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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Critics Consensus

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

The 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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Belinda R

Waste of a good idea and great actors. Amateur writing and plodding direction. Basically all exposition.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Justin W

Predestination is on weird waters, a scam to your sanity.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Eli F

I'm staying up late to write this review because this movie was absolute f***ing garbage. First of all, the trailer is completely misleading; despite billing itself as a time travel action movie, more then half the film is just a frame story retelling of the supportive actress' life. The movie basically starts 2/3s of the way in. From there, the big reveal/crescendo is a sloppy, uncompelling cliché that leaves you totally unsatisfied. I actually cannot understand how anyone would give this movie a favorable rating; you would be better off watching The Room.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/25

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Nikholayy A

One of the best mindfuck movie of all time!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/29/25

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Bruno L

The movie is absolutely brilliant! Time travel has always been right up my alley, and this one truly messed with my head—in the best possible way. As the plot unfolds, you gradually start to piece things together. The storyline is top-notch, and the characters are incredibly well-crafted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Austin D

I thought this was supposed to be a sci-fi movie. Why do I now find myself deep into hour three of marathon expository monologue from Sarah Snook? Is Ethan Hawke even in this movie?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/21/25

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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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