Clockstoppers
2002 · Movie · PG · 94 min · ★ 5.3 · 35% critics
A teen discovers an odd wristwatch made from his father’s inventions, and once it’s on, the world seems to freeze in time. He learns to control the watch and teams up with a quick-witted new friend to use it for excitement—until others come looking for it.
Also known as Les horlogers du temps
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-03-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 35/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (349 votes)
About
If you want a PG teen adventure built around time-freezing fun and generally kid-friendly vibes, Clockstoppers delivers; Not for you if you want an especially fresh story, sharp dialogue, or a movie that takes its rules seriously like Zoom or The Smurfs 2.
Pros: fun time-freeze premise; impressive effects; good family pacing | Cons: cliché teen drama; uneven humor; low-energy villain
Themes
- airplane
- time
- national security agency (nsa)
- time freeze
- wristwatch
- suspenseful
- hilarious
Cast & crew
Jesse Bradford
as Zak Gibbs
Paula Garcés
as Francesca
French Stewart
as Dr. Earl Dopler
Michael Biehn
as Henry Gates
Robin Thomas
as Dr. Gibbs
Julia Sweeney
as Jenny Gibbs
Lindze Letherman
as Kelly Gibbs
Jason George
as Richard
Ken Jenkins
as NSA Agent Moore
Tony Abatemarco
as Administrator
Directed by Jonathan Frakes