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Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

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After losing his job at an amusement park, sci-fi geek Ray heads to the bar with his friends, fellow nerd Toby and die-hard cynic Pete. Bored of his friends sci-fi-related chatter, Pete heads to the bathroom where he witnesses a bizarre rift in time and a terrifying vision of the future in which everybody in the bar has been massacred.
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Philip Wilding Empire Magazine 04/24/2009
3/5
Refreshingly, director Carrivick's feature debut is both dark, compelling and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny. Go to Full Review Dominic Wells The Times (UK) 04/24/2009
3/5
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel is, unashamedly, a Mini Cooper of a film: small but nippy. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 04/24/2009
1/5
This is the worst film of the week, a dire British comedy, to which the only honest response is to soil and then set fire to the Union flag in the foyer of your local cinema. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Critic's Notebook 08/09/2018
Screenwriter Jamie Mathieson deserves a lot of credit for a tightly structured set-up... The trouble is the banter is a stairway to nowhere; the punchlines wither in the actors' mouths, raising weak smiles but no belly laughs. Go to Full Review David Nusair About.com 01/08/2011
2.5/4
...an amiable, well-meaning bit of escapist sci-fi... Go to Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) 04/28/2009
2/5
There are some good ideas, but I was disappointed not to get an ending that pieced everything together into a satisfying chain of events. The film provokes questions, all right, but too many are left unanswered. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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myAcademia Z 08/16/2024 with the help of Google Maps and understanding whatcountyamiin longitude and latitude coordinates, It becomes much easier to pinpoint your location. See more Larry T 08/19/2023 I peeked at some of the reviews while enjoying this little gem of a time travel movie. It made me wonder was I watching the same movie the critics were talking about? It's fun, and funny. It makes full use of the paradoxes inherent in the trustee old sci-fi time travel, plot device. It's witty, droll, and charming. Its leads – Chris O'Dowd, Mark, Wootton, Dean Lennox Kelly, and Anna Faris - all turn in brilliant comedic performances. And, it accomplishes all this in the space of 78 minutes from opening scene to final credits, avoiding the sins of so many recent movies which just don't seem to know when to end. I'm not saying it's at the same masterful level of brilliance as "Back to the Future", which I think of as one of the five best sci-fi movies of all time, and the only sci-fi comedy which belongs in that lofty category. Very few movies can compare to that one. However, this movie is at least excellent. If you look at my other reviews, you'll see I'm pretty fussy. Science fiction, in particular, has a hard time getting a passing grade from me. And so does comedy. As difficult as it may be to please me, this tight little sci-fi comedy really rang the bell for me. See more Adriano L 07/27/2023 Unpretentiously good! I started watching it, and I really enjoyed it! See more Jeffrey C 09/03/2022 I can't believe the negative comments on here. This is a fun and flighty time travel romp! Have watched it multiple times and enjoy it every time!! See more 02/18/2021 I enjoyed the movie for what it was. IMHO is a comedic look at so many geek-pub discussions of time-travel and playing out some of the variables. It's a romp and requires a sense of humor. For the budget, it did well. See more 01/17/2021 A comedy - time travel movie this good hasn't been made since 3 years from now. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Gareth Carrivick

Director

Anna Faris

Cassie

Dean Lennox Kelly

Pete

Marc Wootton

Toby

Dario Attanasio

Monkey Mayhem Promoter

Chris O'Dowd

Ray

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Synopsis After losing his job at an amusement park, sci-fi geek Ray heads to the bar with his friends, fellow nerd Toby and die-hard cynic Pete. Bored of his friends sci-fi-related chatter, Pete heads to the bathroom where he witnesses a bizarre rift in time and a terrifying vision of the future in which everybody in the bar has been massacred.
Director
Gareth Carrivick
Producer
Neil Peplow, Justin Anderson Smith
Screenwriter
Jamie Mathieson
Production Co
BBC Films
Genre
Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 23m
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