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Time Lapse

Time Lapse

Thriller · Science Fiction · Mystery · 2014

Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

Movie details

Time Lapse

“Once you see the future, you can't look away.”

2014 Thriller · Science Fiction · Mystery 1h 44m

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6.5 / 10

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Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Time Lapse?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Bradley King

Written by

Bradley King · B.P. Cooper

Danielle Panabaker

Danielle Panabaker

Callie

Matt O'Leary

Matt O'Leary

Finn

George Finn

George Finn

Jasper

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Mr. Bezzeredes

Amin Joseph

Amin Joseph

Big Joe

Jason Spisak

Jason Spisak

Ivan

Sharon Maughan

Sharon Maughan

Dr. Heidecker

Court is in session

Put Time Lapse on trial.

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

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.