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Retroactive

Retroactive

Science Fiction · Thriller · Action · 1997

A psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.

Movie details

Retroactive

“On a lonely Texas road, time, space and murder are about to collide.”

1997 Science Fiction · Thriller · Action 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Louis Morneau

Written by

Michael Hamilton-Wright · Phillip Badger · Robert Strauss

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Frank

Kylie Travis

Kylie Travis

Karen

Shannon Whirry

Shannon Whirry

Rayanne

Frank Whaley

Frank Whaley

Brian

Jesse Borrego

Jesse Borrego

Jesse

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Sam

Roger Clinton Jr.

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Truck Driver

Court is in session

Put Retroactive on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.