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The Man from the Future

2011 · 106 min

A playful, tangled time-travel romance that keeps looping back on itself, mixing silly gags with a bittersweet longing to undo one humiliating night.

Directed by
Cláudio Torres
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Science fiction
Starring
Wagner Moura, Alinne Moraes, Maria Luísa Mendonça
Tagline
Nothing will be like before.
Overview
Zero is a brilliant scientist. However, 20 years ago, he was publicly humiliated when he lost Helena, the love of his life. One day, an accidental experience with one of his inventions causes him to travel back in time to 1991. Having taken the opportunity to change history, Zero returns to own time to find totally changed.

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Directed by
Cláudio Torres
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Science fiction
Starring
Wagner Moura, Alinne Moraes, Maria Luísa Mendonça
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • fate
  • memory
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, fantasy, science fiction, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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106 min
Country
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