Somewhere in Time
1980 · Movie · PG · 103 min · ★ 7.5 · 41% critics
A young writer is shaken when an elderly stranger begs him to “come back,” then vanishes from his life. Drawn to a glamorous actress from decades earlier, he becomes consumed by the mystery and attempts an unusual form of self-hypnosis to reach the past and find the connection he can’t explain.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-10-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (659 votes)
About
If you enjoy tender, old-fashioned romances with a dreamy time-travel hook and lots of longing, this may click, especially if you liked The Lake House; Not for you if you need fast pacing or airtight rules.
Pros: sweeping romance; nostalgic period charm; strong lead chemistry | Cons: slow pace; shaky time-travel logic; some clichés
Themes
- hotel
- time travel
- playwright
- photograph
- portrait
- pocket watch
- 1980s
- 1910s
- stage actress
- single man
- self hypnosis
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1981 · nominated
Cast & crew
Christopher Reeve
as Richard Collier
Jane Seymour
as Elise McKenna
Christopher Plummer
as William Fawcett 'W.F.' Robinson
Teresa Wright
as Laura Roberts
Bill Erwin
as Arthur Biehl
George Voskovec
as Dr. Gerald Finney
- SF
Susan French
as Older Elise
John Alvin
as Arthur's Father
Eddra Gale
as Genevieve
- AB
Audrey Bennett
as Richard's Date [1972]
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc