ARQ
2016 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 6.1 · 48% critics
In a dystopic future, two old friends find themselves trapped in a mysterious time loop that resets again and again. As they try to break free, their situation appears tied to a power struggle between a powerful corporation and a group of rebels.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (1,299 votes)
About
If you enjoy Groundhog Day-style time-loop thrills and sci-fi mysteries, ARQ delivers an engaging, tense ride, but Not for you if you need deep character work or a fully satisfying ending, similar to Synchronicity and Looper.
Pros: tight time-loop tension; solid lead performances; enjoyable sci-fi premise | Cons: slow, repetitive pacing; unanswered questions; frustrating or open-ended ending
Themes
- post-apocalyptic future
- time travel
- deception
- time loop
- struggle for survival
- paranoid
- corporate espionage
- mysterious events
Cast & crew
Robbie Amell
as Renton
Rachael Taylor
as Hannah
Gray Powell
as Father
Jacob Neayem
as Brother
Shaun Benson
as Sonny
Adam Butcher
as Cuz
Tantoo Cardinal
as The Pope
Nicolas Van Burek
as News Anchor (voice)
Jamie Spilchuk
as Mobius Common (voice)
Directed by Tony Elliott