Caught in Time (Chinese: 除暴) is a 2020 Hong Kong/Chinese crime action film based on the robber and serial killer Zhang Jun.

[3] Set in southern China in the 1990s, the film follows detective Zhong Cheng as he tracks the "Eagle Gang", a sophisticated, well-trained, and ruthless group of robbers led by gangster Zhang Sun (codename "Falcon"), over the course of years.

[4][5][6][7] The gang members commit a series of horrendous crimes, and Zhang Sun taunts the detective by pulling down his mask to show his face.

[9] The film is based on a real string of robberies and murders committed by Zhang Jun, who was dubbed "China's number one outlaw" when he was active in the 1990s.

[16] Wang also said in an interview that in preparation for the shirtless fight scene at the end of the film, he and Wu spent 40 days on a diet and exercise regimen to tone their muscles.

[19] Michelle Wai started getting tanned and gaining weight about six months before shooting began in preparation for her role as a 1990s police officer.