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Play trailer Poster for Timecrimes R Released Dec 12, 2008 1h 28m Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 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. Rated: B- Aug 13, 2009 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News 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. Rated: B Mar 13, 2009 Full Review Andrew Pulver Guardian An enterprising Spanish time-travel thriller, that's light on DeLoreans and lightning bolts, but heavy on fiendish cross-currents of temporal interaction. Rated: 3/5 Feb 6, 2009 Full Review Josh Goller Spectrum Culture 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. Apr 20, 2023 Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture 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. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 2, 2019 Full Review Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Times If you like the trickster films of Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Prestige), chances are you'll like Timecrimes. Rated: 3/4 Dec 12, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Thomas D 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. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review John W 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review Peter F Dull, boring, predictable, illogical. Avoid. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Kyle C This movie executes its concept well, but it’s ultimately a concept that we’ve seen plenty of times before, and it doesn’t really play with any new ideas on top of it. I did really appreciate the symbolism of the bandages representing the shame of the character during that iteration, and the subsequent removal of the bandages representing acceptance of what he had become. It’s a fun, focused thriller and it’s worth a watch if you’re into some mind-bending stuff. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review Ralph R Timecrimes is a simple yet clever sci-fi thriller that makes the most of its small-scale production. Most of the movie takes place in just three locations-the house, the woods, and the lab with the time machine-but it never feels limited. Instead, the confined setting adds to the intensity and focus of the story. The acting was solid. It wasn't flashy or overly dramatic, but it felt natural and believable, which kept me invested. The plot is straightforward enough to follow, but it still manages to surprise you. It's one of those movies where everything clicks into place by the time it wraps up, making the rewatchability high. Overall, I really enjoyed it. Timecrimes proves you don't need a big budget or flashy effects to deliver a compelling and fun story. It's smart, engaging, and worth a watch if you like time-travel twists. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/04/24 Full Review Audience Member you never except what happen next in this movie. considering the budget of it, this worth to watch Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review 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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