 47m
Production Co:

Lipsync Productions, Oscilloscope Films, British Film Institute, Film4, Screen Yorkshire

Cast & Crew

Gary Lewis

Conor McCarron

Nichola Burley

Sameena Jabeen Ahmed

Daniel Wolfe
Director

Daniel Wolfe
Screenwriter

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Critic Reviews for Catch Me Daddy

All Critics (37) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (3)

An exhilaratingly tense and stylish thriller that is a sure-fire sign of promising things to come.

August 1, 2017 | Full Review…

Simran Hans
Grolsch Film Works
It's advisable to approach the movie without much prior knowledge: the tantalising reveal of connections between the characters is masterfully done.

October 8, 2015 | Full Review…

Ryan Gilbey
New Statesman
Catch Me Daddy is a gripping account of a troubled night for two lovers on the run.

July 15, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Tomris Laffly
Movie Mezzanine
The film plods from one gruesome moment to the next, as if its mere aversion to optimism constitutes a philosophy.

July 13, 2015 | Rating: .5/4 | Full Review…

Clayton Dillard
Slant Magazine
Some may find it intolerable, but this latterday western has much more to offer than misery.

March 1, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
So lyrical and so unsparing that it becomes something more than just a genre film; something more like a poetic-realist fugue and a despairing howl at the state of contemporary Britain.

February 27, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Laurence Phelan
Independent (UK)
Despite its questionable conclusion, Catch Me Daddy is a striking debut for two very talented British filmmakers.

May 14, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Phil W. Bayles
One Room With A View
Despite falling into the occasional genre trap, every step of Catch Me Daddy points to a pair of filmmakers unafraid to make brave and interesting choices.

April 4, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Patrick Gamble
CineVue
Catch Me Daddy is by no means flawless... But there's poetry in the filmmaking, which marks Wolfe out as the real deal.

April 4, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Ed Frankl
CineVue
Despite the numerous faults, Catch Me Daddy is effortlessly gripping throughout, with its significant flaws only coming to light after an anti-climactic ending.

May 11, 2017 | Full Review…

Alistair Ryder
Film Inquiry
That you won't easily forget the experience may be Wolfe's big victory in a film that's easier to admire than enjoy.

November 14, 2016 | Full Review…

Hilary A White
Sunday Independent (Ireland)
It is all wrapped up in a grittily striking package, thanks in large measure to cinematographer Robbie Ryan, whose work will become the stuff of future retrospectives.

May 22, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Joe Bendel
Epoch Times

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Audience Reviews for Catch Me Daddy

Nov 07, 2015

Here is a flawed & extremely uninteresting feature debut from former music video director Daniel Wolfe, co-writing with his brother Matthew!! Stylish as it may be, it's far more disappointing. There's hardly a worthwhile moment in this slow burner. Not much of a story to tell here and whatever there is only helps in adding to its flaws. The female protagonist playing Laila whose acting is more repulsive than her appearance, makes the movie more unbearable. The Chum Chum really got on my nerve. She'd rather leave her caring brother to die than go with him to her dad. Only to agree to return to her dad later when her boyfriend's mother is under threat. Had it been possible to give a negative rating here, I'd rate this BS -5/5 tops. Spoiler alert, if applicable.

familiar s Super Reviewer
Oct 22, 2014

A revelatory lead performance, and a stunningly kinetic directorial debut.

Daniel P Super Reviewer