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Needle in a Timestack

2021 · 111 min

A wistful, cerebral romance where shifting realities keep you slightly off-balance, asking you to hold onto love as memory and identity quietly unravel.

Directed by: John Ridley
Genres: Drama, Romance, Science fiction
Starring: Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Freida Pinto

Tagline: Love is drawn in the form of a circle.
Overview: Nick and Janine live in bliss until her ex warps time to try to tear them apart by using Nick's old girlfriend. As Nick's memories and reality disappear, he must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save -- or let go of -- everything he loves.

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Directed by: John Ridley
Genres: Drama, Romance, Science fiction
Starring: Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Freida Pinto

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
memory
identity
fate
obsession
Places: big city
home
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance, science fiction
Directed by: John Ridley
Written by: John Ridley
Starring: Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Freida Pinto, Jadyn Wong, Orlando Bloom, Ulka Simone Mohanty, Elizabeth Weinstein, Gourav Shah
Music: Mark Isham
Cinematography: Ramsey Nickell
Runtime: 111 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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