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The Time Machine

Movie · 2002 · 92 min

A glossy, melancholy adventure that leaps through centuries, mixing romantic longing with eerie underground dread and a bittersweet sense of loss.

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2002 film directed by Simon Wells
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Year
2002
Runtime
92 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • fate
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour3
Realism4
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
action, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, time-travel
Directed by
Simon Wells
Written by
John Logan, David Duncan
Starring
Jeremy Irons, Guy Pearce, Sienna Guillory, Mark Addy, Orlando Jones, Doug Jones, Alan Young, Phyllida Law
Music
Klaus Badelt
Cinematography
Donald McAlpine
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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