Movie

12:01

1993 · 92 min

A light, playful time-loop caper that mixes romance and mild suspense with easygoing charm.

Tagline: Every day at a minute past midnight the sci-fi adventure begins... again.
Overview: Office employee Barry Thomas is caught in a "time bounce" caused by a glitch in the company's secret project. Now the same day occurs again and again - and Barry's the only one who can do anything about it, including saving the life of beautiful research assistant Lisa Fredericks.
How it feels: Light, romantic, tense and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Love, obsession, corruption, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
obsession
corruption
power
conspiracy
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild