Movie

Ticking Clock

2011 · 101 min

A pulpy, fast-moving chase through a grim murder mystery that keeps throwing time-travel curveballs at you until the oddly tender finish.

Overview: A reporter stumbles upon the journal of a murderer with plans to butcher specific girls, and he begins to investigates on his own, and finding that every trail leads to a 9-year-old orphan living in a group home.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Obsession, fate, survival, trauma
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: obsession
fate
survival
trauma
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild