From Time to Time

PG

2009

1 hr. 35 min.

Comedy

Fantasy

List

43%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

61%

500+ Ratings

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Tolly (Alex Etel), a 13-year-old teenager staying with his grandmother at the end of World War II, discovers he can travel back in time as a ghost, and helps his ancestors solve a mystery.

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Rory M

The boy was a bit rude in the beginning, but improved later on. Maggie Smith and Timothy Spall are wonderful throughout.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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Katherine T

A lovely movie with an incredible cast!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

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Audience Member

I almost didn't watch this movie because of the poor reviews on this site. I would've missed out on one of my all-time favorite movies! I especially loved the interactions with Maggie Smith and Alex Etel. Time travel and ghosts are two of my favorite subjects and to have them both so lovingly intertwined by the writing of Julian Fellowes is like a cherry on top of my favorite icing. Go ahead and indulge yourself!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

A truly great movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Great feel good movie to take you back into your childhood of mystery and family. Fantastic cast!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Could be a damn good story. But problems kept distracting me from being interested. Dialog is unaware of how actual human speech works. Characters (and writers) can't decide if ghosts are ghosts, or ghosts are time travel. Alex Etel and Douglas Booth are unbearably untalented.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Julian Fellowes

Director

Maggie Smith

Mrs. Oldknow

Timothy Spall

Boggis

Alex Etel

Tolly

Eliza Bennett

Susan

Christopher Villiers

Officer

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Renee Schonfeld

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Heartfelt family drama with ghosts and scary fire scene.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 15, 2013

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Mark R. Leeper

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a reminder of how enchanting a fantasy can still be if not taking over by digital imagery, if it has a few interesting characters and a few nice touches of plotting

Rated: 7/10

Mar 29, 2012

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Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

Has there been a movie with such an artificial and unengaging style since... well, the fifties?

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 27, 2012

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Movies are supposed to whisk you away, to make you get lost in their stories. I never got lost in From Time to Time because I was continually aware of the pieces being assembled before me.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 24, 2012

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Simon Weaving

Screenwize

This family film - that mixes Regency ghosts and a rambling, secret-filled mansion - lacks oomph and charm despite its top shelf cast, including Maggie Smith and Timothy Spall.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 7, 2011

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

The biggest problem standing in the way of the film's success is that it is neither a full-on family film nor a grown up drama - and the ending is both sombre and flat.

May 28, 2011

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Synopsis

Tolly (Alex Etel), a 13-year-old teenager staying with his grandmother at the end of World War II, discovers he can travel back in time as a ghost, and helps his ancestors solve a mystery.

Director: Julian Fellowes
Executive Producer: Tim Smith, James Spring, Barnaby Thompson
Screenwriter: Julian Fellowes
Production Co: Ealing Studios
Rating: PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Peril)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017

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