57 Seconds

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57 Seconds

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Released Sep 29, 2023

1h 39m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) and Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) star in this heart-racing action thriller. When a tech blogger discovers a time-altering device, he unleashes its power to rewrite the past and seek revenge against the ruthless corporate empire that destroyed his family. But his actions soon trigger a terrifying chain of events, propelling him into a pulse-pounding battle for survival where every second counts.

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Gregory Wakeman

The National (UAE)

The problem with 57 Seconds, though, is that it’s so poorly shot and thinly plotted that you’re always aware of just how sub-par the film is.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 20, 2023

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Monique Jones

Common Sense Media

This engaging sci-fi ride puts a new twist on the time-travel conceit. In 57 Seconds, time travel is used more like a drug instead of a mathematical concept...

Rated: 3/5

Oct 6, 2023

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

Everything about the characters is basic, from their motivations to what informs those motivations and their personalities, to boot.

Oct 4, 2023

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Jonathon Wilson

Ready Steady Cut

Here’s a movie about time travel that feels like a whistlestop tour of every previous movie about time travel ever made, though one doesn’t imagine the irony is intentional.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 2, 2023

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

The cast elevates the material, which starts with promise before struggling to maintain suspense amid some eye-rolling twists.

Sep 29, 2023

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Parts of the movie are fairly enjoyable, but you have to look past an abundance of nonsensical material and excessively far-fetched developments.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 29, 2023

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Puneet G

listen to critics review, don't watch this below average flick and save 100 minutes of your life.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Gluteus M

What 57 Seconds does well is its core concept: a device that lets you jump exactly 57 seconds back in time. That sounds like the perfect setup for some creative twists and clever moments. The film does have a few entertaining scenes, some solid action, and familiar faces like Josh Hutcherson and Morgan Freeman, who both do a decent job. The pacing is fast, and at times, it manages to build some tension. But in the end, it feels like Looper and Limitless—just the budget version you'd order on Wish. The story moves way too quickly without taking the time to build real suspense or develop its characters. There are barely any surprises, and most of the time, you can see what’s coming from a mile away. For a movie dealing with time travel, that’s a real missed opportunity. Final Verdict: 57 Seconds isn’t a bad movie, but it’s also nothing special. The idea is cool, but the execution is just average. It’s the kind of film you watch once and then immediately forget.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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Gmg V

Got interested in watching the movie as I love the concept of the ability to re-do the last 57 seconds, much like Edge of Tomorrow. But the movie starts out showing how poorly written and shot it is by exposition dumping everything on you, and continues to do this throughout the movie through narration by the main character. The plot seems like clifnotes of a longwinded series, pushed in a short movie- and the whole time reset concept is so poorly utilized that it doesn't really add anything new or exciting to the table. Couldn't keep watching and had to end it halfway when the movie thought it was ok to assume the viewer would be invested in a marriage proposal between two characters that had hardly shared 10 minutes on screen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/11/25

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Thomas S

I found this film interesting and very watchable. A neat, condensed story

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Joy B

Could have been epic but failed on just too many levels. Concept was great, but the movie, not so much.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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alan g

Morgan Freeloader is no longer an A list actor. He has long since squandered his once considerable talents. Joshnever had any.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) and Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) star in this heart-racing action thriller. When a tech blogger discovers a time-altering device, he unleashes its power to rewrite the past and seek revenge against the ruthless corporate empire that destroyed his family. But his actions soon trigger a terrifying chain of events, propelling him into a pulse-pounding battle for survival where every second counts.

Director: Rusty Cundieff
Producer: Griff Furst, Thomas P. Vitale, Lori McCreary, Gary Lucchesi, Petr Jákl, Rob Mouton
Screenwriter: Macon Blair, Rusty Cundieff
Distributor: The Avenue
Production Co: Dutch FilmWorks, BGG Capital, Curmudgeon Films, Ashland Hill Media Finance, Revelations Entertainment, Studio 507
Rating: R (Violence and Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 29, 2023
Runtime: 1h 39m

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