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📅 2004 ⏱ 1h 17min PG-13 Released FHD / 4K

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"What happens if it actually works?"

Science FictionDramaThriller

A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.

🎬 DirectorShane Carruth
📅 Release2004-10-08
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageFrench, English
🏢 Studioerbp
🗳 Votes2,356
🔥 Popularity3
💰 Budget$7,000
💵 Revenue$545,436
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🎭 Cast

Shane Carruth
Shane Carruth
Aaron
David Sullivan
David Sullivan
Abe
Casey Gooden
Casey Gooden
Robert
Anand Upadhyaya
Anand Upadhyaya
Philip
Carrie Crawford
Kara
Jay Butler
Metalshop Worker
John Carruth
Man On Couch #1
Juan Tapia
Man On Couch #2
Ashley Warren
Hostess
Samantha Thomson
Rachel Granger
Chip Carruth
Thomas Granger
Delaney Price
Laney
Jack Pyland
Aaron's Co-worker
Keith Bradshaw
Clean Room Technician
Ashok Upadhyaya
Laboratory Technician

🎥 Crew

DirectorShane Carruth
MusicShane Carruth
WriterShane Carruth
ProducerShane Carruth
Sound DesignerShane Carruth
Production DesignShane Carruth
EditorShane Carruth
Sound Re-Recording MixerDavid Ho
Director of PhotographyTroy Dick

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distrustgaragemathematicsidentity crisistime traveltime machineparadoxmechanical engineeringdeterminism

💬 Reviews

CinemaSerf⭐ 6/10

This has quite a clever concept - a group of four engineering friends are building a prototype piece of equipment. "Abe" (David Sullivan) discovers - accidentally - when testing it, that is has positively game-changing potential and confides his secret in his colleague "Aaron" (Shane Carruth). Rather than share this invention between the group, the two decide to relocate their gadget and use it to…

James

Brilliant concept, yet so-so execution which would have been helped by a higher budget. However, this is a brilliant attempt at creating a time travel film with next to no money. While the film has its faults, the performances and dialogue are great and I love that it doesn’t expect its audience to be dumb; by the way, when I say that… I mean it. This is maybe the most confusing film of all ti…

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