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Timecrimes

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Nacho Vigalondo's time-travel thriller opens with Hector spying on a beautiful woman undressing in the woods near his property. Investigating, he finds her assaulted and he in turn is attacked by a man whose head is swathed in bandages. Fleeing, Hector encounters a scientific facility where a scientist persuades him to hide in a time machine. Traveling back in time just a few hours, he observes himself.
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Timecrimes is a low-budget thriller that's well-crafted and loaded with dark humor and bizarre twists.

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Jordan Hoffman UGO 08/13/2009
B-
While I enjoyed the film a great deal, I honestly wonder if there'd be this amount of hoopla if the picture, say, starred a yamhead like Val Kilmer and was set in New Jersey. Go to Full Review
Tom Long Detroit News 03/13/2009
B
The key here is to keep things moving without letting the logical (or illogical) complications weigh down the action, and [director] Vigalondo does this well. Go to Full Review
Andrew Pulver Guardian 02/06/2009
3/5
An enterprising Spanish time-travel thriller, that's light on DeLoreans and lightning bolts, but heavy on fiendish cross-currents of temporal interaction. Go to Full Review
Josh Goller Spectrum Culture 04/20/2023
A film that doesn’t hinge on its sci-fi elements so much as it sets a flawed man loose in an intensely challenging situation and leaves us captivated in the time we spend watching him find his way out of it. Go to Full Review
David Harris Spectrum Culture 10/02/2019
3.5/5
There is not a dull moment in the film and as it speeds along to its chilling climax, we can do only one thing. Watch. Go to Full Review
Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Times 12/12/2018
3/4
If you like the trickster films of Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Prestige), chances are you'll like Timecrimes. Go to Full Review
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@Krixable Dec 9 I can't really understand all those good critics, especially those regarding the plot. While well made besides that the most logical thing for hector would have been to just do nothing after realizing it was himself wearing those bandages. Nothing special had to happen afterwards. On top of that the behaviour of the scuentist and the girl is equally as doubtful at many points See more Harry L Nov 14 What if the dumbest man of all time had access to time travel? How bad could he f his own life up and the lives of those around him? An absolutely hilarious watch. The reviews are right—it’s not about the sci fi—it’s about the ridiculousness of a time loop. Enjoy See more Tom L Sep 12 Decent time travel thriller with an intricate plot that ties up all the loose ends gradually. It’s never really explained how the sequence of events starts since everything is a time loop. However, that fact wasn’t too distracting to the story. The main character does some pretty heinous things in trying to put things right with the time loop, but the filmmaker seems to want the audience to be on his side. Also, the main character seems to figure out all the right things to do every time which stretches the suspension of disbelief at times. But aside from these quibbles, I found the film enjoyable and suspenseful. See more Thomas D Aug 19 I feel like this was rated highly as a prank. It's awful. The time travel is incredibly straight forward. I don't want you to think it's a complex movie when I say it makes no sense. The characters just act with absolutely no sense whatsoever. Even before the head injuries. People just liked it because it's foreign and indie... And maybe the nice nudes. It's ridiculously silly. If you're looking for a smart time travel sci Fi skip this. If you want The Room with time travel, this is it. See more John W Aug 9 It’s not the best time travel/time loop film, but some moments and twists were surprising. What I liked most was actually the beginning, which was very mysterious and suspenseful. A good film that can definitely be recommended. See more Peter F Jun 14 Dull, boring, predictable, illogical. Avoid. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nacho Vigalondo's time-travel thriller opens with Hector spying on a beautiful woman undressing in the woods near his property. Investigating, he finds her assaulted and he in turn is attacked by a man whose head is swathed in bandages. Fleeing, Hector encounters a scientific facility where a scientist persuades him to hide in a time machine. Traveling back in time just a few hours, he observes himself.
Director
Nacho Vigalondo
Producer
Eduardo Carneros
Screenwriter
Nacho Vigalondo
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Zeppelins Integrals Produccions, S., Fine Productions, Karbo Vantas Entertainment
Rating
R (Nudity|Language)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 31, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$38.1K
Runtime
1h 28m
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