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In the Blink of an Eye

2026 · 94 min

A sweeping, contemplative journey through time that feels like a gentle, melancholic meditation on love and loss.

Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs

Tagline: All we share, and all we experience, echoes across time.
Overview: Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life.

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Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
family
survival
memory
Places: wilderness
space
home
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: science fiction, drama
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Written by: Colby Day
Starring: Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs, Jorge Vargas, Tanaya Beatty, Skywalker Hughes, Rhona Rees, Tatyana Rose Baptiste
Music: Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Ole Bratt Birkeland
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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