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In Time

Play trailer Poster for In Time PG-13 Released Oct 28, 2011 1h 49m Sci-Fi Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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In a future where time is money and the wealthy can live forever, Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) is a poor man who rarely has more than a day's worth of life on his time clock. When he saves Henry Hamilton (Matt Bomer) from time thieves, Will receives the gift of a century. However, such a large transaction attracts the attention of the authorities, and when Will is falsely accused of murder, he must go on the run, taking the daughter (Amanda Seyfried) of an incredibly wealthy man with him.
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In Time's intriguing premise and appealing cast are easily overpowered by the blunt, heavy-handed storytelling.

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Noah Berlatsky The Atlantic The film's central metaphor is so sublimely obvious it feels like it's been stolen from a forgotten Star Trek script. Aug 28, 2019 Full Review Anna Smith metro.co.uk If you're just after popcorn thrills, then In Time is not a complete waste of time, but future generations will not remember it. Rated: 2/5 Aug 24, 2018 Full Review David Thomson The New Republic In Time is so crammed with provocative ideas it begins to feel over-crowded. Jun 20, 2013 Full Review Graeme Tuckett The Post NZ Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried lurch from car chases to shoot-outs, to a bloodless romantic interlude, while the script runs out of ideas around them, and eventually settles for a lazy Bonnie and Clyde-inspired final act. Oct 27, 2023 Full Review Juan Pablo Russo EscribiendoCine There is Hollywood-style action, entertainment, the beauty of Amanda Seyfried as the rebellious daughter of the millionaire villain... and the charisma of Justin Timberlake. Beyond that, not much more. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Sep 26, 2023 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson The high concept science-fiction played out in "In Time" is as uniquely original, stylish, challenging, and enthralling as it is preposterous. Rated: 4/5 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Frans B Unique, fresh, new. I loved it. Not interested in any low rating, this is exciting entertainment. This should be rated higher imo. Incredible movie, makes me think of how relevant it actually is in our "normal" world, "screwed up" as the idea may sound, don't you think? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review Paul S I found this movie's concept incredibly intriguing, and I had so much fun watching it. I highly recommend it for sci-fi fans! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/25/25 Full Review Joey S oh i love an interesting plot for a scifi with a mix of action. overall, the movie was so entertaining Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/17/25 Full Review Blu B I got a lot to say about this one. This should 100% be remade and could be made easily into a trilogy with plenty of spinoffs and a prequel series. The opportunity here and combined with a director of the highest caliber and you could get a stone cold classic of the Sci-Fi genre out of this. And to this films credit the first 15-20 minutes it lives up to that promise. This throws so many ideas at you so quickly and the clock counting down right from the start gives this a frantic pacing. It's really good and unfortunately it's the best part as it very slowly just goes downhill. Looking back it's a wonder how that happens as it just has so much going for it. The clocks are cool, the ideas are amazing, and the world it does build here is very intriguing to start. Overall it's not half bad all around but what hurs it so much is the political "Rise Against The System" messaging that this hits you over the head with nonstop in the second half. Character devlopment, focusing on the ideas given in the first half all are left to the wayside as the film turns into a Robin Hood/Bonnie & Clyde Crime drama effectively. Your constantly beaten over the head with the system is controlling us, gentrification, the 1% are bad and it's not subtle at all. This needed to focus on the ideas and the characters NOT THE POLITICAL MESSAGE and it's so guilty of that in the second half and a major strike. On top of that the film becomes a game of cat and mouse with the time theives, time keepers, and her father allpursuing them and the resolution just gets a bit farfetched and the end it gets muddled and I'm not even sure how things went down. Third, the more it focuses on the 1% /Occupy Wall Street type of thing the more it exposes plot holes in the story. Your telling me NO ONE has ever tried doing this before? How are time banks not better secured and fail safes to prevent robbery of rich folk? Or some kind of master fail safe the time keepers can access to prevent this from happening. As much as there are holes beyond the ideas there are things this does well. The dialouge is good especially in the first half, the inital character setup is riveting seeing the way time controls everyone, seeing how the rich live and the card game is really good too. Too bad most of that is in the frist half. Murphy is great in this. J.T. and Amanda Seyfried aren't bad. They have some chemistry but other times they are kind of boring. Everyone else is a bit forgettable though and the more intteresting characters are killed off early. It's a shame this collapses so unexpected in the second half and just makes the pacing ok. Because up until the middle this is pretty good the entire way. Skip This and wait for the remake. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/13/25 Full Review Victoria C I don’t understand the hate this movie is getting. Is the strong premise better than the execution? Yes. Is the film well-made? Yes. JT gives a good performance but Murphy does his part better. The idea is really clever and a sci-fi way of looking at inequality in the real world. The dystopian world-building is effective. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 Full Review Kevin R Could be seen as an iteration of the matrix. The romance does feel a bit forced. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a future where time is money and the wealthy can live forever, Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) is a poor man who rarely has more than a day's worth of life on his time clock. When he saves Henry Hamilton (Matt Bomer) from time thieves, Will receives the gift of a century. However, such a large transaction attracts the attention of the authorities, and when Will is falsely accused of murder, he must go on the run, taking the daughter (Amanda Seyfried) of an incredibly wealthy man with him.
Director
Andrew Niccol
Producer
Andrew Niccol, Eric Newman, Marc Abraham
Screenwriter
Andrew Niccol
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
New Regency Pictures, Strike Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Brief Strong Language|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 28, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.6M
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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