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Timescape

1992 · 99 min

A slow-building, eerie sci-fi thriller that mixes small-town warmth with chilling detachment and a poignant sense of loss.

Directed by: David Twohy
Genres: Science fiction, Adventure
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Ariana Richards, Emilia Crow

Overview: Before they can complete renovations on their new country inn, a widowed father and his young daughter are visited by a strange group of tourists. He soon makes a chilling discovery: they are disaster junkies from the future who visit the past to witness history's greatest catastrophes—and his small town is their next stop.

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Directed by: David Twohy
Genres: Science fiction, Adventure
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Ariana Richards, Emilia Crow

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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
family
fate
survival
obsession
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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