Out of Time

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Out of Time

PG-13

Released Oct 3, 2003

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Matt Lee Whitlock (Denzel Washington) is the police chief of a small Florida town, going through a divorce with his detective wife, Alex (Eva Mendes). He begins a passionate affair with Ann (Sanaa Lathan), only to find out that she's stricken with terminal cancer. Matt steals a large sum of money confiscated from a drug bust in order to pay for Ann's treatment -- but when she apparently dies in a suspicious fire, the money disappears, and all the clues point to Matt as the culprit.

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Critics Consensus

A fun and stylish thriller if you can get past the contrivances.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Best for older teens and their parents.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 26, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Second-rate Hitchcock.

Rated: C

May 4, 2005

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Mitchell Beaupre

Paste Magazine

Out of Time comes on like a cool glass of lemonade on a hot summer day, featuring Denzel at the peak of his powers and an impeccably laidback aesthetic somewhere between the palpable sweat of Body Heat and the orange-hued romanticism of Tony Scott.

Rated: 10/10

Oct 3, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It works best as a sugar-rush thriller, light and undeniably absurd. But to be honest, that’s a big part of what makes it so much fun.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

The task of keeping this from getting too smart for its own good falls squarely on the dependable shoulders of Washington.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 19, 2020

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Audience Member

I was super into it for the first half, but it kind of lost me near the end. Still a good enough movie, but I felt like it could have had a more interesting second half.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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Jerod S

Denzel gets had by a married woman he shouldn't be sleeping with. Then has to stay 2 steps ahead of Eva Mendes in trying to right his wrongs.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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Ujjwal H

Zeher 2005 is a hindi movie. I think Zeher 2005 movie made impressing Out of Time 2003. Hmmm that's great. Here's the another prove, Hollywood Movie is Hollywood Movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Jelisije J

My least favorite Denzel movie because it was way to predictable for my liking.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/24

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Ay D

The tension of Denzel being caught out was palatable but bigger than the end twist which became a bit predictable. A highlight being the loyal best friend!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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Cha C

A criminally underrated movie ... Coherent Screenplay ... Perfect Pace & Outstanding performances

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/24

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Carl Franklin

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Marty Walsh

Eva Mendes

Detective Alexandra Cole

Sanaa Lathan

Ann Harrison

Dean Cain

Chris Harrison

John Billingsley

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Synopsis

Matt Lee Whitlock (Denzel Washington) is the police chief of a small Florida town, going through a divorce with his detective wife, Alex (Eva Mendes). He begins a passionate affair with Ann (Sanaa Lathan), only to find out that she's stricken with terminal cancer. Matt steals a large sum of money confiscated from a drug bust in order to pay for Ann's treatment -- but when she apparently dies in a suspicious fire, the money disappears, and all the clues point to Matt as the culprit.

Director: Carl Franklin
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Jesse Beaton
Screenwriter: David Collard
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Original Film, Monarch Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.9M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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