Predestination

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Predestination

R

Released Jan 9, 2015

1h 37m

Sci-Fi

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A temporal agent (Ethan Hawke) embarks on a final time-traveling assignment to prevent an elusive criminal from launching an attack that kills thousands of people.

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Fun genre fare with uncommon intelligence, Predestination serves as a better-than-average sci-fi adventure -- and offers a starmaking turn from Sarah Snook.

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Karl Quinn

The Age (Australia)

This yarn - based on sci-fi legend Robert Heinlein's short story All You Zombies - is never less than intriguing, even if it does threaten to unravel at the slightest tug on a thread of loose logic.

Aug 21, 2018

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

The film leaps into a dizzy abyss of temporal paradoxes, made all the dizzier by its transgender premise - a modern Tiresias myth plaited into a Möbius strip.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 22, 2015

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

One of Ethan Hawke's strengths as an actor is his willingness to jump between arthouse fare and B-movie genre fodder.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 20, 2015

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It’s a fascinating investigation into the major science-fiction theme of time travel and the sometimes mindbending possibilities therein.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 12, 2022

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James Croot

The Post NZ

This twisting, turning, time-travelling thriller about the ability to change the course of destiny will leave you pondering long after the credits have rolled.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 15, 2021

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Nathalia Aryani

The MovieMaven

Challenges the ultimate impossibility with themes of existence, procreation, choices, destiny, and whether the end justifies the means...a 360-degree head scratcher. And the word "360-degree" will have a new meaning when you realize the full story.

Nov 3, 2020

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Deepak R

Brilliant storytelling!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Hans L

Predictable narrative

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Dave N

It wasn't hard to see where this was going, but it had some interesting ideas and was well-executed. The ending leaves you to infer some things about motivations, and I realised you could come to different conclusions about why some things happened.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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Sarfaraz A

This sci-fi time travel stars Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snooke. A robust science fiction from the year 2014. The Spierig brothers have come up with a solid script to entertain the audience and something that time-travel fans—like myself—crave. Filled with astounding performances from Sarah Snooke, this film defines the new laws of how the 'time-travel' movies should be made.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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Oscar A

Sigo intentando digerir tan magistral filme...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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Muhammad M

It earned my respect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Synopsis

A temporal agent (Ethan Hawke) embarks on a final time-traveling assignment to prevent an elusive criminal from launching an attack that kills thousands of people.

Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Screenwriter: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment, Stage 6
Production Co: Screen Australia
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 9, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 2, 2016
Runtime: 1h 37m

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