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TiMER

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A mysterious timer decides the romantic fate of a Los Angeles woman (Emma Caulfield) in search of true love.
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Neil Genzlinger New York Times Some of Ms. Schaeffer's plot twists are easy to guess, but everyone's enjoyable to watch. Rated: 3.5/5 May 14, 2010 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post TiMER never rises above the level of a sitcom. All that's missing is the laugh track. Rated: 1/4 May 14, 2010 Full Review Stephen Garrett Time Out The lukewarm female talk occasionally grates and the men are portrayed as mind-numbingly simplistic, but on the whole this cyber-Cupid exercise is surprisingly affecting. Rated: 3/5 May 12, 2010 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Essentially the film critiques both U.S. post-puberty dating rituals, the rise of iPhone popularity, the ridiculousness of looking for love via online dating sites and apps, and our inability to do anything anymore without a money-back guarantee. Feb 14, 2025 Full Review Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Timer's premise is fresh, making this earnest romcom a delightful watch. Dec 8, 2021 Full Review Shelagh Rowan-Legg That Shelf A romantic comedy (with a dash of science fiction) that will certainly appeal to single women, the film is very original in concept, if not so much in execution. May 18, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mark S The ending. Ugh. This gets two stars for being an enjoyable movie for 3/4 of it's running time. The ending literally undoes and ruins everything that comes before it. Wow. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/23/25 Full Review José G B I still don't know what the point of the movie was. Very deflating "so what?" ending. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review Sofia E Love this movie, it's so thought-provoking, a great type of science fiction that's a tiny bit futuristic but really "The present + 5 minutes." The premise of this movie stuck with me a really long time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Jill C As other reviewers have said, the ending made me feel confused and I wondered why I watched all that and it ended so abruptly and opposite to the message of the rest of the film. The timer is an interesting concept, and the actors do a decent job. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/10/25 Full Review Toggo U This was the most perfect rom-com ever...until the very last scene, when the writing took an absolutely ridiculously turn and they turned a beautiful story into a sour, bitter mess. Don't waste your time on this one. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/07/24 Full Review Luke C A romantic comedy with a sci-fi concept?! Pretty brilliant actually. If someone remade this with Emily Blunt and Gosling, using the same script, it would make a half a billion dollars. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jac Schaeffer

Director

Emma Caulfield

Oona

Michelle Borth

Steph

John Patrick Amedori

Mikey

Desmond Harrington

Dan the Man

Kali Rocha

Matchmaker Patty

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Movie Info

Synopsis A mysterious timer decides the romantic fate of a Los Angeles woman (Emma Caulfield) in search of true love.
Director
Jac Schaeffer
Producer
Rikki Jarrett, Jac Schaeffer, Jennifer Glynn
Screenwriter
Jac Schaeffer
Distributor
Present Pictures
Production Co
Present Pictures
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 30, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Runtime
1h 39m
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