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The Time Traveler's Wife

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Chicago librarian Henry De Tamble (Eric Bana) suffers from a rare genetic disorder that causes him to drift uncontrollably back and forth through time. On one of his sojourns, he meets the love of his life, Claire (Rachel McAdams), and they marry. But the problems and complexities of any relationship are multiplied by Henry's inability to remain in one time and place, so that he and his beloved are continually out of sync.
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Though it may satisfy fans of the novel, The Time Traveler's Wife's plot contrivances and illogical narrative hamper its big screen effectiveness.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online But I should say, if you take out the part about the dumb premise, the acting is quite good--it almost makes you forget you're watching the big screen version of the tv show "Quantum Leap." Rated: C- Sep 12, 2017 Full Review David Fear Time Out That the actors can pull off such Oprah-friendly, sci-fi-inflected sap and keep straight faces is the most fantastic thing about this loopy love story. Rated: 2/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald While the script could have done more to exploit Bana's sense of humour, it does profit from his directness. There are no false heroics. Rated: 3/5 Nov 5, 2009 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com It's far too breezy to be taken seriously and way too creepy to ever allow an audience to surrender to the romance. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 26, 2020 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures The Time Traveler's Wife is a chick flick all around, and fans of the chick flick genre are going to eat this movie up. Rated: 3/5 Jul 21, 2012 Full Review Dave White Movies.com The movie also introduces the concept of time-traveling fetuses, yet we're never treated to this in any visual way. Rated: 2/5 Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ricardo Gil P The actors are not bad but the narrative is completely empty with no content whatsoever. The film doesn't explain anything. It's a giant void... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/29/25 Full Review Faiz D A really good romantic drama. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/13/25 Full Review Nghi N The characters are fun and it's an interesting concept on family love, but I can not get over how the manipulation and creepiness is played to be good. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/16/25 Full Review Cavanagh W I actually kinda enjoyed this movie. it was kinda creepy and manipulative how the guy kisses the rachel mcadams when she was like 15, but oh well. Also kinda weird that rachel mcadams has played a character in not one but two time travel romantic movies. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review Tammy M I loved it! I gave The Time Traveler’s Wife 5 Stars. Definitely a chick-flick romance, but a good one. An old--fashioned movie with an excellent plot, acting and a surprise ending. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review Emanuel Ambrussala c Obra de arte conseguiu mostrar porque chama se te amarei para sempre kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk lindo filme quase chorei Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Robert Schwentke

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Rachel McAdams

Clare

Eric Bana

Henry

Arliss Howard

Richard DeTamble

Ron Livingston

Gomez

Stephen Tobolowsky

Dr. Kendrick

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The Time Traveler's Wife

Director Robert Schwentke on the set of "The Time Traveler's Wife." (L-R) Rachel McAdams as Clare and Ron Livingston as Gomez in "The Time Traveler's Wife." (L-R) Rachel McAdams as Clare and Eric Bana as Henry in "The Time Traveler's Wife." Eric Bana as Henry in "The Time Traveler's Wife." (L-R) Eric Bana as Henry and Rachel McAdams as Clare in "The Time Traveler's Wife." (L-R) Rachel McAdams as Clare and Eric Bana as Henry in "The Time Traveler's Wife." (L-R) Rachel McAdams as Clare and Eric Bana as Henry in "The Time Traveler's Wife." Rachel McAdams as Clare in "The Time Traveler's Wife." Rachel McAdams as Clare in "The Time Traveler's Wife." (L-R) Rachel McAdams as Clare and Eric Bana as Henry in "The Time Traveler's Wife." View more photos

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Synopsis Chicago librarian Henry De Tamble (Eric Bana) suffers from a rare genetic disorder that causes him to drift uncontrollably back and forth through time. On one of his sojourns, he meets the love of his life, Claire (Rachel McAdams), and they marry. But the problems and complexities of any relationship are multiplied by Henry's inability to remain in one time and place, so that he and his beloved are continually out of sync.
Director
Robert Schwentke
Producer
Nick Wechsler, Dede Gardner
Screenwriter
Bruce Joel Rubin
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Plan B Entertainment, Nick Wechsler
Rating
PG-13 (Nudity|Brief Disturbing Images|Sexuality|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 2, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$63.4M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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