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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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David Fear Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review 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 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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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 Thom G To avoid spoilers, let's just say that regarding the events unfolding in the film, Los Cronocrimenes does them perfectly, and better than many other films. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/26/24 Full Review Adrian K I watched the movie nearly 6 years ago. And boy, was I mad after watching it. The protagonist makes so many illogical choices that lead to ridiculous events (and he knows that!) that the viewer sits in the seat, constantly thinking "WTF... WHY?" You really get angry watching this movie. I did. But why am a writing a review after 6 years? Because it nagged me, that there was a slight chance, I just didn't understand the movie. So the movie didn't just steal 90mins of my life, but way more. Today, I skimmed through the reviews again and found an interesting review that mentions the predestination paradox. I took some time to learn about this paradox. It's quite interesting. As far as I have understood, it's based on events in the future, that manipulate events in the past to achieve different results, but which lead to a loop of events that force the predestined future. Now I know, why this movie was made. I guess, the producers read about this paradox and made a movie out of it. Because all the the events reflect this paradox perfectly. You start in the present, but without any time travel, events from the "future" (Hector x) take place (unbeknownst to the viewer), that force the events for the future Hector to even take place. It even has 2 layers of this paradox. This is quite clever and, I think, fits the paradox nicely. So, why only 1 star? Because you can explain this thing in a documentary, not wrapped inside a boring-as-hell-constantly-head-shaking movie. It seems like they had the concept of the paradox, but didn't know how they could get there. Because in theory, it's easy. But practically, it's hard to achieve, if you don't presuppose that the actors/protagonists inside the loop (not the actors inside the movie) are dumb. Which they sadly did in this movie. Without telling you beforehand. Watch it as a science documentary, not an entertaining movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/09/24 Full Review elana k Very clever. I will never understand the time travel paradox, and Timecrimes take on this served to fuel my fascination more than any other film. Back to the Future and Predestination did much to add to the canon, but Timecrimes rivalled both with its idiosyncratic method and sense of tragicomedy. Why is no one taking my word of mouth recommendations for this film seriously? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review William K Ok, as a self proclaimed time travel Junkie. My main hate in so many travel movies are holes in the plot. Here is one time travel movie that ends without problems, dark yes, but it leaves you feeling like they just pulled off an amazing feat of time travel. Gratuitous nudity, yea. Strange man, yea. If you like time travel and being surprised this one will please:) Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/07/23 Full Review Apple S Intriguing. Pretty compelling and gripping throughout. Very thought-provoking. A great exploration of the time-travel theme. Modestly made. No frills. Straight to the meat and bones. Well put-together. Great movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/01/23 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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