About Time fingerprintDeeply emotional, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and deeply romantic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, growing up, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
Standout editing and score
Calm and low-key
About Time is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and deeply romantic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, deeply romantic, and uplifting. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and sharp wit.
Family, growing up, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, growing up, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
The performances, direction, and storytelling stand out.
Standout editing and score
Look and sound: the editing and score stand out.
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What if every moment in life came with a second chance?
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
About Time is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 55). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
2 h 3 min
About Time runs 2 h 3 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate About Time higher (80) than critics (63). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $87 million worldwide, 7.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+106GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for About Time in 120 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 68 storytelling tropes for About Time, including Our Time Travel Is Different, Disposable Love Interest, Secret-Keeper.
7.8
