The Time Machine fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Spectacular and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Wondrous
Serious throughout
The future, technology, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Spectacular and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The Time Machine is spectacular, thrilling, and tense.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The future, technology, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the future, technology, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The Time Machine is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 46/100 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 28%, and Metacritic 42). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 36 min
The Time Machine runs 1 h 36 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Time Machine higher (54) than critics (35). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $80 million to make and earned $124 million worldwide, 1.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+32GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Time Machine in 46 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 128 storytelling tropes for The Time Machine, including The Lost Lenore, Lampshade Hanging, Adaptation Name Change.
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