About Time
2013 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 7.9 · 63% critics
After a disappointing New Year’s night, a young man is told he can travel back in time to change what happens in his own life, not the wider world. He begins using the ability to learn appreciation for everyday moments and for the people close to him.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-09-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (9,281 votes)
- Box office
- $122,000,000
- Budget
- $12,000,000
About
If you enjoy warm, relationship-driven stories with time-travel as a backdrop, About Time may be for you; Not for you if you want a gritty sci-fi puzzle or a tightly escalating storyline like The Time Traveler's Wife or If Only.
Pros: heartfelt family focus; uplifting romance; clever time-travel twist | Cons: sentimental tone; plot feels light; some fixes feel off
Themes
- london, england
- soulmates
- parent child relationship
- time travel
- family secrets
- cornwall, england
- family
- second chance
- time-manipulation
- reflective
- playful
- introspective
- +15 more
Cast & crew
Domhnall Gleeson
as Tim Lake
Rachel McAdams
as Mary
Bill Nighy
as Dad
Tom Hollander
as Harry
Margot Robbie
as Charlotte
Lydia Wilson
as Kit Kat
Lindsay Duncan
as Mum
Richard Cordery
as Uncle D
Joshua McGuire
as Rory
Will Merrick
as Jay
Directed by Richard Curtis