X
  • 2015
  • R
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 52 m

Summary Laila, a teenager from a ruthless criminal family, flees home with her boyfriend, Aaron. Laila’s family, who disapprove of the relationship on the grounds of religious principles, decide to hire a couple of mercenary thugs to chase them down – a pursuit that takes them deep into the muck of the Yorkshire Moors. [Oscilloscope Laboratories...

Directed By: Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe

Written By: Matthew Wolfe, Daniel Wolfe

  • 2015
  • R
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 52 m
Catch Me Daddy
Metascore Generally favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
User Score Mixed or average
6.0
My Score
Hover and click to give a rating Saved

Where to Watch

Summary Laila, a teenager from a ruthless criminal family, flees home with her boyfriend, Aaron. Laila’s family, who disapprove of the relationship on the grounds of religious principles, decide to hire a couple of mercenary thugs to chase them down – a pursuit that takes them deep into the muck of the Yorkshire Moors. [Oscilloscope Laboratories...

Directed By: Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe

Written By: Matthew Wolfe, Daniel Wolfe

Where to Watch

Top Cast

View All
View All Cast & Crew

Critic Reviews

 View All
Metascore
Generally favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
80% Positive
8 Reviews
10% Mixed
1 Review
10% Negative
1 Review

  • All Reviews
  • Positive Reviews
  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

 View All
Metascore
Generally favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
80% Positive
8 Reviews
10% Mixed
1 Review
10% Negative
1 Review

  • All Reviews
  • Positive Reviews
  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews
80
Feb 23, 2015
In this wildly promising debut feature from the 36-year-old British filmmaker Daniel Wolfe, the landscape becomes a kind of holy sanctuary for two young lovers fleeing a murderous plot.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 23, 2015
Catch Me Daddy feels authentic and informed, but wears its research lightly and prefers to thrust us into the atmosphere of the moment rather than offer too much background or tie things up neatly.
By Dave Calhoun FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 23, 2015
Blending the mythical resonances of The Searchers with lyricism and bristly realism, Wolfe’s harrowing, haunting dispatch from Brit-cinema’s undergrowth is strong meat: emphatic evidence of a bold talent’s arrival.
By Kevin Harley FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 23, 2015
It's an ambitious attempt to meld the kind of social realism that made the names of Andrea Arnold and Clio Barnard with a stripped-down genre thriller, an attempt that's only moderately successful, though it suggests Wolfe is a filmmaker of real promise.
By Oliver Lyttelton FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 23, 2015
Over the long haul, the Wolfe brother never quite provide enough psychological and emotional ballast to flesh out their complex, conflicted characters. But these are minor flaws in an otherwise confident, gripping, highly charged debut.
By Stephen Dalton FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 23, 2015
Opinions will divide as to the film's final moments: some may find it all too much, and the film does not quite digest everything it wants to encompass. But there an energy and boldness in the debut work from Daniel Wolfe.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
12
Jul 13, 2015
The film plods from one gruesome moment to the next, as if its mere aversion to optimism constitutes a philosophy.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.

Details

 View All
Production Company Film 4, British Film Institute (BFI), Lipsync Productions, Screen Yorkshire, EMU Films
Release Date Aug 7, 2015
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating R
Genres
Website http://www.catchmedaddy.com/
View All Details

Awards

British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
London Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
National Film Awards, UK
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Related Movies

Dekalog (1988)

100
Universal acclaim

The Conformist

100
Universal acclaim

Sweet Smell of Success (re-release)

100
Universal acclaim

The Leopard (re-release)

100
Universal acclaim

The Godfather

100
Universal acclaim

Voyage to Italy (re-release)

100
Universal acclaim

Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)

100
Universal acclaim

Three Colors: Red

100
Universal acclaim

Fanny and Alexander (re-release)

100
Universal acclaim

Lawrence of Arabia (re-release)

100
Universal acclaim

Tokyo Story

100
Universal acclaim

Best Kept Secret

100
Universal acclaim

Citizen Kane

100
Universal acclaim

Boyhood

100
Universal acclaim

Casablanca

100
Universal acclaim

Notorious

100
Universal acclaim

Army of Shadows

99
Universal acclaim

Intolerance

99
Universal acclaim

City Lights

99
Universal acclaim

Moonlight

99
Universal acclaim

The Rules of the Game

99
Universal acclaim

Touch of Evil

99
Universal acclaim

Related News

Director Roxanne Benjamin Gender-Flips Gaslighting and Parental Tropes in Horror Film 'There's Something Wrong With the Children'

Director Roxanne Benjamin Gender-Flips Gaslighting and Parental Tropes in Horror Film 'There's Something Wrong With the Children'

Danielle Turchiano

'To me, [the film] was more about the idea of family and what it's supposed to look like,' the director tells Metacritic. 'You might have to fight against that continually until you die.'

  • movies
2023 Critics Choice Awards Winners: From 'Better Call Saul' to 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'

2023 Critics Choice Awards Winners: From 'Better Call Saul' to 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'

Danielle Turchiano

Find out who took home trophies at the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards.

  • movies
With 'The Drop,' Director Sarah Adina Smith Has Made Her Most Personal Movie Yet — And in a Genre She Never Expected to Work In

With 'The Drop,' Director Sarah Adina Smith Has Made Her Most Personal Movie Yet — And in a Genre She Never Expected to Work In

Sam Rosenberg

The comedy was born out of a conversation between Smith and her DP husband Shaheen Seth about the female equivalent of the protagonist's bad action in 'Force Majeure.'

  • movies
2023 DGA Awards Theatrical Nominations: From Steven Spielberg to John Patton Ford

2023 DGA Awards Theatrical Nominations: From Steven Spielberg to John Patton Ford

Danielle Turchiano

Find out who was nominated for theatrical film DGA Awards in 2023.

  • movies
2023 SAG Awards Nominations: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and 'Ozark' Score Big, 'The White Lotus' Switches Categories

2023 SAG Awards Nominations: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and 'Ozark' Score Big, 'The White Lotus' Switches Categories

Danielle Turchiano

Find out which actors from film and television earned Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations at the 29th annual celebration.

  • movies